(senior) It Consultant, Principal Investors and Private Equity - Oslo | Bcg Platinion

BCG BCG · Consulting · Oslo, Norway · Technology and Engineering

This role is for an IT Consultant focused on the Principal Investors & Private Equity practice area, helping private equity firms with strategic technology challenges during M&A. The role involves assessing technological capabilities, IT architecture, enterprise systems, and cybersecurity. While AI and machine learning are mentioned as current market trends, the core responsibilities are in IT consulting, M&A technology due diligence, and strategic IT implementation, not in building or deploying AI/ML models.

What you'd actually do

  1. As a (Senior) IT Consultant for our PIPE (Principal Investors & Private Equity) practice area, you will be focused on helping the world’s largest private equity firms address their strategic technology challenges, whether they are buying or selling a business.
  2. You will drive groundbreaking projects by using agile methods and modern approaches within the scope of strategic IT implementation for clients and by actively steering the relevant modules
  3. You will smooth the path for tailored, future-oriented customer journeys based on precise analysis of the situation and with current market developments and trends, such as machine learning, in mind
  4. You will design and optimize unique IT architectures within the framework of enterprise solution requirements, modern custom software developments, and sustainable digital solutions, including cyber resilience

Skills

Required

  • multiple years of experience in IT strategy and consulting, professional software development or IT project management in a tech related corporate development or start-up
  • basic understanding of technology financials and how it impacts deal value
  • familiarity with working within a Merger and Acquisition (M&A) environment, with a focus upon technology due diligence, technology carve-out, technology PMI or PE-related value creation initiative with a portfolio company
  • strategic thinker who likes to work creatively and analytically in an environment focused on exceptional problem-solving
  • stellar analytical and conceptual skills, strong customer focus and mental agility with a result-orientation
  • university degree with above average academic performance in a STEM related field or business management

Nice to have

  • cloud computing
  • AI
  • blockchain
  • microservices
  • containerization