Bain Capability Centre

People. Passion. Results.

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Agenda

Bain and BCC Overview

Product, Practice & Knowledge (PPK) Overview

Knowledge Associate Role

Bain is the consulting firm the worlds business leaders

come to for results

Bain is one of the worlds top management consulting

firms. Founded in 1973, we currently have ~6000 employees
in 50+ offices worldwide
Weve worked with over 4,900 companies, including more than
two-thirds of the Global 500

Who
we
are

We have consulted on half of the largest global private

equity deals in the last decade
Our clients come back for more. 85% of our business comes
from companies with whom weve worked before
We have deep industry expertise and broad practical
experience
We help leaders in every industry make their most critical
decisions on strategy, operations, organization, M&A and
IT

Bain is the Best Firm to Work For

#1 Best Firm to Work For

#1 Culture
#1 Training
2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

#1 Compensation
#1 Satisfaction

2008

Employees choice
#2 BEST PLACE
TO WORK

2009

Rated based on
inputs from
employees of
2010
2011
surveyed firms

2012

Note: Vault data as of 2013

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Bain is a truly global organization; the Bain Capability

Center (BCC) is an integral part of Bain
Copenhagen

Oslo

Stockholm

Dsseldorf

Helsinki

Amsterdam

Warsaw

Brussels
Chicago
San Francisco
Palo Alto

Los Angeles

Atlanta

Moscow

London

Toronto
Boston
New York
Washington

Dallas

Beijing

Frankfurt

Paris

Istanbul

Madrid
Zurich

Houston

Kiev

Tokyo
New Delhi

Munich

Milan Rome

Seoul
Shanghai

Dubai

Hong Kong

Mumbai

Bangkok
Singapore

Mexico City

Kuala Lumpur
Rio de Janeiro
So Paulo

Perth
Buenos Aires

Johannesburg

Sydney
Melbourne

~6,000 employees across 50 offices

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BCC is a mini company within the Bain umbrella,

comprising two broad groups
CONSULTING SERVICES

Supports case teams with insightful

materials on
- Market analysis
- Competitive benchmarking
- Opportunity assessment

Executes analysis and suggests

recommendations on discrete pieces
Helps build Bain IP on key
practice/capability areas
Works on projects across a wide range of
industries and geographies

SHARED SERVICES

PPK - Knowledge Management

- Sanitizes proposals and tracks case summaries

Software Development
- Develops new/enhances current applications

Marketing & Editorial

- Supports global Bain media and editorial efforts

Human Capital
- Analysis of surveys as well as HR systems

Records Management
- Ensuring professional standards are met

Agenda

Bain and BCC Overview

Product, Practice & Knowledge (PPK) Overview

Knowledge Associate Role

PPK is one of six global services groups at Bain (1/2)

Legal

Marketing

Human
Capital

Finance

Operations

PPK

PPK is one of six global services groups at Bain (2/2)

Product
Bain Capability and Industry teams offer a varied set of tools and materials to
help Bain case teams, these are known as Bain Products

Practice
Develop and Deploy industry and capability expertise for focused industry
sectors and cross-industry insights. Practice teams are the front-line support
for any questions on their Practice within their team and company-wide

Knowledge
Knowledge Management group manages Bain content, performs practice area
research, tracks case summaries and supports practice operations

Bain is divided in Industry and Capability practices (1/2)

Consumer
Products
& Retail

Telecom/
Media/
Tech

Financial
Services

Private Equity

Healthcare

Industrial
Goods &
Services

Oil & Gas

Social Impact

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Bain is divided in Industry and Capability practices (2/2)

Strategy

Customer
Strategy and
Marketing

Performance
Improvement

Mergers and
Acquisitions

Information
Technology

Organization
Results Delivery
Macro Trends
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Agenda

Bain and BCC Overview

Product, Practice & Knowledge (PPK) Overview

Knowledge Associate Role

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Knowledge Associate role description

Primary roles include:

80%

- Codify case information and content for contribution to global knowledge base
- Disguise/sanitize and repackage content from client presentations and consulting
projects in manner consistent with Bains professional standards guidelines
- Develop and update points of views, industry overviews, credentials, primers and
practice area member bios.
- Update documents/ trackers/ databases to keep the knowledge base fresh
- Maintain knowledge databases and metrics to facilitate PA growth and
operations
- Create presentations for regular PA pipeline and revenue discussions
- Build knowledge base of cases using key practice area products
- Track proposal submissions and key findings/outcomes from case projects
- Compose regular newsletters to PA affiliates on latest case, proposal, knowledge
Developments

Other responsibilities:

20%

- Conduct PA-specific research and competitor analysis to update view of external market
trends relevant to PA
- Support your Knowledge Specialist in other ad-hoc requests/ projects

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The role offers great exposure

Interact with global

Bain staff
Work with Bainies from
various global Bain
offices
Interaction with global
teams provides:
- Exposure to different
cultures
- Opportunity to network

Build subject matter

expertise
Be a part of a Practice
area
- Become aware of the latest
trends in a particular
industry/ market
- Get exposed to various
concepts and tools

Connect with senior

Bain leaders
Interact with Bain
partners & managers
- Broaden experiences
- Inorganic coaching

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Along with formal training, coaching and mentoring

Formal Training

Coaching & Mentoring

Regular training programs

Friend, philosopher, guide

for life

Continuous learning
Continuous
learning

Mentoring for
Mentoring
for growth
growth

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The BCC office works hard and plays hard

Prayaas

Offsite
Holiday Party

Bay Parties

Bain world cup

Bain World Cup

Training
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Also, the Knowledge career path within PPK is well laid-out

Team Leader

Senior Knowledge Specialist

Moves to TL role in ~3-4 years

after demonstrating proficiency
in the SKS role and readiness for
TL role

Knowledge Specialist

Moves to SKS role in ~2-3 years

after demonstrating proficiency
in the KS role

Senior Knowledge Associate

Moves to KS role in ~2-3 years

after demonstrating proficiency
in the SKA role and readiness
for KS role

Knowledge Associate

Moves to SKA role in ~2 years

after demonstrating proficiency
in the KA role

Intern

Moves to permanent KA role

after 6-12 months of successful
internship

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What are we looking for in you?

You are a person with balanced academic and extra curricular

credentials

You have strong problem solving and analytical skills

You are comfortable with application of MS-Office toolkit
You have high degree of attention to detail
You have a passion for learning
You have excellent communication skills
You are self motivated and enthusiastic about working in remote teams
You are a great team player, flexible to work with teams in a global
setting, which may require working non-standard hours
You have a high fun quotient!

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Selection process consists of a written test with three

interviews at the BCC

Written test
First round interview - ~45mins
- With a Specialist/ Sr. Specialist

In
person

Second round interview - ~45mins (if you clear the first round)
- With the Group Manager, BCC PPK team

HR round interview - ~ 45 mins (if you clear the two in-person

rounds)
- With the HR Head, BCC

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How to apply:

Interested candidates should submit a CV and cover letter to:

Abha.nagpal@bain.com

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