Senior Manager, Strategy & Operations; Vector

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Over the past two decades, Bain has formalized Industry and Capability areas, internally known as “Practices,” integral to how Bain wins and delivers results for clients. A Practice can be considered a business unit of Bain & Company. While there may be some allocation to client-facing work, a role within a Practice primarily supports our client-facing partners and case teams to deliver great client and people success stories.

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• Boost Bain’s knowledge and expertise in the sector or capability
• Prioritize clients and enable client full potential
• Develop partner team and capabilities
• Build the practice’s brand and reputation externally

You’ll join Vector Product, Practice & Knowledge (PPK) team, a global capability team that supports our AIS and ET practices. Within Vector, the Strategy & Operations team functions as the general management office for the business — working closely with Vector leadership to shape growth strategy, ensure operational excellence, and drive commercial performance.

The Vector Strategy & Operations Senior Manager role is a pivotal position at the heart of this business unit. You will act as a co-pilot to practice leadership, leading planning, reporting, and sales operations, while supporting commercial growth and affiliate management. This is not a stepping stone into consulting, but a strategic business leadership role suited for someone who thrives on shaping and running a business unit from the inside.

As a Senior Manager, you will oversee the internal Strategy, Operations, and Sales Operations agenda for Vector. You’ll report to the Vector Chief of Staff to set strategy, manage budgets and reporting, and enable commercial effectiveness through pipeline management, forecasting, and sales enablement. You’ll also coach and oversee junior team members while rolling up your sleeves to deliver analysis and insights directly.

This is an ideal role for someone motivated by business management, operational leadership, and commercial enablement, with impact measured in practice-wide growth, client development, and long-term business value creation.

• Partner with Vector leadership to define and deliver annual and long-term growth strategies for the Vector Business Unit.
• Lead and manage strategic planning cycles, synthesizing inputs from practices, solution, sector, and regional leaders into a cohesive agenda.
• Provide thought partnership and analysis to leadership, surfacing data-driven insights and recommendations.
• Drive special strategic projects, as needed

• Own the operational rhythm of Vector, including annual planning, pipeline management, sales operations, and affiliate tracking.
• Ensure consistency across practices by collaborating closely with ET and AIS Global teams.
• Design and deliver performance reporting in coordination with the PPK Reporting & Analytics team.
• Build and maintain dashboards that provide visibility into KPIs, revenue performance, and productivity.
• Understand win / loss and pipeline results and work with regions on tracking.
• Apply advanced analytics and AI tools to uncover performance drivers and improvement opportunities.
• Streamline operational processes through centralization, automation, and standardized reporting.
• Partner with Finance, Marketing, and Practice…