Project Leader, Risk

Locations: Germany | Austria

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

In a shifting financial and regulatory landscape, organizations need a powerful blend of analytical precision and strategic vision. At BCG, our Risk & Compliance Practice delivers both. Within this, our Finance & Risk in Insurance team helps global insurers and reinsurers navigate regulatory change, optimize risk-return profiles, and lead in business model innovation. 

Our Expertise Includes:

• Actuarial, Finance & Risk Management transformation
• Capital modeling, solvency & balance-sheet optimization
• Advanced analytics for risk-return steering, stress testing, pricing, and claims
• ESG risk integration & climate-related finance
• Enterprise risk frameworks, operational resilience & regulatory strategy

Our work is anchored in technical depth and elevated by strategic impact—we don't just solve problems; we shape the future of Finance and Risk.

Practice Area

The Risk & Compliance Practice provides strategic, transformational and technical offerings in risk and compliance. We take a comprehensive view which enables us to help our clients grow their businesses while staying ahead of key risks, anticipating regulatory shifts, and instilling ethical practices. Our offerings include, but also extend beyond: Compliance and Crisis Management, Cyber and Digital Risk, Credit Risk Management, Balance Sheet Optimization, Market & Commodity Risk, ESG, Risk Org, Ops and Operational Risk, and Supply Chain Risk.

What You'll Do

What You'll Do

• Lead high-stakes transformations across Finance, Actuarial, and Risk functions in insurance.
• Design and implement sophisticated models and frameworks—capital, solvency, ALM, stress testing—that inform executive-level and board decisions.
• Shape the regulatory narrative, guiding clients to create value through complex transitions like IFRS17 and Solvency II.
• Convert technical depth to business value, aligning actuarial insights with strategy, CFO priorities, and performance metrics.
• Nurture talent, mentoring teams of consultants, analysts, and data scientists in both methodology and impactful delivery.
• Collaborate across BCG, integrating strategy, digital, AI, and climate expertise for holistic solutions.

What You'll Bring

• Strong Actuarial Experience: 6–10+ years in Insurance Actuarial, Finance, Risk, or Regulatory roles. Demonstrated mastery of capital modeling, solvency frameworks, valuation, or actuarial techniques.
• Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead cross-functional and cross-industry project teams, successfully delivering complex and challenging client projects.
• Consulting Experience: Experience working with clients across various industries, helping them tackle their most difficult challenges and create sustainable value. Ability to link technical rigor with broader business context and C-suite priorities.
• Excellent Communication Skills: Ability to communicate clearly and persuasively at the C-suite level and build trusted, long-term client relationships.
• Fluent oral and written language skills: German (C1) and English

Who You'll Work With

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Additional info

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify.