Research Director - BCG Vantage ARC, Costa Rica Hub

About the role

Boston Consulting Group is looking for a Research Director for its Vantage Accelerator & Research Capability (ARC) hub in Costa Rica. ARC is Vantage's global research capability supporting BCG's consulting team, with about 100 colleagues across hubs in Costa Rica, India, Madrid, Shanghai, Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City. From January 2027 it will also include an Accelerator that incubates junior talent. The Research Director will independently manage the Costa Rica hub (30+ FTEs) and oversee daily delivery of research operations, stakeholder management and line management.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the hub as a full team manager, acting as the node and champion of the One Vantage culture and representing Costa Rica in senior Vantage and local leadership forums
• Oversee communications, recruiting, learning and development, vendor relationships, onboarding, manager upskilling and GenAI adoption and innovation
• Drive ARC priorities, including thought partnerships at global level, and contribute to ARC strategy and innovation
• Help shape the direction of the new Accelerator and fine-tune it in an agile way
• Be a core member of the global ARC leadership team and interact with Vantage directors and above on a peer basis
• Build a positive team culture and take ultimate responsibility for people development and morale

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred
• Minimum 12 years of relevant work experience and 6+ years in leadership, project and people management
• Experience managing large teams and complex knowledge operations
• Superior written and verbal communication in English or another language applicable to the region
• Ability to work from a BCG office or in person with clients regularly (typically around 50% of working time)

Required skills

• GenAI proficiency with tools such as Claude and ChatGPT
• Strong facilitation, networking and influencing skills
• Problem-solving and multitasking in a global environment