EMESA CEO Advisory Events Manager - Temporary in London

CEO Advisory is a globally sponsored initiative led by BCG’s CEO, Christoph Schweizer, designed to strengthen and accelerate relationships with BCG’s CEO and C-suite clients. The program combines proprietary research, a proven program format, and deep expertise to support senior executives through critical leadership moments—whether as a new CEO, CEO candidate, or aspiring CEO. This includes partnering with more than 400 CEOs and C-suite leaders as a trusted sounding board.

We are seeking a dynamic and highly motivated CEO Communities (Events) Manager – EMESA (Temporary Backfill, September 2026 – April 2027) to support this flagship initiative. Reporting to the Global CEO Advisory Director, this role will partner closely with both global and EMESA regional leadership to deliver best-in-class CEO engagement. This position sits at the intersection of events, marketing, business development, and senior client engagement.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in planning and executing CEO-level events across the region, while proactively managing priorities and ensuring seamless delivery of the CEO Advisory program to meet the needs of BCG’s most senior clients.

• Drive Event Management for European Based CEO and C-Suite Events
  • Plan and execute four events from start to finish, including venue sourcing, invitations, client communications, event budget oversight, and on-site support.
  • Drive and manage client nominations and invitations, liaising with MDSPs and MDPs across the organization to ensure priority clients are invited.
  • Support sourcing and securing locations and venues (hotels, restaurants, etc.) and activities for in-person events.
  • Coordinate content preparation across BCG teams for SATT meetings.
  • Schedule presenters and coordinate speaker briefing and preparation.
  • Provide live on-site support: support the Global Director in operations and logistics end-to-end.
  • Deliver executive CEO-level event planning with extremely high attention to detail and offer “white glove” service.
• CEO Advisory Program Management
  • Support planning of Global CEO Advisory SATT events strategy for 2027.
  • Collaborate, facilitate, and communicate with teams of various seniorities and geographies, including consulting staff, on events and special projects.
  • Project-manage across various KPIs and provide insights on challenges and opportunities.
• Be a Thought Partner in the Continual Improvement of the Function
  • Identify opportunities to enhance SATT events and opportunities for CEO Advisory.
  • Execute special projects relating to operations which may involve collaborations with Practice Areas, Systems and Regions, and other BST/Consulting Teams.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of relevant experience in executive services or professional services environment.
• Understanding of C-Suite and CEO-relevant topics.
• Strong credibility and interpersonal skills with senior members of BCG.
• Marketing and event planning experience, ideally at the C-suite level.
• Strong work ethic, service-mentality, autonomous and self-starter as much a part of your character as absolute trustworthiness, discretion, and responsibility.

Skills

• Meticulous attention to detail with a strong focus on quality and accuracy.
• Multi-tasking, prioritizing, managing expectations in a fast-paced environment.
• Outstanding communication skills to work across levels, internally and externally.
• Strong discretion and risk management sensibilities, handling material and confidential client information.
• Must have excellent, executive level written and oral English skills.
• Proficient in MS Office programs, especially Outlook and PowerPoint, and basic Excel.
• Second language preferred.