Bain & Company, Inc.

About us

Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 65 offices in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition and redefine industries. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.

In 2004, the firm established its presence in the Indian market by opening the Bain Capability Center (BCC) in New Delhi. The BCC is now known as BCN (Bain Capability Network) with its nodes across various geographies. BCN is an integral and largest unit of (ECD) Expert Client Delivery. ECD plays a critical role as it adds value to Bain's case teams globally by supporting them with analytics and research solutioning across all industries, specific domains for corporate cases, client development, private equity diligence or Bain intellectual property. The BCN comprises of Consulting Services, Knowledge Services and Shared Services.

Who you will work with

The Consumer Products Center of Expertise collaborates with Bain’s global Consumer Products Practice leadership, client-facing Bain leadership and teams, and with end clients on development and delivery of Bain’s proprietary CP products and solutions. These solutions aim to answer strategic questions of Bain’s CP clients relating to brand strategy (consumer needs, assortment, pricing, distribution), revenue growth management (pricing strategy, promotions, profit pools, trade terms), negotiation strategy with key retailers, optimization of COGS etc. 

You will work as part of the team in CP CoE comprising of a mix of Director, Managers, Projects Leads, Associates and Analysts working to implement cloud-based end-to-end advanced analytics solutions. Delivery models on projects vary from working as part of a CP Center of Expertise, broader global Bain case team within the CP ringfence, or within other industry CoEs such as FS / Retail / TMT / Energy / CME / etc with BCN on need basis

What you’ll do 

• Lead AI Initiatives: Architect and implement AI-driven solutions for Consumer Products consulting and client delivery
• AI & Machine Learning: Develop and deploy Generative AI-based solutions, leveraging cloud computing platforms (AWS/ Azure/GCP)
• Technical Leadership: Guide the team in AI, machine learning, and data engineering, ensuring optimal architecture and deployment
• Software Development & Data Engineering: Hands-on experience with Python programming, microservices architecture, and cloud technologies (AWS)
• Database: Proven experience with database systems such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, good to have knowledge of Snowflake, Oracle
• Frontend and Backend Technologies: Exposure to  HTML, CSS, Javascript, ReactJS and FastAPI, Django
• Python Libraries: Exposure to data analysis and visualization libraries like Matplotlib, Plotly, Pandas, Numpy etc.
• Prompt Engineering & Generative AI: Strong understanding of LLMs, NLP, Chains, Agents and AI model fine-tuning
• Client Engagement: Work in client-facing roles, understand business needs, and translate them into AI-driven solutions
• Strategic AI Roadmap: Identify technical limitations, propose alternative approaches, and ensure the scalability of AI applications

About you

• 8+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Software Engineering, and AI/ML 
• Experience in CPG consulting and client delivery
• Expertise in Python, Generative AI, and cloud computing (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Hands-on experience with microservices architecture and chatbot development
• Adept at Prompt Engineering and AI model optimization
• Proven track record of leading AI-driven projects with a strategic and solution-oriented mindset
• Experience in client-facing roles, managing interactions and delivering AI- AI-powered business solutions
• Prior experience in AI-driven consulting for the Consumer Products industry. Exposure to LLM-based applications
• Ability to bridge the gap between business and technology, translating client needs into actionable AI solutions 

What makes us a great place to work

We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world's best places to work, a champion of diversity and a model of social responsibility. We are currently ranked the #1 consulting firm on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list, and we have maintained a spot in the top four on Glassdoor's list for the last 12 years. We believe that diversity, inclusion and collaboration is key to building extraordinary teams. We hire people with exceptional talents, abilities and potential, then create an environment where you can become the best version of yourself and thrive both professionally and personally. We are publicly recognized by external parties such as Fortune, Vault, Mogul, Working Mother, Glassdoor and the Human Rights Campaign for being a great place to work for diversity and inclusion, women, LGBTQ and parents..