Nick Hess

MBA Candidate at IE Business School | Consultant at BCG | Technology & Digital

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

About

Consultant at Boston Consulting Group with nearly four years of experience in technology and digital consulting across Europe and the U.S. Core member of BCG’s Technology & Digital Advantage practice, with a focus on IT strategy, digital transformation, operating models, and large-scale technology programs. Background in Information Systems and Management, currently pursuing an MBA at IE Business School with a concentration in Digital Business, Transformation & Innovation. Passionate about bridging business and technology to drive sustainable, value-driven transformation.

Experience

  • Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (Vienna, Austria)
    • Consultant
      Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

      Focus: Tech & Digital Advantage (TDA)

    • Associate
      Feb 2023 - Aug 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Summer Associate at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
    Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 · 3 mos

  • Associate CIO Advisory & Digital Strategy at KPMG Austria
    Dec 2020 - Aug 2021 · 9 mos

    Management consulting (IT strategy, IT reorganization, and IT governance) - Developed scenarios and an interim operating model for an IT carve-out of a major Austrian energy and infrastructure service provider - Contributed to IT strategy papers and drafted roadmaps for the biggest recent transformation in the Austrian healthcare sector that helped "buy-in" of stakeholder - Set up complex tender proposals for IT strategy projects that led to six-figure client engagements - Conducted an IT capability assessment of a public employment service and received excellent feedback from client - Assisted in IT maturity assessment and recommendation of measures for the IT landscape of an Austrian state government

  • BDO Austria GmbH (1 yr)
    • Junior Consultant IT & Risk Advisory
      Mar 2020 - Dec 2020 · 10 mos

      - Conducted audits on IT systems and IT-related internal controls of >20 firms in a wide range of industries - Planned and executed an internal audit of an Italian subsidiary of a global pulp and paper products company and identified non-compliant processes and expenses - Advised a real estate development company on a new IT authorization concept with significant improvements for access security - Researched and developed consulting services for new technologies and frameworks

    • Intern IT Audit
      Jan 2020 - Feb 2020 · 2 mos

  • SOX Program Office Intern at A1 Telekom Austria Group
    Jul 2019 - Jul 2019 · 1 mo

    - Supported the "SOX program office" in managing international programs and projects involving 8 international subsidiaries - Re-designed task tracking approach and tool and thus improved monitoring of projects' progress - Conducted analyses and evaluations for an ICS harmonization project