Case team leader

The case team leader (CTL) role serves as Bain's breeding ground for top-talent management. As a CTL you'll own a significant portion of a case and assume a leadership role on the team, and you will enhance your own personal results story.

Bain invests heavily in this role and encourages you to take on as much responsibility as possible. As a result, you evolve quickly as you progress through the program.

Meet Case team leaders at Bain

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Learning to be a leader

As a Bain CTL, you are a manager in training and assume a great deal of responsibility. You learn to manage the entire analytical process, become an expert on the client's issues and industry, and recommend solutions that make a real impact.

However, as with all roles at Bain, you'll never be on your own as a CTL. Bain managers, principles and partners provide active mentorship on a daily basis. Extensive formal training is also part of the package. In short, we give you the support you need to succeed in this challenging role.

CTLs are exposed to more complex client interactions. You play a key role in influencing senior-level thinking and moving clients to action. You not only provide answers to questions, but detail the strategic implications of your decisions. At Bain, you are also encouraged to support our culture of giving back by motivating your colleagues and the firm to apply their talents to support of a particular social cause.

Finally, CTLs learn the countless nuances of effective leadership. How do you motivate team members? How can you best leverage the time and skills of the team? As you grow as a CTL, you'll learn the answers.

What comes next

The next step for a successful CTL is promotion to manager, followed by principal and eventually partner, depending on performance.

Should you decide to leave the firm, your leadership and management experience will serve you well. Upon leaving Bain, some CTLs assume higher-level positions in small and medium-sized businesses where Bain's entrepreneurial spirit is valued. Others move to leadership positions in large corporations, nonprofits and private equity firms.

No matter where your path takes you, you'll always benefit from your relationships with Bain colleagues and members of our diverse and supportive alumni network.