Oliver Wyman– Engagement Manager – Johannesburg

Who We Are Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With offices in 70 cities across 30 countries, Oliver Wyman combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation. Over 7,000 professionals help clients optimize their business, improve their operations and risk profile, and accelerate their organizational performance to seize the most attractive opportunities. Oliver Wyman’s thought leadership is evident in our agenda‑setting books, white papers, research reports, and articles in the business press. Our clients are the CEOs and executive teams of the top Global 1,000 companies. Visit our website for more details about Oliver Wyman: .

Why Join Us

A growing, entrepreneurial firm with exceptional economics; global revenues exceeded $2.0 BN in 2018

Work with our clients’ senior management from Day one to solve challenging problems

A meritocratic ecosystem that provides for rapid development without an MBA

Specialization at your own pace, with the opportunity to work across multiple industries

Significant international assignments&attractive compensation for performance

Programs to ensure work‑life quality&career flexibility through our FlexOW talent initiatives including: 10/11 – month work years or sabbaticals, non‑profit fellowships, and corporate externships

An open, respectful, and inclusive culture that welcomes, values, and supports all colleagues as they are

A company that is committed to having fun&providing a springboard to exciting future career options

Continuous training available at all levels&across various domains

You will be part of a new growing office in Johannesburg.

The Role and Responsibilities ENGAGEMENT MANAGERS are the on‑scene leaders who run our projects day to day. You will lead the team through an efficient and effective problem‑solving process from initial thought process through convergence on a solution. You will ensure that recommendations are correct, practical, sensible, relevant and cohesive. It’s arole that demands thought leadership at the strategic level – and command of all the technical and operational details of execution.

You will need great communication skills and the ability to forge strong relationships. This role is not a typical“management” consultant; we provide industry‑ and discipline‑specific knowledge and expertise, which amplifies our impact and helps us shape the future for our clients.

Your Attributes and Experience Clients hire Oliver Wyman for specialized expertise; the ideal candidate will have most of the following:

Minimum of 6 - 10 years of relevant experience, ideally with a top‑tier strategy consulting firm (or other similar organizations)

Knowledge in Financial Services topics

Strong background in strategic problem solving with demonstrable analytical skills

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in both formal and informal settings

Fluent in English

Undergraduate or advanced degree from a top academic program

Know how to take the initiative, seeking out opportunities to learn new skills and put the ones you’ve already got to good use

Are not just intelligent, but creative too: ready to come up with novel ideas to solve our clients’ biggest problems

Have an aptitude for analytical work, like sniffing out clues in massive data sets or hunting down the key issues in a hugely complex challenge

A willingness to work fluidly and respectfully with our incredibly talented team.

Our Values&Culture

Self‑starters and free thinkers who work well in a team – We are individuals who are self‑starting, motivated, energetic, entrepreneurial about what we do

Common aspiration, collective endeavour, shared success– We have the common aspiration to have an impact, leave a legacy and change the world. We have no interest in running a steady‑state business. We want to build, grow and shape the environment around us

Straightforward, open, respectful interaction– We value an environment where every member of Oliver Wyman is encouraged and expected to voice his or her opinion

Opportunity without artificial barriers, anti‑Kudzu – We value merit and believe that to create a true meritocracy we need to remove artificial barriers to opportunity

Balanced lives– We value people whose lives balance work and non‑work activities because we believe they are both more interesting colleagues and are able to make better contributions to the Firm. We push ourselves hard to deliver excellence, but we also work to extract the maximum benefit from the flexibility of a project‑based business. We provide the ability to take career breaks for personal or family reasons. We fundamentally value each other’s time, and are sensitive to how it is used. We are an output not input‑based culture, have respect for people’s personal decisions, and believe thatone’s workload must be sustainable. We seek balance for ourselves and our colleagues.

Oliver Wyman is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95 000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are also committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. We welcome candidates to contact us at to discuss any specific needs.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office‑based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.

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