Oliver Wyman - Associate/Engagement Manager - Transportation & Advanced Industrials - Multiple Locations

About Us

At Oliver Wyman, a Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) business, we bring deep industry insight, bold innovation, and a collaborative approach that cuts through complexity to help organizations navigate their most defining transformative moments. 

As a business of Marsh, we work alongside the world’s leading experts across risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting. Together with Marsh Risk, Guy Carpenter, and Mercer, we help organizations build resilience and competitive advantages from every angle. With annual revenue over $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues in 130 countries, 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

Practice Overview: Transportation & Advanced Industrials

Oliver Wyman’s Transportation & Advanced Industrials Practice serves clients in a wide range of sectors around the globe, from companies that transport people and goods to those that build and service the required equipment and other industrial products. We deliver rapid breakthroughs with lasting impact across aerospace & defense, automotive, aviation, industrials goods, logistics, and rail. The broader transportation ecosystem is a critical part of the world economy, moving people, goods, and information around the globe.  We advise clients on the innovations and pressures that are changing the industry — from digitization and new mobility, to changes in regulations and trade flows. By understanding the nuances of each transport and industrial sector, we connect the dots across the ecosystem, bringing the best ideas from a range of industries to our clients’ businesses.

Role

The Associate position offers excellent career and growth opportunities for talented, highly motivated professionals with significant prior experience. As a professional member of our firm, your initial responsibilities will include:

• Managing the execution of individual project modules. This typically includes developing hypotheses, managing data collection, model creation and analyses, conducting primary and secondary research, creatively tackling information limitations, and surfacing insights.
• Supporting our Partner group in project delivery through accurate and high-quality case execution
• Owning and developing executive client relationships, presenting to a wide range of audiences, and working day-to-day with clients and other stakeholders.
• Reporting to Engagement Managers and Principals, effectively seeking guidance on technical and senior-level steer to projects
• Coaching consultants and helping them develop their skill sets

Engagement Managers are critical leaders within our consulting team, working side-by-side with our clients. The position offers excellent career and growth opportunities for talented, highly motivated professionals with relevant prior experience. Initial responsibilities typically include: 

• Providing day to day leadership of client projects and aspects of the client relationship and commercial process within those relationships, teaming with Partners and shares responsibility for the success of a specific engagement(s) 

• Leading and managing complex programs to ensure on-time delivery that meets agreed upon goals, leveraging Oliver Wyman best practice, their own expertise and the firm’s technical competence 

• Guiding and influencing clients in an informed way across all situations including execution of the commercial process, becoming trusted advisors. 

• Engaging fully in building business by identifying new and expanded opportunities 

• Creating exciting and additive intellectual capital through thought leadership, and are knowledgeable on a broad range of adjacent topics. 

• Developing others and build a followership as part of their asset building for the firm 

• Leading firm building activities, seen as a role model for firm values with a strong personal brand within and outside of the firm and are well regarded by Partners, peers, and clients 

• Overseeing and guiding the consulting team as they develop hypotheses, review client information, and conduct client interviews, derive insights, and produce deliverables 

• Supporting Partners in project execution through excellent project management, including work planning, workflow management, and coaching / developing more junior team members

Desired Skills and Experience

Associates serve as the primary contact point for senior client executives and Oliver Wyman consultants staffed on client engagements. While specific responsibilities will vary based on previous experience the ideal candidate will have the following: 

• 4-6 years of experience in strategy consulting and/or transportation and/or industrials industries experience, especially in specialized experience in aviation, aerospace & defense, surface transportation, or industrials
• Strong background in conceptual problem solving and analytical skills
• Track record of leading and managing teams and delivering against tight deadlines in fast paced and demanding environments
• Outstanding communication skills; confidence in presenting to senior executives
• Undergraduate or advanced degree from a top academic program
• Willingness to travel 50% of the time 
• Role is hybrid, targeting 60% togetherness 

Just as every client project is different, we recognize and value the diversity of backgrounds and skillsets for successful Engagement Manager candidates. We are seeking high-caliber individuals who want to join our winning team. Preference will be given to candidates with: 

• 4-7 years of relevant experience in strategy consulting with a top-tier strategy consulting firm 

• Proven experience delivering measurable EBITDA / profitability improvement 

• Exposure to full transformation lifecycle (design through execution) 

• Track record of leading and managing teams, and delivering results in fast-paced, demanding environments 

• Strong background in strategic problem solving with demonstrable analytical skills 

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills 

• Client management experience 

• A passion for the creative process and a love for expansive and creative thinking 

• An analytical and rigorous approach to uncovering insights 

• Excellent verbal/written communication, facilitation and presentation skills 

• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm 

• Impeccable judgment with the ability to make timely and sound decisions 

• A balance of humility and confidence, always seeking truth from a place of inquiry 

• Highly motivated and committed to excellence 

• An undergraduate or advanced degree from a top academic program 

• Willingness to travel 50% of the time 

• Role is hybrid, targeting 60% togetherness  

The applicable base salary range for our Associate role is $190K to $195K. The applicable base salary range for our Engagement Manager role is $225K to $240K.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, and education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.

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, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting [email protected].

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.