Oliver Wyman

Company:

Oliver Wyman

Description:

Oliver Wyman, a Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) business, is a management consulting firm driven by deep industry insight, bold innovation, and a collaborative approach that cuts through complexity to help organizations navigate their most defining transformative moments.

We are seeking an experienced research professional to join the Oliver Wyman Knowledge Department. You will work closely with partners and consultants in the Consumer, Telco & Technology group (CTT) to support secondary research efforts, and ensure successful delivery of client work focused on strategic advisory. This is a CTT-wide role (retail and consumer goods) wherein the candidate is expected to support the EUR region primarily for all CTT segments, following the business needs.

Please note - working hours will be 11 am to 8pm IST

Job Overview

Oliver Wyman's CTT practice provides an array of capabilities to support consumer facing businesses, such as retailers and consumer goods, as well as technology, communications, media and services. Our clients consist of corporations, including telecoms, technology companies, B2B and B2C entities and strategic investors.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Work with a wide range of information tools and proprietary databases, providing both quick solutions and in-depth research for the business.

• Synthesize information and glean key concepts and trends from the information, provide your own point of view and basic insights into the deliverables. The ability to think critically and develop the most efficient solutions to information requirements is key in this role.

• Collaborate with consultants engaged in client service, business development or intellectual capital building by delivering highly relevant and well-synthesized research.

• Directly engage in strategic projects, together with our research specialists and consultants, contribute to updates and support our consultants with planning and execution of on-demand research projects as well as the interpretation, evaluation, and preparation of results.

• Develop strong trusted relationships with practice members and research colleagues to promote effective knowledge sharing and a positive work environment.

• Independently manage the pipeline of industry-specific tasks, set priorities, and collaborate with a team of international colleagues to meet client demands. You will be required to exercise independent judgment to solve internal client demands. This will involve prioritizing your own work to satisfy competing needs and building excellent task management and time management skills.

• Use MS Office tools to produce graphical portrayal of research findings, customized to project needs

Experience and Skills Required

• 5-8 years of experience working in a research environment, providing business information on multiple sectors.

• Experience of working with specialised data sources is essential. For example: Euromonitor, E-Monitor, Gartner, Forrester, BMI/Fitch, Omdia, Capital IQ, Mergermarket, Factiva, LSEG and others.

• Strong grasp (or interest in) technology, telco, media and/or consumer sectors

• Ability to operate under pressure with tight deadlines to meet the needs of a high paced globally focused.

• Ability to manage several tasks effectively while prioritising and managing your own time.

• Creative problem-solving skills and inquisitive nature with tenacious drive to solve complex research challenges

• Ability to think creatively and propose new ideas or methodologies for research

• Innate curiosity and initiative

• Strong desire to be a part of a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment with willingness to suggest and test new ideas / ways of working

• Excellent communication skills and research synthesis skills allow you to draw out key insights and to provide basic data analysis.

• The ability to apply Generative AI tools to enhance efficiency and quality of research deliverables

• Excellent Excel skills. Proficiency with rest of MS Office suite. Familiarity with tools such as Power BI and SQL for data analysis would be a plus.

What we can offer you

• A stimulating working environment that provides opportunities for professional growth, access to mentoring and training programs

• Attractive compensation package and selection of benefits

• Working in diverse and dynamic team environment.

• Friendly and flexible workplace that promotes work-life balance. Fresh fruit, beverages, and snacks

• A range of digital collaboration and online communication tools to support effective teamwork.

• Various social initiatives and learning opportunities adapted for virtual settings

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, caste, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, 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.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.