Banking & Financial Services Associate / Engagement Manager

Company:

Oliver Wyman

Description:

Who we are

Oliver Wyman is a global management consulting firm. We work with clients through their most defining moments, combining deep industry knowledge, specialized expertise, and the power of perspective to help them adapt, grow, and thrive.

We believe diverse perspectives make the work stronger. Our consultants bring different backgrounds, experiences, and ways of thinking to help solve complex problems and create lasting impact for clients, colleagues, and communities.

At Oliver Wyman, we are proud of the values that we aspire to live by. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential.

Summary

The Banking & Financial Services team (within the Performance Transformation practice continuously strive to be the trusted advisor for financial sector leaders, supporting them on their most critical and complex problems and delivering impact and transformations for them. Our portfolio of clients ranges from the top regional banks to investors, capital markets, insurers, central banks, and ministries of finance. Widely recognized as influential thought-leaders, we draw on a deep understanding of our clients' businesses and our own in-depth industry knowledge to develop sustainable strategies and cutting-edge policies for the top companies and governments in the region, working closely with senior executives and top leaders of regional governments.  

Our team is seeking extraordinary individuals with deep expertise to support our continued expansion in this sector, which is experiencing significant growth. Our team is seeking extraordinary individuals with deep expertise to support our continued expansion in this sector, which is experiencing significant growth.

We are looking for top-performing profiles passionate about problem solving and content and thrilled by the opportunity to develop a career in a leading strategic house, with sustained double-digit growth, entrepreneurial spirit and focus on culture and career sustainability.
 

What You Will Do

Experienced professionals bring us the know-how to make lasting change for our clients and our company. We position ourselves as a pure player in strategy consulting. We provide deep industry- and discipline-specific knowledge and expertise, which amplifies our impact and helps us shape the future for our clients. Oliver Wyman is a diverse, entrepreneurial, non-competitive partnership of individuals who like to pursue new opportunities or build a unique franchise doing what they do best in a collegial, fun environment.

ASSOCIATES will break down complex problems into discrete tasks, identifying the key aspects of a problem and directing the focus of junior consultants to those elements. You will effectively plan and execute analysis as well as identify the core issues in complex analyses in order to be able to craft suitable recommendations. You will work side by side with clients and your project team members to move projects forward and manage small teams to get the work done. Clients and colleagues look to Associates for unique insight into the subject area which they have chosen.

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 a role 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.

What You Will Bring

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

• At least 4-8 years of relevant experience, ideally with a top-tier strategy consulting firm (or similar organization)
• In-depth knowledge of the banking sector.
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills and ability to conduct and leverage sophisticated analyses to identify trends, draw conclusions and present recommendations
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in both formal and informal settings
• Fluency in English and one other language preferred (French, German, Spanish, Dutch)
• An undergraduate or advanced degree from a top academic program
• Willingness to travel
• Know how to take the initiative, seeking out opportunities to learn new skills and put the ones you’ve already got to good use
• Not just intelligence, but creativity too: you’ll be 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
   

Why join us?

You can be your best here.

• At Oliver Wyman, you will find meaningful work, talented people, and a culture built on trust, support, and growth.

Create solutions that have impact

• Help clients solve their most defining technology and transformation challenges.

• Work on projects spanning digital strategy, AI, technology operating models, cyber resilience, and technology due diligence that create lasting value for clients and society.
• Be part of teams that measure success not just by deliverables, but by the difference created together.

Develop as a leader

• Lead workstreams and develop expertise that colleagues and clients seek out.
• Mentor junior consultants while continuing to strengthen your own leadership capabilities.
• Take ownership of client relationships and increasingly complex engagements.

Learn without limits

• Continue developing specialist expertise through challenging projects, formal learning, and collaboration with global technology experts.
• Work alongside colleagues across industries and capabilities while building your own Technology Innovation profile.
• Build a sustainable career supported by coaching, mentoring, career advisors, talent managers, and learning opportunities across the firm.

Thrive in a vibrant and inclusive culture

• Work with genuine colleagues who stand by their beliefs, collaborate across differences, and support one another.
• Be part of an open, inclusive, and entrepreneurial culture where diverse perspectives strengthen our work.
• Connect with colleagues through employee resource groups, office communities, and social activities.

Experience rewards that work for you

• We believe in flexibility, including hybrid working, and in helping colleagues build sustainable careers.
• Over time, you'll have access to opportunities, programs, and experiences designed to help you perform, grow, and thrive—including non-profit fellowships, sabbaticals, and externships.
• Enjoy competitive local benefits designed to support your well-being, development, and life outside work.

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, civil partnership status, 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. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [email protected] 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.