Oliver Wyman - Finance and Risk - Senior Consultant/Associate - New York, Chicago, Boston, SF, DC, Toronto
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Job Info

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About Us

Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With offices in 60 cities across 29 countries, Oliver Wyman combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation. The firm has more than 5,000 professionals around the world who work with clients to optimize their business, improve their operations and risk profile, and accelerate their organizational performance to seize the most attractive opportunities. Oliver Wyman is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies [NYSE: MMC]. Twitter @OliverWyman.

Job Specification

Practice Group: Financial Services

Practice: Risk and Finance

Location: New York

Role: Senior Consultant/Associate

Risk Practice Group Overview

Oliver Wyman is shaping the future of the financial services industry by helping the world'stop financial institutions address their most significant issues. We have an unparalleled understanding of the evolving market structures, economics, and strategic and regulatory trends across all segments of the financial services sector. Our distinct approach is characterized by deep specialization and rigorous fact-based analysis.

The Finance and Risk practices, part of our Financial Services Group, are seeking Senior Consultants and Associates to support our continued expansion, a strategic priority for the firm. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a successful team that represents a core competency of the firm. Oliver Wyman's Finance and Risk practices are the world's top strategic risk management consultancy, and is engaged to solve the most challenging problems at the largest and most complex global financial institutions.

The Finance and Risk practices advise clients in the financial services sector to adapt their risk management strategies to evolving supervisory expectations, competition within the banking sector and capital markets dynamics. Our projects focus on issues at the top of the C-suite (in particular the CFO and CRO) and Board agendas, and span a wide spectrum of issues and solutions. Our recent projects have covered topics including:

• Risk-appetite driven pricing and performance measurement strategies
  
• Strategic financial resource management initiatives (e.g. balance sheet management, RWA optimization)
  
• Analytical modeling with a focus on development and validation of financial and non-financial risk models, portfolio/instrument level valuation models and strategic planning and forecasting models
  
• Financial crime and compliance framework and organizational design, analytics, and process enhancement
  
• Non-financial risk measurement and management, including third party risk management, fraud, and cyber risk
  
• Risk measurement frameworks, such as Economic Capital and Stress Testing
  
• Asset / liability, interest rate risk, and liquidity risk management
  
• Finance, Risk and Treasury focused governance and organizational design
  

For more information about our Practice, please visit the Risk Management for Financial Services page.

Role

Senior Consultants and Associates are critical members of 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 may include:

• Managing the execution of individual project workstreams. This typically includes developing hypotheses; managing data collection, model creation and analyses; conducting primary and secondary research; creatively tackling information limitations; and surfacing insights
  
• Synthesizing findings into written presentations; reviewing and discussing with clients and other stakeholders
  
• Supporting our Partner group in project delivery through accurate and high quality execution
  
• Reporting to Engagement Managers and Principals, effectively seeking guidance for technical expertise or senior-level advice on project execution and client engagement
  
• Coaching consultants and helping them develop their skill sets
  

Desired Skills and Experience

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

• 3-5 years of relevant consulting or industry experience, either at a top-tier strategy consulting firm or a financial services institution; prior experience with finance, risk, treasury and strategic planning related topics
  
• Track record of leading and managing teams, and delivering against tight deadlines in fast-paced, demanding environments
  
• Strong background in strategic problem solving with demonstrable analytical skills
  
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
  
• Undergraduate or advanced degree from a top academic program
  
• Willingness to travel
  

Our Values & Culture

We're serious about making OW a rewarding, progressive, enjoyable and balanced place to work.

• Self-starters and free thinkers who work well in a team
  

We are self-starting, motivated, energetic, entrepreneurial about what we do

• Common aspiration, collective endeavor, 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
  

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 that one's workload must be sustainable. We seek balance for ourselves and our colleagues.

How to Apply

If you like what you've read, we'd love to hear from you. If you'd like to learn more about the firm during your application process, please visit www.oliverwyman.com/careers.

Oliver Wyman is an equal opportunityemployer.Our commitment to diversity is genuine, deep and growing. We're not perfect yet, but we're working hard right now to make our teams balanced, representative and diverse.Marsh & McLennan Companies and its Affiliates are EOEMinority/Female/Disability/Vet/SexualOrientation/Gender Identity employers. Unrestricted U.S. work authorization is required for U.S. office locations. Oliver Wyman does not offer sponsorship for this position. Please note that CPT and OPT are restricted forms of work authorization.

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