Job description
About Oliver Wyman
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. Our 5000 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 1000 companies.
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Job specification
Job title:
Engagement Manager
Department:
Communication, Media and Technology
Office/region:
Sydney, Melbourne and Perth
Reports to:
Partner
Job Overview:
Oliver Wyman’s Communication, Media and Technology (CMT) practice helps industry leaders in the communications, media, and technology industries develop value growth strategies, improve operations, and maximize organizational effectiveness. Our clients are some of the world's most successful companies: wireless and wireline equipment and communications service providers: enterprise IT, consumer electronics, and semiconductor companies; broadcasters, publishers, platform operators, online and entertainment companies; and 5G, fibre and future technologies. We offer an exceptional, long-term career opportunity in a global, dynamic, upbeat, entrepreneurial and meritocratic environment.
The Communication, Media and Technology (CMT) practice is one of the leading and most renowned practices of Oliver Wyman. The CMT practice build in Australia is a highly entrepreneurial opportunity. The following list is a sample of the topics our recent work has focused on, spanning the full spectrum from strategy and transformation to organisation and focused work:
Multi-year transformational “journeys”
Strategy : evolution, growth and revolution
Rekindling growth
M&A and PMI
Online and multi-channel strategies
Customer-centric strategies
Value strategies : offence and defense
Network optimisation and redesign to cope with an online world
Ranging strategies
Digital, IT, and data-driven
Digitization programs
Design of financial governance
Organisational structures
Key Responsibilities:
Our consulting roles offer excellent career and growth opportunities for talented, highly motivated professionals with relevant prior experience. As a professional member of our firm, your initial responsibilities will include:
Support the establishment and growth of the Oliver Wyman Australian CMT team, both in the establishment of a reputation in the local market and development of a practice growth strategy
Support the execution of practice build strategy by supporting recruiting, marketing, and intellectual capital development
Play a leading role in the development of a portfolio of key client relationships and client specific propositions, drawing upon existing Oliver Wyman intellectual capital and client experience
Lead the development of thought leadership and market commentary, executing through both internal and external forums, and through media channels
Seasoned diplomatic, communication and client management skills to guide and influence clients in an informed way across all situations including execution of the commercial process, becoming trusted advisors
Provide day to day leadership of client projects and aspects of the client relationship and commercial process within those relationships, teaming with Partners.
Leverage Oliver Wyman expertise, and the firm’s technical competence to design and implement effective client solutions.
Establish themselves as a well-regarded contributor by Partners, Consultants, and Support Professionals alike, building a strong brand within and outside the firm.
Create exciting and additive intellectual capital through their leadership.
An active leader in firm building activities and a role model for firm values.
Experience Required:
While specific responsibilities will vary based on previous experience, the ideal candidate will have the following:
A minimum of 6-8 years of relevant experience, ideally with a top-tier strategy consulting firm or project-based, team-oriented environments. Additional Industry experience advantageous.
Strong CMT industry knowledge, with deep expertise in key practice relevant content areas.
Strong CMT knowledge, and issues facing firms today and in the future, with experience of helping clients to address them.
Proven track record of project leadership, execution, managing teams and work streams, and business development excellence, against tight deadlines in fast paced and demanding environments
Acting as a trusted advisor to senior clients, with the ability to guide and influence thinking
Engagement in building business, and creating relevant and impactful intellectual capital
Team development, and a strong personal brand both within and outside the firm.
Skills and Attributes:
Strong background in strategic problem solving with demonstrable analytical skills
Outstanding communication skills; confidence in presenting to senior executives and c-suite stakeholders
Undergraduate and/or advanced degree from a top academic program/institution
Willingness to travel
How to Apply
Please apply directly or send CV and cover letter to: insia.lotia@oliverwyman.com and/or sarah.dow@oliverwyman.com
Oliver Wyman Australia is proud to be recognised for LGBTQ+ inclusion, as the Small Employer of the Year 2021, having achieved Gold Status in the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) 2021, 2020 and 2019.
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Analysis skills, PMI Certification, 5G