Engagement Manager - CMT - AUS

About Oliver Wyman

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.

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Job specification

Job title:

Engagement Manager

Department:

Communication, Media and Technology

Office/region:

Sydney

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: [email protected]

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