Oliver Wyman- Retail & Quotient - Principal

Who We Are?

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]. For more information, visit

Job Specification

Practice Groups:
Consumer, Telco, & Technology (CTT) & Performance Transformation (PT)

Location:

Boston, Chicago, New York, Dallas

Role:
Retail + Quotient - Principal

Practice Overview:
Consumer, Telco & Technology (CTT)

In Consumer, Telco, and Technology (CTT), we see consumer-facing industries converging, with technology continuing to disrupt all business models, and B2C, B2B and B2B2C services models ever-growing. We are aiming to build new Partner connections by bringing together those serving consumer facing businesses, such as retailers, as well as technology, communications, media and services, in order to further elevate our narratives and exco-relevance while maintaining deep sub-sector capabilities.

Retail

Oliver Wyman is the leader in sustained impact for our clients in retail. We deliver significant improvements in our clients' sales growth and profitability - often in situations where the business model requires rejuvenation or reinvention. Our approach combines deep industry knowledge, state-of-the-art analytics, a willingness to roll-up our sleeves to dive into problems and the proven ability to achieve lasting change fast.

Oliver Wyman supports the world's largest retailers on their toughest merchandising and operational challenges. We have strong expertise and experience in food, mass, drug, home, office, and specialty sectors, combining strategy with tactical day-to-execution and decision-support. Oliver Wyman helps clients navigate disruptive new formats and changing consumer sentiments. Much of the work that we do involves cutting-edge analytics, including AI.

Quotient

With Quotient - AI by Oliver Wyman, we combine the firm's proficiency in AI implementation, deployment, and strategic advisory with our deep industry expertise. We take pride in being impact-makers, assisting our clients in moving beyond the hype about the potential of AI to deliver real value and achieve meaningful outcomes. At the same time, we're constantly looking ahead, striving to keep ourselves and the clients we serve at the forefront of technology.

We're prepared to embark on this exciting journey as we empower your organization to thrive in the ever-evolving AI landscape.

Role

The Principal position offers excellent career and growth opportunities for talented, highly motivated professionals with significant prior experience. As a professional member of our firm, your initial responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

* Providing day to day leadership of client projects and aspects of the client relationship and commercial process within those relationships, teaming with Partners and shares responsibility for the success of a specific engagement(s)

* Leading and managing complex programs to ensure on-time delivery that meets agreed upon goals, leveraging Oliver Wyman best practice, their own expertise and the firm's technical competence

* Guiding and influencing clients in an informed way across all situations including execution of the commercial process, becoming trusted advisors.

* Engaging fully in building business by identifying new and expanded opportunities

* Creating exciting and additive intellectual capital through thought leadership, and are knowledgeable on a broad range of adjacent topics.

* Developing others and build a followership as part of their asset building for the firm

* Leading firm building activities, seen as a role model for firm values with a strong personal brand within and outside of the firm and are well regarded by Partners, peers, and clients

Desired Skills and Experience

Principals serve as the primary contact point for senior client executives and Oliver Wyman consultants staffed on client engagements. While specific responsibilities will vary based on previous experience the ideal candidate will have the following:

* 7+ years of experience in strategy consulting and/or Communications, Media & Technology industry experience

* Strong background in conceptual problem solving and analytical skills

* Quantitative, technical toolkit including proficiency in SQL and Python

* Machine learning, data science, AI/genAI capabilities preferred

* Track record of leading and managing teams and delivering against tight deadlines in fast-paced and demanding environments

* Outstanding communication skills; confidence in presenting to senior executives

* Undergraduate or advanced…