About Oliver Wyman

Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With offices in more than 70 cities across 30 countries, Oliver Wyman combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation. The firm has more than 6,000 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’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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This role is open in multiple locations: Boston, NY, Chicago and Washington DC.

Job Overview:

The Internal Consulting Hub team is looking for a dynamic and experienced Project Manager to join the team based in the Americas’ leading large-scale change initiatives across the organization. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing complex projects, driving organizational change, and fostering collaboration among diverse teams. This role requires strong leadership skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to navigate through ambiguity.

Within Oliver Wyman, there is a consistent stream of initiatives and change projects that exhibit one or more of the following characteristics:

Has significant strategic importance to the organization

Spans uniformly across Support functions with no clear fit of responsibility

Spans across Business Units/Regions/organizational boundaries which expands beyond the responsibilities of individuals working within a single organizational unit

Requires business-side ownership to manage change (i.e. push adoption, set-up supporting infrastructure, etc.)

Requires access to sensitive information which does not permit a temporary resource (i.e. beached consultant) to perform the task

Key Responsibilities:

Plays a lead role in the delivery of strategic initiatives across Oliver Wyman

Identify potential risks and develop strategies to mitigate them. Monitor project progress and adjust plans as needed to address challenges.

Collaborate with senior leadership, function heads, and key stakeholders to define project goals and ensure alignment with organizational objectives. Facilitate regular communication and updates.

Manage change programs or projects that span across support functions and/or Business Units/Regions/organizational units (e.g. Task Tracker, BFF)

Execute initiatives requiring access to sensitive information (e.g. Partner Survey, Infrastructure Satisfaction Survey, etc.)

Support functions that operate at a global and cross-function/practice level when required (e.g. Internal Communications)

Develop recommendations to issues and challenges from tasks at hand

Experience Required:

3-5 years of Project/program management experience in complex and long-term initiatives

Track record of sound strategic decision-making and ownership of business issues

Proficiency in project management tools and software

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

Solved complex problems across multiple disciplines and functions

Broad knowledge of support/operational functions within Oliver Wyman

Skills and Attributes:

Strong project, process and change management skills

Ability to work independently with minimal oversight while adapting to project constraints

Strong interpersonal skills to interact with individuals across functions and levels

Natural ability to train and influence behavior of all types of individuals

Ability to summarize key information for discussion and decision by firm leaders

Intellectual curiosity to learn and understand processes/operations in the organization

Ability to see the strategic picture and complex interdependencies concurrently

Initiative to pursue answers while ensuring stakeholders participate and are informed

Ability to converge and formulate recommendations within challenging constraints

Strong analytical skills to derive fact-based recommendations

Can produce flawless analytics and derive deep insight

Ability to interpret and handle sensitive information within a broader context

Ability to re-prioritize responsibilities and tasks dependent on organizational needs

Comfortable in an ambiguous and fast-changing environment

Significant personal network, well-respected role model and seen as a leader

Marsh & McLennan Companies is a global professional services firm providing advice and solutions in the areas of risk, strategy and human capital. It is the parent company of a number of the world's leading risk experts and specialty consultants, including Marsh, the insurance broker and risk advisor; Guy Carpenter, the risk and reinsurance specialist; Mercer, the provider of HR and related financial advice and services; and Oliver Wyman, the management consultancy. With over 81,000 colleagues advise clients in 130 countries and annual revenue of nearly $19 billion, Marsh & McLennan Companies provides analysis, advice and transactional capabilities to clients in more than 130 countries. Its stock (ticker symbol: MMC) is listed on the New York, Chicago and London stock exchanges.

Marsh & McLennan Companies offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits and programs including health and welfare, tuition assistance, 401K, employee assistance program, domestic partnership benefits, career mobility, employee network groups, volunteer opportunities, and other programs. For more information about our company, please visit us at: www.mmc.com. We embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the many backgrounds, heritages and perspectives of our colleagues and clients. For more information, please visit us at: www.mmc.com/diversity. Marsh McLennan and its Affiliates are EOE Minority/Female/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity employers.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.