Senior Consultant

Oliver Wyman Group•San Francisco, CA

3d•$135,000 - $240,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Oliver Wyman’s Private Equity team in North America is looking to hire consultants to support its rapid growth. The team works with private equity investors throughout the deal transaction lifecycle: from opportunity identification through due diligence and post-transaction value realization. At Oliver Wyman, we take a multi-specialist approach to our engagements, bringing teams comprising both deep industry and functional expertise, supported by proprietary approaches and a world-class network. This enables our clients to achieve differentiated results, both on deals and post-transaction. We have completed hundreds of engagements for leading private equity firms across North America, Europe, the Middle East, China and Southeast Asia creating sustainable shareholder value. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a successful team at the center of the firm’s strategy. Consultants are given the opportunity for rapid professional growth, to participate in entrepreneurial work, and to share in the achievement of the team. The team are looking for experienced professionals who are already working in or are interested in focusing on the industrials industry, serving private equity clients. Oliver Wyman is a diverse and entrepreneurial partnership of individuals who like to pursue new opportunities or build a unique franchise doing what they do best in a collegial, fun environment. Clients hire Oliver Wyman for specialized expertise.

Requirements

Professional working experience with commercial due diligence in a management consulting firm.
Individuals who have worked in industrials within Private Equity.
Knowledge and in-depth experience with customer research techniques (interviews, surveys, focus groups, etc.).
A strong background in strategic problem solving with demonstrable analytical skills.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in both formal and informal settings.
Fluent in English.
An undergraduate or advanced degree from a strong academic program.
Know how to take the initiative, seeking out opportunities to learn new skills and put the ones you’ve already got to good use.
Creativity: ready to come up with novel ideas to solve our clients’ biggest problems.
Aptitude for analytical work, like sniffing out clues in massive data sets or hunting down the key issues in a hugely complex challenge.
A willingness to work fluidly and respectfully with our incredibly talented team.

Responsibilities

Executes work stream(s) from start to finish, including structuring and solving problems, synthesizing and communicating insights / recommendations and work planning.
Develops research and analysis plans for themselves and more junior consultants, selecting appropriate paths and identify key hypotheses.
Directs the work of one or more junior consultants, and starts to become the ‘go-to’ person for the client on specific topics, shifting focus towards people and client management.
Break down complex problems into discrete tasks, identifying the key aspects of a problem and directing the focus of junior consultants to those elements.
Effectively plan and execute analysis as well as identify the core issues in complex analyses in order to be able to craft suitable recommendations.
Work side by side with clients and your project team members to move projects forward and manage small teams to get the work done.
Lead and execute due diligence engagements and/or post-transaction engagements aimed at supporting private equity funds and their portfolio companies.
Ensure that findings are insightful, and data driven.
Provide thought leadership at a strategic level – and command of all the technical and operational details of execution.