Oliver Wyman - Trading Strategy & Risk - Energy - Principal

Marsh McLennan•Boston, MA

9d•$250,000 - $265,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Oliver Wyman is seeking experienced professionals to join their Energy practice as Principals. This role offers excellent career and growth opportunities for talented, highly motivated individuals with significant prior experience in strategy consulting and/or the energy and commodities trading strategy & risk industry. Principals provide day-to-day leadership of client projects, manage complex programs, guide and influence clients, identify new business opportunities, create intellectual capital, develop others, and lead firm-building activities. They serve as the primary contact point for senior client executives and consultants on engagements. The ideal candidate will have a strong strategic mindset, transformation credentials, a solid quantitative foundation, and executive presence. This role is based in Houston, with consideration for NYC/Chicago candidates open to travel or relocation. US work authorization is required.

Requirements

8+ years’ experience strategy consulting is preferred, but a combination of strategy consulting and Trading Strategy & Risk industry experience will be considered
Expert-level practice-specific knowledge in energy & commodities — oil, gas/LNG, power; metals or ags a plus.
Strategic mindset and transformation credentials: we're looking for people who have shaped and led change (operating models, risk frameworks, commercial strategy), NOT technical specialists, ETRM/CTRM implementation expertise is not in focus.
Strong quantitative foundation (derivatives, risk measurement) without needing to be a pure quant; familiarity with how AI/ML is being applied in trading and risk is a plus.
Executive presence and client-facing potential, as these hires will advise leadership teams.
Houston strongly preferred. NYC/Chicago candidates considered if open to Houston travel or relocation.
US-based with existing US work authorization (firm requirement)
A strong background in strategic problem solving with demonstrable analytical skills.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in both formal and informal settings.
Know how to take the initiative, seeking out opportunities to learn new skills and put the ones you’ve already got to good use.
Not just intelligence, but creativity too: you’ll be ready to come up with novel ideas to solve our clients’ biggest problems.
Have an aptitude for analytical work, like sniffing out clues in massive data sets or hunting down the key issues in a hugely complex challenge.

Nice To Haves

familiarity with how AI/ML is being applied in trading and risk is a plus.

Responsibilities

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