Talent Management Lead - London

Company:

Oliver Wyman

Description:

At Oliver Wyman, our people are our greatest asset and we're looking for an experienced Talent Management Lead to partner with one of our consulting Practices, ensuring we deploy, develop and retain exceptional consulting talent while helping our business deliver outstanding results for clients.

This is a highly visible business partnering role where you'll work directly with Practice leadership, Partners and consultants, influencing strategic talent decisions while leading day-to-day staffing, consultant development and performance management.

If you enjoy solving complex people challenges, building trusted relationships and making a tangible impact on both people and business outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

Why join Oliver Wyman?

This is an opportunity to :

Become a trusted advisor to senior Practice leaders on talent strategy and workforce planning.

Make a direct impact on consultant careers, development and performance.

Work across Staffing, Talent Management, Recruiting, Learning & Development, Finance and Human Capital in a truly collaborative environment.

Join a global consulting firm that values curiosity, innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.

What you'll be doing :

You'll lead Talent Management for your Practice, balancing business priorities with consultant development by:

Leading project staffing and resource planning across the Practice.

Partnering with Practice leadership to anticipate talent, capacity and performance needs.

Supporting consultant development, career reviews, promotions and performance discussions.

Using workforce data and insights to improve staffing, utilisation and talent outcomes.

Building trusted relationships across consultants, Partners and cross-functional teams.

Leading and developing members of the Talent Management team where applicable.

By the end of your first year, you'll have:

Become the trusted Talent Management partner for your Practice leadership team.

Built a deep understanding of your consultant population, project pipeline and business priorities.

Established effective staffing processes that balance client needs with consultant development.

Successfully supported key performance and promotion cycles.

Identified opportunities to improve talent processes using data, technology and AI.

Helped strengthen collaboration across Talent Management and partner functions.

Who we're looking for

You'll have 5-8 years' experience in Talent Management, Staffing, HR or a fast-paced professional services environment.

Outstanding relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.

Experience of managing competing priorities in a dynamic, client-focused business.

Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data, Excel and PowerPoint.

A collaborative, proactive approach with excellent judgement and attention to detail.

A genuine passion for developing people and helping teams succeed.

We'd be especially interested if you have :

Experience in management consulting or another project-based professional services environment.

Knowledge of staffing, utilisation or resource management systems (such as Certinia).

Experience leading or coaching others.

Curiosity about how technology and AI can improve Talent Management.

About Oliver Wyman:

Oliver Wyman, a Marsh McLennan business (NYSE: MMC), is a global management consulting firm that helps clients navigate their most complex challenges through deep industry expertise, analytical rigour and innovative thinking.

We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone can thrive, and every career can grow. If you're excited by this opportunity but don't meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

Oliver Wyman is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@marsh.com.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.