Private Capital/Education – Engagement Manager

About the role

Oliver Wyman’s Private Equity team in North America is seeking consultants to support rapid growth. The team collaborates with private equity investors across the full transaction lifecycle—from opportunity identification through due diligence and post-transaction value realization. Oliver Wyman employs a multi-specialist approach, assembling teams with deep industry and functional expertise, proprietary methodologies, and a global network to deliver differentiated results for clients. The team has 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 role offers the opportunity to join a successful team at the center of the firm’s strategy, with rapid professional growth, entrepreneurial work, and shared achievement.

Roles and locations

• Engagement Managers
• Open to Associates and Senior Consultants

Locations: New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC

Responsibilities

Engagement Managers lead projects day to day, overseeing due diligence and post-transaction engagements that support private equity funds and their portfolio companies. Responsibilities include:

• Leading and executing due diligence and post-transaction engagements
• Ensuring findings are insightful and data-driven
• Providing strategic thought leadership and managing technical and operational execution details
• Demonstrating strong communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have most of the following:

• Professional experience with commercial and operational due diligence in a management consulting firm
• Experience working across or within industries 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
• Fluency in English
• An undergraduate or advanced degree from a strong academic program
• Initiative and a willingness to learn new skills and apply existing ones
• Creativity and the ability to generate novel ideas to solve complex client problems
• Aptitude for analytical work, including extracting insights from large data sets and identifying key issues in complex challenges
• Ability to work effectively and respectfully within a high-performing team

Pay

The applicable base salary range for this role is $225,000 – $240,000. Base pay is determined based on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, and education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions are made on a case-by-case basis. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.