Private Capital/Education – Engagement Manager

The Private Equity team at Oliver Wyman in North America is hiring 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. Oliver Wyman takes a multi-specialist approach, bringing teams with deep industry and functional expertise, supported by proprietary approaches and a world-class network. This enables clients to achieve differentiated results on deals and post-transaction. The firm 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.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join 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 team’s achievements. The role focuses on serving private equity clients in the Education sector, including higher education, K-12, and EdTech.

Oliver Wyman is a diverse and entrepreneurial partnership where individuals pursue new opportunities or build unique franchises in a collegial, fun environment. Clients hire Oliver Wyman for its specialized expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute due diligence engagements and/or post-transaction engagements supporting private equity funds and their portfolio companies.
• Ensure findings are insightful and data-driven.
• Provide thought leadership at a strategic level while managing the technical and operational details of execution.
• Forge strong relationships with clients and team members through excellent communication.

Requirements

• Professional working experience with exposure to commercial and operational due diligence in a management consulting firm.
• Experience working across or within industries in 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 to seek out opportunities to learn new skills and apply existing ones.
• Creativity and the ability to generate novel ideas to solve clients’ biggest problems.
• Aptitude for analytical work, including interpreting large data sets and identifying key issues in complex challenges.
• Willingness to collaborate fluidly and respectfully with a talented team.

Our Values & Culture

• Self-starters and free thinkers: Individuals who are motivated, energetic, and entrepreneurial.
• Common aspiration, collective endeavor, shared success: A focus on impact, legacy, and shaping the environment.
• Straightforward, open, respectful interaction: An environment where every team member is encouraged to voice their opinion.
• Opportunity without artificial barriers: A meritocracy where barriers to opportunity are removed.
• Balanced lives: Valuing work-life balance, flexibility, and sustainable workloads. The firm supports career breaks for personal or family reasons and respects personal decisions.

About Oliver Wyman

Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting, with offices in more than 70 cities across 30 countries. The firm combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation. With over 6,000 professionals worldwide, Oliver Wyman helps clients optimize their business, improve operations and risk profiles, and accelerate organizational performance. Oliver Wyman is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC).

Pay

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

Benefits

• Health and welfare benefits.
• Tuition assistance.
• 401K savings and other retirement programs.
• Employee assistance programs.

Schedule

Oliver Wyman is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections, and professional development benefits of working in the office. All 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.