Oliver Wyman Group Hiring for Partner Talent & Talent Projects Manager – IMEA Job at Dubai Full Time

Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With offices in more than 70 cities across 30 countries, Oliver Wyman combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation.

The firm has more than 5,000 professionals around the world who work with clients to optimize their business, improve their operations and risk profile, and accelerate their organizational performance to seize the most attractive opportunities.

Oliver Wyman is a business of Marsh McLennan [NYSE: MMC]. For more information, visit www.oliverwyman.com. – follow Oliver Wyman on Twitter @OliverWyman.

Oliver Wyman is now looking to recruit a Partner Talent & Talent Projects Manager for our IMEA region – we are open for this role to be based in any of our IMEA offices.

The Opportunity

The Partner Talent Manager & Talent Projects role covers two broad remits:

• Leading and supporting project and best practice initiatives in the IMEA Talent space – this will encompass the full talent spectrum, e.g. recruitment, talent management, reporting, value proposition, and other talent related topics

• The Development, Enrichment, and Progression of Oliver Wyman’s senior business leaders – our Partners are critical to the our success

Key Responsibilities of the role wil include:

• Supporting the Director of Talent and Region Head as well as the regional leadership team in driving Partner development through core Partner processes, including: Partner Year End review, setting of objectives and plans, selecting Partners for Check Points and Deep Dives, identifying training needs, integrating new Partners, helping regional leadership in turning around difficult cases, supporting Talent Review content and action plans.

• Collaborating with the partner committee on EPRC and PRC processes ensuring high quality outcomes and clear outcomes.

• Working and collaborating closely with the Partner Development Committee to ensure engagement of the IMEA Partner group in L&D offerings and feeding into the development of new Partner training offerings.

• Maintaining close links and collaborate with the Partner Development Committee and Partner Development Council to ensure full visibility on how IMEA Partners are progressing through the franchise stages and levels, and how that is translating to business performance.

• Working closely with Talent Management on articulating the Partner value proposition to potential future partners, demystifying the Partner role & requirements.

• Measuring our success – develop a reporting capability (with support from I&D, Talent Analytics, etc.) to provide a one-stop-shop for a range of Partner Performance & Profile statistics and data

• Providing support on regional talent needs and strategies, working closely with CHRO, Director of Talent and Leads in the Talent space as well as other relevant leaders to design approaches & initiative and oversee their successful implementation, e.g. re-design of the Year-end performance management process; restructuring function set-up & design; talent value proposition initiatives

• Playing a key role as a change agent, driving change management plans to accommodate the growth of the region and required adjustments to existing processes in line with the people agenda for the region

• Taking the lead on providing analysis and regular reporting/dashboards for the Talent Function on key data sources, e.g. utilization, recruiting, infrastructure survey, attrition, diversity

• Collaborating with counterparts and relevant stakeholders in other regions to share best practices and ensure collaboration

• Working in partnership with the Director of Talent and Global Leaders in IDB and L&D to ensure the implementation of key global programs at a regional and market level whilst ensuring local customization where required

What we would love to see from you…

• Previous HR, Talent and Performance Management experience, ideally from a professional services, management consulting or international firm

• You’ll be highly creative, a strategic thinking and someone who can develop thought leadership

• You’ll have a ‘challenger mindset’ – the ability to challenge the status quo, input and guidance to leadership on strategic choices, ideally grounded in deep understanding of firm processes

• Strong people management and stakeholder relationship management, leadership skills and relationship management capabilities are essential

• You’ll be comfortable working independently, but can thrive in a team setting; all while working in a fast-paced environment

• Strong communication and influencing skills – you’ll be accomplished in consensus building and ability to adapt style across variety of audiences

Why Oliver Wyman?

We’re serious about making OW a rewarding, progressive, enjoyable and balanced place to work:

• We are individuals who are self-starting, motivated, energetic, entrepreneurial about what we do

• We have the common aspiration to have an impact, leave a legacy and change the world. We have no interest in running a steady-state business. We want to build, grow and shape the environment around us

• Straightforward, open, respectful interaction – we value an environment where every member of Oliver Wyman is encouraged and expected to voice his or her opinion

• We value merit and believe that to create a true meritocracy we need to remove artificial barriers to opportunity

• We value people whose lives balance work and non-work activities because we believe they are both more interesting colleagues and are able to make better contributions to the Firm. We push ourselves hard to deliver excellence, but we also work to extract the maximum benefit from the flexibility of a project-based business.

• We provide the ability to take career breaks for personal or family reasons and we fundamentally value each other’s time and are sensitive to how it is used. We are an output not input-based culture, have respect for people’s personal decisions, and believe that one’s workload must be sustainable. We seek balance for ourselves and our colleagues.