Oliver Wyman

**Switzerland - Zurich** **Engagement Manager or Principal (M/F/d) | INSURANCE** **WHO WE ARE** Oliver Wyman’s Insurance practice supports its clients with leading edge topics. Our client list includes almost all top global insurers in both life and non-life, along with all major domestic insurers as well as other market participants such as investors or distribution companies. The Oliver Wyman Insurance practice uniquely combines deep strategy expertise, a thorough quantitative understanding and rich implementation experience. As a business of Marsh & McLennan, we have further very strong assets in insurance with Mercer, Marsh, and Guy Carpenter. We set ourselves apart by providing our clients with specialist knowledge in topics across the entire insurance value chain from top of the house strategy to finance and risk to operations. **WHAT YOU WILL DO** Experienced professionals bring us the know-how to make lasting change for our clients and our company. We are not typical ‘management’ consultants. We provide industry - and discipline-specific knowledge and expertise, which amplifies our impact and helps us shape the future for our clients. Oliver Wyman is a diverse, entrepreneurial, non-competitive partnership of individuals who like to pursue new opportunities or build a unique franchise doing what they do best in a collegial, fun environment. **ENGAGEMENT MANAGERS** are the on-scene leaders who run our projects day to day. You will lead the team through an efficient and effective problem-solving process from initial thought process through convergence on a solution. You will ensure that recommendations are correct, practical, sensible, relevant and cohesive. It’s a role that demands thought leadership at the strategic level - and command of all the technical and operational details of execution. You will need great communication skills and the ability to forge strong relationships. **PRINCIPALS** are experts in particular content areas and provide day-to-day leadership of complex client projects and aspects of the client relationship and commercial process, teaming with Partners. They ensure on-time delivery that meets or exceeds agreed upon goals, leveraging Oliver Wyman best practice, their own expertise and the firm’s technical competence. They become trusted advisors to senior clients, with the ability to guide and influence their thinking, and to be viewed as experts in particular content areas. Oliver Wyman Principals are seen as Partners of the future and, as such, are fully engaged in building business through identifying new and expanded opportunities; they create exciting and additive intellectual capital through thought leadership and are knowledgeable on a broad range of adjacent topics. Principals develop others and build a strong personal brand both within and outside the firm. **WHAT YOU WILL BRING** - At least 5-7 years of relevant experience, ideally with a top-tier strategy consulting firm or large insurer (or other similar organizations) - Strong background in problem solving with demonstrable analytical skills - Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in both formal and informal settings - Undergraduate or advanced degree from a top academic program - Willingness to travel - Fluent German and English skills - 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: ready to come up with novel ideas to solve our clients’ biggest problems. - A willingness to work fluidly and respectfully with our incredibly talented team. **WHY WORK AT OLIVER WYMAN ?** Working as part of our global, entrepreneurial company, you will do meaningful work from day one. We are looking for individuals who challenge the norm, and constantly strive to build something new for the firm and the world around us. At Oliver Wyman, there's no "one size fits all" - we hire exceptional people and help them thrive through a built-in support network, flexible career paths, and no artificial barriers to advancement. We have a collaborative, supportive and impactful team environment - we want you to bring your authentic self and enjoy working alongside diverse and down-to-earth colleagues who do serious work, but don't take themselves too seriously. **OUR VALUES & CULTURE** We create breakthroughs to achieve the amazing **Be brave** We stand behind our beliefs while exploring what drives them. We stand up for what is right and persevere through difficulty. We venture into the unknown, staying open to our greatest possibilities. **Lead with heart** We build relationships with clients and colleagues that last, grounded in transparency, authenticity, and trust. We love what we do and have fun while we do it. And we combine this passion with rigor and skill to drive sustainable performance. **Strive for breakthroughs** We bring deep expertise and profound curiosi