Education Sector Engagement Manager – Private Equity

Oliver Wyman; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 225,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Oliver Wyman’s Private Equity team in North America seeks Engagement Managers and senior consultants to support its rapid growth across education sector engagements, including higher education, K-12, and EdTech. The roles oversee due diligence and post-transaction work for private equity clients, with emphasis on data-driven findings and client relationships.

Engagement Managers lead projects on a day-to-day basis, require strong analytical skills and exceptional communication, and collaborate

Qualifications

• Professional working experience with exposure to commercial and operational due diligence in a management consulting firm.
• Individuals who have worked 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.
• Fluent in English.
• An undergraduate or advanced degree from a strong academic program.
• 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: you’ll be ready to come up with novel ideas to solve our clients’ biggest problems.

Responsibilities

• Engagement Managers are the on-scene leaders who lead our projects day to day.
• You will lead and execute due diligence engagements and/or post-transaction engagements aimed at supporting private equity funds and their portfolio companies.
• You will ensure that findings are insightful, and data driven, with strong client relationships and clear communication.

Skills

Due diligence experience

Private equity exposure

Analytical problem solving

Written and verbal communication

Fluent in English

Cross-industry experience

Education

Undergraduate or advanced degree

Job description

Oliver Wyman’s Private Equity team in North America seeks Engagement Managers and senior consultants to support its rapid growth across education sector engagements, including higher education, K-12, and EdTech. The roles oversee due diligence and post-transaction work for private equity clients, with emphasis on data-driven findings and client relationships.

Engagement Managers lead projects on a day-to-day basis, require strong analytical skills and exceptional communication, and collaborate