Associate – Johannesburg

Oliver Wyman; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1 166 000 - 1 500 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading management consulting firm in Johannesburg seeks an Associate with at least 4-6 years of relevant experience. The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, focusing on strategic problem-solving and teamwork. As an Associate, you'll break down complex issues, formulate recommendations, and collaborate closely with clients. A top-tier degree and fluency in English are essential for success in this dynamic environment that promotes professional growth and meritocracy.

Benefits

Attractive compensation

Continuous training

Flexible work options

Qualifications

• At least 4–6 years of relevant experience with a consulting firm.
• Strong background in strategic problem-solving.
• Fluency in English is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Break down complex problems into discrete tasks.
• Plan and execute analysis to craft recommendations.
• Work with clients and manage small teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Education

Undergraduate or advanced degree from a top academic program

Job description

Job Title

Oliver Wyman – Associate – Johannesburg

About the Company

Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With offices in 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 6,000 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 wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh McLennan Companies (NYSE : MMC).

Why Join Us

• A growing, entrepreneurial firm with exceptional economics; global revenues exceeded $2.0 bn.
• Work with our clients' senior management from Day one to solve challenging problems.
• A meritocratic ecosystem that provides rapid development without an MBA.
• Specialization at your own pace, with the opportunity to work across multiple industries.
• Significant international assignments and attractive compensation for performance.
• Programs to ensure work‑life quality and career flexibility through our Flex OW talent initiatives, including month‑work years, sabbaticals, non‑profit fellowships and corporate externships.
• An open, respectful and inclusive culture that welcomes, values and supports all colleagues as they are.
• A company that is committed to having fun and providing a springboard to exciting future career options.
• Continuous training available at all levels and across various domains.

The Role and Responsibilities

ASSOCIATE – Responsibilities:

• Break down complex problems into discrete tasks, identifying the key aspects of a problem and directing the focus of junior consultants to those elements.
• Effectively plan and execute analysis and identify the core issues in complex analyses in order to craft suitable recommendations.
• Work side‑by‑side with clients and project team members to move projects forward and manage small teams to get the work done.

Qualifications

• At least 4–6 years of relevant experience, ideally with a top‑tier strategy consulting firm (or similar organization).
• Knowledge within Financial Services.
• 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 top academic program.
• An aptitude for analytical work, such as sniffing out clues in massive data sets or hunting down the key issues in a hugely complex challenge.
• A willingness to work fluidly and respectfully with our incredibly talented team.
• Knowledge of how to take initiative, seek out opportunities to learn new skills and put the ones you’ve already got to good use – not just intelligence, but creativity too.

Values & Culture

• Self‑starters and free thinkers who work well in a team.
• Common aspiration, collective endeavour, shared success.
• We value an environment where every member is encouraged and expected to voice his or her opinion.
• Opportunity without artificial barriers – meritocracy is created by removing artificial barriers to opportunity.
• Balanced lives – we value people whose lives balance work and non‑work activities because we believe they are more interesting colleagues and can make better contributions to the firm.
• We push ourselves hard to deliver excellence, but 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.
• We fundamentally value each other’s time and are sensitive to how it is used.
• We are an output‑not‑input based culture, respecting people’s personal decisions and believing that one’s workload must be sustainable.
• We seek balance for ourselves and our colleagues.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Oliver Wyman, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE : MMC), is a management consulting firm that combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise to help clients optimize their business, improve operations and accelerate performance.

Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman.

With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin colour, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

We are also committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process.

All Marsh McLennan 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.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office.