Oliver Wyman - Recruiting Lead - NY/Chicago

About Oliver Wyman

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 organizational transformation. Over 7,000 professionals help clients optimize their business, improve their operations and risk profiles, and accelerate their organizational performance to seize the most attractive opportunities. Oliver Wyman’s thought leadership is evident in our agenda-setting books, white papers, research reports, and articles in the business press. Our clients are the CEOs and executive teams of the top Global 1,000 companies.

The Actuarial Practice of Oliver Wyman works with companies to manage property and casualty, life and annuity, and healthcare risks across a broad range of industries. Our firm assists with the quantification of risk and loss exposures and provides advice on external business strategy, internal risk management, implications of mergers and acquisitions, and new product development. We use mathematical and statistical modeling skills and our qualitative assessment methodologies to assist our clients in evaluating and addressing risk. We offer solutions so our clients may manage and prepare for the potential financial consequences of uncertain future events.

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Job Overview:

Oliver Wyman is seeking a Recruiting Lead to oversee experienced-hire recruiting, focused initially on the Property & Casualty (P&C) practice within Oliver Wyman Actuarial, and supporting other practices based on business need. This role will be responsible for managing all lateral and Partner hiring across the practice and will be a key member of the broader Oliver Wyman Experienced Hire Recruiting function in the region.

This is a hybrid role that will require a presence in the office three days per week. There is no option to be fully remote.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lateral Hiring: Manage lateral hiring within OW Actuarial’s P&C practice, supporting other practices across OW Actuarial and Insurance & Asset Management based on business needs

• Partner Recruitment: Lead complex Partner and senior-level searches, including market mapping, candidate assessment, offer development, and stakeholder alignment

• Talent Strategy & Market Intelligence: Partner with Practice Leaders to understand current and future talent needs, translating business strategy into proactive recruiting plans and pipelines. Serve as a trusted advisor to practice leadership by conducting regular market analyses and providing insights on talent availability, compensation trends, competitor activity, and hiring market dynamics, informing strategic workforce planning and recruitment decisions.

• Process Improvement: Proactively identify opportunities for continuous improvement in our recruitment process and support implementation of recommended adjustments

• Talent Identification: Utilize various channels including direct applications, employee referrals, direct sourcing, job board postings, and search firms to identify outstanding candidates

• Quality Assurance: Define essential skill sets and screening criteria to maintain high standards and consistency throughout the recruitment process

• Search Firm Management: Manage external search firm relationships across the P&C practice (and other practices as needed), coordinating with others on the Recruiting team as appropriate

• Stakeholder Relations: Manage relationships with key stakeholders to foster collaboration and alignment in recruitment efforts

• Candidate Experience: Oversee the entire recruitment lifecycle, ensuring a seamless and positive experience for candidates while upholding our brand standards

• Offer Management and Closing: Lead offer development, negotiation, and closing strategies in partnership with practice leaders, Human Capital, and Compensation teams. Manage candidate expectations throughout the process to maximize offer acceptance and minimize the risk of attrition

• Onboarding: Partner with Human Capital stakeholders to facilitate a smooth onboarding process, ensuring new hires are integrated effectively into our culture

Experience Required:

• 8+ years of relevant recruiting experience in a fast-paced and dynamic client services business environment

• Actuarial and/or insurance industry experience strongly preferred; experience recruiting P&C professionals is a plus

• Bachelor’s degree

• Executive search experience preferred but not required

Skills and Attributes:

• Proven ability to establish and grow relationships at all levels within an organization

• Credible, highly professional, and able to communicate and negotiate effectively while managing diverse personalities, cultures, and backgrounds

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to tailor the message to fit the audience

• Self-motivated and proactive; someone who takes full ownership of his or her work and is flexible to prioritize or reprioritize as needed

• Comfortable working with data (Excel, PowerPoint)

• Creative, strategic thinker who continually seeks ways to improve processes

• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy, even when juggling multiple projects and tasks simultaneously

• Highly organized, with an excellent ability to prioritize and manage one’s day and schedule to effectively meet deadlines

• Comfortable working independently, but able to thrive in a team setting, all while working in a fast-paced environment

The applicable base salary range for this role is: $126,000 to $168,000.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401(k) savings, and other retirement programs, as well as employee assistance programs.

Oliver Wyman is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X. 


The Actuarial Practice of Oliver Wyman, a Marsh business, advises clients across a broad spectrum of risk management issues. We are a rapidly growing group with offices expanding across the globe. Our actuaries hold the highest professional qualifications and are nationally recognized as experts in their field(s). We use mathematical and statistical modeling skills and our qualitative assessment methodologies to assist clients in evaluating and addressing risk. Our solutions help clients manage and prepare for the potential financial consequences of uncertain future events. We bring a combination of broad-based expertise with specialized knowledge of specific risks, allowing us to provide independent, objective advice in the three primary areas of risk: healthcare, life and annuity, and property and casualty.

Marsh 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 color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting View email address on click.appcast.io.

Marsh 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. All Marsh 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.