Career Development/Talent Manager (m/f/d)

at  Marsh Mclennan Companies Inc

DESCRIPTION:

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 7,000 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’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 1000 companies.
Visit our website for more details about Oliver Wyman: www.oliverwyman.com
We are seeking a Career Development/Talent Manager to join our team in Munich, Frankfurt or Berlin. Please note that this is a maternity leave cover and a temporary fixed-term contract for 18-months.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Ideal candidates will have at least 2-4 years of relevant professional experience in a fast-paced and dynamic client services business environment
• Talent Management experience preferred
• Experience balancing ever-changing work demands in a challenging environment with numerous stakeholders to satisfy
• Proven ability to foster relationships at all levels of the organization

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree preferably in Psychology, Human Resource Management or Business Administration
• Fluent in German & English
• Excellent communication skills on all levels of the organization
• Collaborative and works effectively as part of a high-performing team
• Credible, highly professional, able to communicate and negotiate effectively with partners and consultants
• Ability to problem solve in a fast pace environment
• Creative, strategic thinker, who continually seeks ways to improve the way things are done
• Proactive, high performing multi-tasker who takes full ownership of their work and manages the details

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Excellent MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

WHY JOIN US AT OLIVER WYMAN?

At Oliver Wyman, we lead with heart - we love what we do and have fun while we do it! We also strive for breakthroughs by questioning, seeking diverse perspectives, and finding powerful and sustainable solutions. If you share these values and want to work as one and own our impact at the same time, be brave and achieve the amazing with us!

• We’re 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
• We value an environment where every member of Oliver Wyman is encouraged and expected to voice his or her opinion
• We 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. 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.

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www.oliverwyman.com/careers
Marsh & McLennan Companies and its Affiliates are EOE Minority/Female/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity employers.
Job ID R_285147

• Be a Talent Manager to about 50 consultants
• Staffing of consultants considering balances between project requirements and execution, development objectives and personal preferences
• Oversee utilization, ensure that trapped capacity is limited
• Talent Management for assigned consultants including on-boarding, performance management and career development
• Management of Mid-Year and Year-End performance management processes
• Act as person of trust for consultants regarding work related issues such as career development, work-life-balance or conflict resolution
• Collaboration with other Human Capital functions regarding topics such as local training or reporting on performance management cases
• Working on project-based initiatives