Job Description

Company: Oliver Wyman

Description:

About Oliver Wyman

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 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 business of Marsh McLennan [NYSE: MMC].

For more information, visit www.oliverwyman.com. Follow Oliver Wyman on Twitter @OliverWyman.

Job Overview:

The consulting business of Oliver Wyman offers a dynamic and fast-growing environment with an excellent team spirit. The Knowledge Services (KS) team comprises an international team of 180 staff providing research and knowledge management support to consultant teams globally. The Research team supports our firm by planning and executing research projects for our consulting teams to create high impact solutions for our clients. This work includes the interpretation, evaluation, and preparation of results.

We are seeking junior to mid-level research professionals to join our Knowledge Services Research team in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Knowledge Services department supports consultants with market data and competitor information necessary for successful planning and execution of strategy projects on various topics and industries.

As a Researcher at Oliver Wyman, you will conduct research to support information requests submitted by internal clients and members of Oliver Wyman\xe2\x80\x99s global knowledge organization. You will have access to a wide array of information resources including online databases covering economic, market and company information. With these resources, you will be trained to identify and source macroeconomic indicators, company financial data, industry trends as well as conduct focused literature reviews. You will also maintain your own topical information products to help consulting teams stay current in their knowledge of changes and trends in key industry areas. Over time you will learn to analyze data and information to glean deeper insights to enhance your deliverables and service to your clients. The successful candidate will provide support across multiple sectors, with a perspective to focus on a specific industry.

Experience Required:

• University degree and it will be an advantage if have demonstrated knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, and fundamental economics
• Experience in market research or academic research, and databases user experience can join at a Research Associate level
• Additional Asian language skills would be an asset: Professional working proficiency level.
• Working experience in a corporate environment or professional services or consulting firms is an advantage
• Asia Pacific market knowledge of specific industry or economic sector is an advantage
• Being inquisitive by nature, enjoy solving complex problems, attentive to details, able to summarize and organize information and demonstrate excellent structuring skills. You should be able to prioritize your own work to satisfy competing client demands, have a growth mindset and high-quality standards, willing to continuously improve your skills to enhance service to our clients.

• A stimulating working environment that provides opportunities for professional growth, access to mentoring and training programs
• Attractive compensation package and selection of benefits
• Working in diverse and dynamic team environment. Inclusive culture with Employee Resources Groups and CSR activities
• Friendly and flexible workplace that promotes work-life balance.
• A range of digital collaboration and online communication tools to support effective teaming

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