Principal – Private Capital

Who we are

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 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 is a business of Marsh McLennan [NYSE: MMC]. For more information, visit www.oliverwyman.com. Follow Oliver Wyman on X @OliverWyman.

Practice Overview

Private Capital is a specialized capability within the Oliver Wyman consulting business. We help our clients achieve outstanding results, both on deals and post-transaction. We serve private equity firms and their portfolio companies with a focus on delivering a differentiated return on investment across the investment cycle. We also support Corporations with mergers and acquisitions by providing value through all transaction stages: opportunity identification and valuation, project management office (PMO), negotiation support, and sale process management. Our team works across various industry sectors, including Infrastructure, Financial Services, Telco, Transportation, Consumer, Technology, Business Services, and many others.

What you will do

Principals are experts in particular content areas and provide day-to-day leadership of complex client projects and aspects of the client relationship and commercial process, working closely with Partners. They ensure on-time delivery that meets or exceeds agreed-upon goals, leveraging Oliver Wyman best practices, their own expertise, and the firm’s technical competence. They become trusted advisors to senior clients, guiding and influencing their thinking, and are viewed as experts in particular content areas.

Oliver Wyman Principals are seen as future Partners and are fully engaged in building business through identifying new and expanded opportunities. They create exciting and valuable intellectual capital through thought leadership and are knowledgeable on a broad range of adjacent topics. Principals develop others and build a strong personal brand both within and outside the firm.

Collaborating on the execution of individual project modules, including developing hypotheses, managing data collection, model creation and analyses, conducting primary and secondary research, creatively tackling information limitations, and surfacing insights.

Supporting our Partner group in project delivery through accurate and high-quality case execution.

Building and nurturing executive client relationships, presenting to a wide range of audiences, and working day-to-day with clients and other stakeholders.

Managing and developing the capabilities of junior consulting staff.

What you will bring

A minimum of 8-12 years of relevant M&A or private capital experience in a large international company or within strategic consulting or professional services.

Experience in guiding and supporting teams or work streams to achieve goals within set timelines.

Strong background in strategic problem-solving with demonstrable analytical skills.

Strong communication skills and comfort in sharing ideas with senior executives

Undergraduate and/or advanced degree from a top academic program.

Willingness to travel, when required.

Native level Japanese, business-fluent English.

What we offer

25 days of vacation days for well-deserved breaks and Recharge Days.

26 weeks paid paternal leave for all employees.

Discounted health insurance, protecting you and your loved ones.

Flexible work arrangements including hybrid working, supporting you to balance work and life.

Comprehensive training curriculum designed to support career progression at all levels.

Employee assistance programmes that offer free sessions on counselling, wellbeing coaching, holistic support (financial coaching, nutritional support, legal advice) and manager support programs.

Well-being programmes offering discounted gym memberships and health reimbursement.

Company-sponsored social events and team-building activities to foster a collaborative and friendly environment, including regional offsites.

Equal Opportunity

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people regardless of their sex/gender, marital or parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.