Oliver Wyman – Research Team Lead/Manager – Kuala Lumpur

Company: Oliver Wyman Description: 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 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   Job Overview: We are seeking an experienced Research Professional and Team Lead to join our Research team in Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia.  The Research Team Lead is a member of our global Knowledge Services team and is responsible for ensuring our KL-based Researchers provide high quality data and information support for business development and client projects globally.  The Research Team Lead will coordinate secondary research efforts for a team of 4-5 researchers to ensure that our service evolves with our internal client’s needs.  Our distinct approach is characterized by deep specialization and rigorous fact-based analysis.

Lead will be seasoned research professional capable of leading by example in a blended practitioner and leadership role.

Lead should be able to converse credibly and confidently as a thought partner with all levels. Our challenging and stimulating environment gives the Knowledge Service Research Team opportunities to gain deep insights into the sectors we cover and provides for ongoing professional development in a supportive and collaborative culture.

Team Leadership Responsibilities Manage a growing team of Researchers in Kuala Lumpur Supervise the team’s workflow to ensure efficiency, quality, and client impact Liaise with peer Research Managers on strategic global projects and to ensure global best practice sharing Support team in conducting timely, accurate and cost-effective research that is synthesized for impact Establish and assign goals to team members and evaluate their performance Instil strong team commitment to professional development and the promotion of a continuous learning mindset Responsible for coaching, mentoring, and developing career paths for direct reports Recommend all HC actions for team members including staffing, pay changes, performance evaluations Research Responsibilities Work with a wide range of information tools and proprietary databases, providing both quick solutions and in-depth research for the business. Be able to think critically and develop the most efficient solutions Synthesize information and glean key concepts and trends from the information, provide own point of view and basic insights in the deliverables. Collaborate with consultants engaged in client service, business development or intellectual capital building by delivering highly relevant and well-synthesized research. Directly engage in strategic projects, together with our research specialists and consultants, contribute to updates and maintenance of customized knowledge products Build expertise across sectors, related topics and master tools and resources to support data analysis. Use MS Office tools to produce graphical portrayal of research findings, customized to project needs Experience Required Experience supervising activities of a team of 4-5 staff members Demonstrated research experience covering financial services in a business setting (7+ years) at a management consultancy, investment bank, asset manager, private equity firm, research specialist provider or financial technology firm preferred