Business Impact Manager (Practice Manager), 6 month FTC - Paris

Company: Oliver Wyman Description: Oliver Wyman, a Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) business, is a management consulting firm driven by deep industry insight, bold innovation, and a collaborative approach that cuts through complexity to help organizations navigate their most defining transformative moments. For more information, visit  oliverwyman.com , or follow us on  LinkedIn  and  X .     Oliver Wyman is seeking an experienced Practice Manager (Business Impact Manager) for our Consumer, Technology and Telecoms (CTT) practice, t o join our European Business Impact Team on a 6 month Fixed Term contract Please Note: Oliver Wyman/Marsh operates a hybrid working policy of at least 60% in-office attendance About the Role : The Europe Business Impact Team (BIT) supports the growth of Oliver Wyman Europe by seamlessly enabling regional business development and management activities. The Business Impact Manager is a central role in the strategic and commercial development, operation and community building of the Consumer, Technology and Telecommunications practice. Working alongside a Senior Business Impact manager, The role effectively orchestrates practice staff (Partners, affiliated consultants, specialists) and support provided by the infrastructure functions of Oliver Wyman (Human Capital, Finance, Marketing, Knowledge Services, …). The role provides support to the Regional Practice Head and in managing the day-to-day affairs of the practice and is a go-to-person for all colleagues for practice-related topics.  The preferred location for this Business Impact Manager role would be France (Paris) but this is not an absolute requirement. Note: Although the initial deployment of this Business Impact Manager role will be in support of our Consumer, Technology and Telecommunications practice, this deployment may change in the future according to business need. Key Responsibilities include: Developing and leverage trusted relationships with practice leadership and teams, as well as relevant infrastructure teams Managing or support recurring activities that are important to the long-term success and smooth day-to-day running of the practice (not exhaustive) Strategic topics, including Development and implementation of strategies for commercial, corporate, or people development Support of periodic planning activities Delivery of strategic decision support analyses Commercial activities, including Key account planning High impact opportunity management Pipeline management Business operations, including Preparation and facilitation of internal meetings Tracking and follow up of action items Management of business to-do list, prioritizing tasks and initiatives Execution of people management processes such as objective setting cycles Execution of compliance processes etc. Engagement and communication Managing or supporting ad-hoc initiatives according to the needs of the practice Identifying and implementing improvements including in strategic, commercial or operational processes, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness in day-to-day activities. Showing leadership within the Business Impact Team, leading key internal projects or initiatives and enabling the success of fellow members for example through participation in learning and development initiatives, best practice sharing etc. Providing coverage where needed Who we are looking for: The ideal candidate will possess 5+ years of experience in professional services; experience at a leading management consulting firm highly desirable Experience dealing with confidential and business critical issues Quantitative skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (in particular Excel and PowerPoint), proficient user of generative AI tools in a business context      Fluency in English to enable effective communication (written and verbally) with Partners;  further languages, especially French, would be helpful but are not required Skills and Attributes : Curiosity and Market