Private Capital​/Education – Engagement Manager

Private Capital/Education – Engagement Manager

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Oliver Wyman’s Private Equity team in North America is looking to hire consultants to support its rapid growth. The team works with private equity investors throughout the deal transaction lifecycle: from opportunity identification through due diligence and post‑transaction value realization.

We have completed hundreds of engagements for leading private equity firms across North America, Europe, the Middle East, China and Southeast Asia, creating sustainable shareholder value.

Location:

New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC

Roles:
Engagement Managers, open to Associates and Senior Consultants

We are not typical ‘management’ consultants. We provide industry‑ and discipline‑specific knowledge and expertise to amplify our impact and help our clients shape the future.

The team is looking for experienced professionals who are already working or are interested in focusing on serving private equity clients in the Education sector, including higher education, K‑12, and EdTech.

As an Engagement Manager you will lead and execute due diligence engagements and/or post‑transaction engagements for private equity funds and portfolio companies. You will ensure findings are insightful, data‑driven, and provide strategic thought leadership.

• Professional working experience with exposure to commercial and operational due diligence in a management consulting firm.
• Experience across or within industries in Private Equity.
• In‑depth experience with customer research techniques (interviews, surveys, focus groups, etc.).
• Strong background in strategic problem solving with demonstrable analytical skills.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluent in English.
• Undergraduate or advanced degree from a strong academic program.
• Initiative to learn new skills and apply them.
• Creativity to develop novel solutions.
• Aptitude for analytical work, extracting key issues from complex data.
• Willingness to work fluidly and respectfully with a talented team.

We value self‑starters, free thinkers, collective endeavour, respectful interaction, meritocracy, and balanced lives.

Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting with offices in more than 70 cities across 30 countries.

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Base salary range: $225,000 - $240,000. Base pay determined by experience, skills, training, location, certifications, and education. Eligible for performance‑based incentives and a competitive total rewards package including health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401(k) savings and other retirement programs, and employee assistance programs.