Lead Senior Analyst; Quant and Qual skills

Lead Senior Analyst (Quant and Qual skills required), London

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 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 seeking a Lead Senior Analyst to join our Oliver Wyman Forum team in London.

Please Note: Oliver Wyman/MMC operates a hybrid working policy and we will require the successful candidate to work from the London Baker Street office at least 60% of the time.

About the Oliver Wyman Forum:

Oliver Wyman launched the Oliver Wyman Forum in 2019 with the mission to build leadership communities to act on shared global challenges. To achieve this, our team brings together Oliver Wyman’s most accomplished thought leaders to address select C‑Suite topics by merging insights and experiences to help leaders see the world differently. Our work is based on extensive collaboration with external influencers with whom we co‑create solutions to achieve tangible impact that empowers leaders across public and private sectors to act.

About the Lead Senior Analyst role:

The Oliver Wyman Forum is seeking a Lead Senior Analyst for the AI platform on our “Workforce and Consumer of the Future” Research team.

You will own key content work streams through shaping and delivering research that equips senior leaders with timely, actionable insight on the forces transforming industry and society. In this role, you’ll work closely with the Senior Fellow, independently managing complex deliverables from framing to final synthesis, turning data and ideas into narratives that take shape across a range of output formats, from rapid, concise briefs to in‑depth reports.

You’ll apply modern AI tools and structured workflows to accelerate research, drafting, and QA while maintaining high editorial standards. This is a great fit for someone who thrives on intellectual challenges, brings a sharp editorial eye, and enjoys mentoring others while working collaboratively with colleagues from across the organization.

You’ll also coordinate cross‑functional execution across design, editorial, marketing, and events teams — ensuring timelines, roles, and deliverables stay aligned from concept to completion. This is a role for someone who thrives on intellectual challenge, brings a sharp editorial eye, and enjoys mentoring others while contributing to an agile, high‑performing team.

Immediate impact, continuous challenge!

• You’ll work on challenging projects that have a meaningful impact on clients, industries, and societies from day one.
• We’ll ask you to challenge the norm and constantly strive to build something new to shape our firm and the world around us.
• You’ll be a contributing team member from the start, working with senior colleagues and clients to build trust‑based relationships and deliver breakthrough impact.
• Your experience will be diverse, offering new opportunities to expand your toolkit and to team with specialists who have deep subject‑matter and technical expertise.

Who we are looking for…

We look for people who display initiative, intuition, and creativity and have a strong problem solving and analytical mindset, however preference will be given to candidates with:

• 5+ years of relevant Analyst experience, ideally from within a top‑tier strategy consulting/professional services firm, leading think tank, research institute, or technology firm
• Proven ability to independently lead complex research work streams from framing to synthesis, integrating analytical rigor with strong narrative instincts
• Hands‑on fluency with AI tools and automation to speed up research, synthesis, and production, paired with strong judgment for verification, prompt design, and model output QA – those with a technical or engineering background would be advantageous
• Strong technical and quantitative…