Oliver Wyman - Restructuring – Principal - London

Who We Are

Oliver Wyman offers a complete management solution and "one-stop-shop" approach to turning around companies. We act as an impartial and trusted advisor to companies and their financiers as they take on the challenges of strategic, operational, and financial restructuring. As a global team, we place a high priority on developing sustainable restructuring concepts that address the market environment and competitive success factors in addition to short-term liquidity and sustained financial viability. Oliver Wyman acts as an objective expert and a neutral third party who provides quantitatively supported advice to address the interests of management, shareholders, lenders, and other stakeholders. We believe that every company's situation is unique and that taking decisive action can preserve and maximize value. We offer hands‑on support and work with constituents directly in times of crisis. Additionally, we help our customers build stronger, more innovative businesses that are better positioned for sustainable growth. Our team is seeking extraordinary individuals with deep expertise to support our continued expansion in this sector, which is experiencing significant growth.

What You Will Do

We are expanding Oliver Wyman’s Restructuring & Turnaround practice in the UK and are seeking an experienced consulting leader to help shape and grow our business. Combining our expertise in strategic, operational, and financial restructuring with the capabilities of our broader European platform, we support clients through complex turnaround situations and deliver sustainable solutions. This opportunity offers the chance to lead high-impact engagements, develop new business opportunities, and play a pivotal role in building our UK practice while progressing toward Partnership.

PRINCIPALS

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, teaming with Partners. They ensure on‑time delivery that meets or exceeds agreed upon goals, leveraging Oliver Wyman best practice, their own expertise and the firm’s technical competence. They become trusted advisors to senior clients, with the ability to guide and influence their thinking, and to be viewed as experts in particular content areas. Oliver Wyman Principals are seen as Partners of the future and, as such, are fully engaged in building business through identifying new and expanded opportunities; they create exciting and additive 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.

Experience

• At least 7-10 years of relevant experience, ideally in restructuring, turnaround, or performance improvement consulting, preferably with a top‑tier strategy consulting firm or similar organization.
• Proven track record in leading complex restructuring and turnaround engagements.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience in business development and building senior client relationships.
• In‑depth knowledge of strategic, operational, and financial restructuring, combined with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and mentor consulting teams.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ambition to contribute to the growth of our UK restructuring practice.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in both formal and informal settings.
• Ability to work collaboratively across international teams and specialist practices.
• Advanced graduate degree and excellent academic record.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Willingness to travel.

WHY WORK AT OLIVER WYMAN?

Working as part of our global, entrepreneurial company, you will do meaningful work from day one. We are looking for individuals who challenge the norm, and constantly strive to build something new for the firm and the world around us. At Oliver Wyman, there's no "one size fits all" - we hire exceptional people and help them thrive through a built‑in support network, flexible career paths, and no artificial barriers to advancement. We have a collaborative, supportive and impactful team environment - we want you to bring your authentic self and enjoy working alongside diverse and down‑to‑earth colleagues who do serious work, but don't take themselves too seriously.

Our Oliver Wyman Values

• We create breakthroughs to achieve the amazing
• Be brave - We stand behind our beliefs while exploring what drives them. We stand up for what is right and persevere through difficulty. We venture into the unknown, staying open to our greatest possibilities.
• Lead with heart - We build relationships with clients and colleagues that last, grounded in transparency, authenticity, and trust. We love what we do and have fun while we do it. And we combine this passion with rigor and skill to drive sustainable performance.
• Strive for breakthroughs - We bring deep expertise and profound curiosity to the pursuit of ambitious ideas and uncommon insights. We ask bigger questions, seek diverse perspectives, and challenge ourselves to find the most powerful and sustainable solutions.
• Work as one - We succeed as a unified team of colleagues and clients, achieving together what separately would be beyond our reach. We care for and develop one another. We learn from differences, overcome divisions, and celebrate our shared achievements.
• Own our impact - We act as entrepreneurs and stewards of the firm. We own the journey, acting with integrity at every step. And we own our impact, holding ourselves to the highest standards to deliver stronger results for our clients, better opportunities for each other and lasting change for society.

You can find out more about our values here.

Balanced lives

We value people whose lives balance work and non‑work activities because we believe they are both more interesting colleagues and are able to make better contributions to the Firm. We push ourselves hard to deliver excellence, but we also work to extract the maximum benefit from the flexibility of a project‑based business. We provide the ability to take career breaks for personal or family reasons. We fundamentally value each other's time and are sensitive to how it is used. We are an output not input‑based culture, have respect for people's personal decisions, and believe that one's workload must be sustainable. We seek balance for ourselves and our colleagues.

About Oliver Wyman

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 6,000 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.