Oliver Wyman - Director of Recruiting, APR - Hong Kong in Seaton Delaval

About Oliver Wyman

At Oliver Wyman, a Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) business, we bring deep industry insight, bold innovation, and a collaborative approach that cuts through complexity to help organizations navigate their most defining transformative moments. As a business of Marsh, we work alongside the world’s leading experts across risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting. Together with Marsh Risk, Guy Carpenter, and Mercer, we help organizations build resilience and competitive advantages from every angle.

Job Overview

Oliver Wyman is seeking a dynamic and seasoned professional to serve as the Head of Recruiting for the Asia Pacific region. This pivotal leadership role will oversee the entirety of the recruiting function in the region, driving our recruitment strategy and execution across all job families (i.e., Experienced Hiring, Partner Hiring, Entry Level, Internships, Specialist Hiring, Support Professionals Recruiting and contingent workforce).

The Director of Recruiting will act as the strategic architect of our talent acquisition function, responsible for attracting, engaging, and securing top‑tier talent aligned with our firm’s vision and regional growth ambitions. This role demands strategic thought leadership in talent acquisition and deep understanding of the evolving talent market in management consulting across a complex regional talent landscape. The role requires an innovative, results‑oriented, data‑driven, and inclusive leader with a passion for people who will inspire and drive the evolution in our recruiting strategy leveraging technology to drive effectiveness and process efficiencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a forward‑thinking recruitment strategy aligned with business growth objectives adapting to evolving talent market dynamics in management consulting.
• Champion innovative sourcing methods, leveraging data analytics, market insights, and emerging technologies to enhance recruitment effectiveness and a best‑in‑class candidate experience.
• Manage and maintain effective and strategic employment relationships with 3rd party vendors.
• Enhance OW’s employer brand through compelling storytelling, strategic partnerships, and targeted outreach that resonate with high‑calibre talent pools.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a high‑performing recruitment team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, inclusion, and accountability.
• Collaborate closely with the regional Executive Director of Talent, Region Head, FP&A, Regional COO and Practice Leaders to align talent acquisition priorities with business unit strategies and human capital priorities.
• Work collaboratively with marketing to ensure that OW’s value proposition is well understood in the marketplace particularly on campuses.
• Provide insights to business leaders on regional recruiting trends and competitive intelligence and share knowledge with the global community of recruiters.
• Integrate inclusive hiring practices and metrics to build high performance teams that drive innovation and reflect the clients and communities we serve.
• Define and monitor recruitment KPIs, ensuring transparent reporting and continuous optimization of recruitment processes and outcomes.
• Uphold the highest standards of legal and regulatory compliance in all recruiting activities.
• Drive results through effective team and individual performance, setting clear goals and managing accountability.

Experience Required

• Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 15+ years of relevant professional experience in a fast‑paced and dynamic client services business environment, with a preference for senior executive recruiting experience in management consulting.
• A proven track record of building high performance recruiting function in a professional services environment.
• Demonstrated ability to balance shifting work demands in a challenging environment while satisfying numerous stakeholders.
• Proven track record in Executive search and end to end recruitment at the senior level.
• Experience in building and managing contingent workforces.
• Proven capability to cultivate relationships at organizational levels.
• Experience in developing and utilizing analytics to inform sound recommendations and decisions.

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to build and manage a high-performance team across a diverse set of countries.
• Garner internal respect based on results orientation, as well as an open, collaborative, consultative demeanor.
• Proficient in consensus building across multiple business areas with exceptional communication skills.
• Creative, proactive, and adaptable with an ability to drive change.
• Possesses a strong customer focus and sense of urgency.
• Results‑orientated with strong analytical skills.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.