Oliver Wyman - DnA Talent Manager - Newcastle in Newcastle upon Tyne

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.

The Talent Management team is responsible for the optimal mobilisation of specialists across our external client projects, taking into consideration the commercial needs of the business and the individual needs of the specialists. The DNA Talent Manager will be responsible for the staffing and all talent management initiatives for a pool of our specialists. The person will be part of the SPC Talent Management team and will be working in close collaboration with the broader European Talent Management team and the respective local Partners. This is a hybrid role (60% of the time working from the Newcastle office).

Key Responsibilities

• Staffing of specialists onto client projects, considering balances between project requirements and execution, development objectives and personal preferences.
• Oversee local utilisation, ensure that trapped capacity is limited.
• Talent Management for a specialist population including on‑boarding, performance management and career development.
• Management of Mid‑Year and Year‑End performance management processes.
• Act as person of trust for specialists regarding work‑related issues such as career development, work‑life balance or conflict resolution.
• Collaboration with other Human Capital functions regarding topics such as training, performance management, recruiting.
• Working on project‑based initiatives.

Qualifications

• 2 – 5 years of experience as a Talent Manager, Resource Manager, Recruiter or HR, preferably in a dynamic client services business environment (management consulting or professional services).
• Excellent communication skills on all levels of the organization.
• Team player able to function independently, but collaboratively, in a fast‑paced environment.
• Self‑motivated with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with diverse personalities and different cultures.
• Proactive, high‑performing multi‑tasker who takes full ownership of their work and manages the details.
• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Psychology, Human Resource Management or Business Administration.
• Excellent MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to use AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini).

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, 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. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@marsh.com. Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office‑based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.