Company:

Oliver Wyman

Description:

Who We Are

Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting that combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation. Our mission is to help clients achieve lasting success by solving their most complex problems and seizing their biggest opportunities.

We believe in the power of diverse perspectives and collaborative teams to drive innovation and impact. Our consultants come from a range of backgrounds and experiences, and we embrace the unique skills and insights they bring to our work.

At Oliver Wyman, we are proud of the values that we aspire to live by. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential.

Why Join Us?

Come aboard if you are excited by challenges and enjoy working across cultures. You’ll find interesting people who speak their minds and measure success not by how many hours are worked but by what gets accomplished.
 

Immediate impact, continuous challenge

• You’ll work on interesting projects that have a significant impact on clients, industries, and societies from day one.
• We’ll ask you to question 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, collaborating with senior colleagues and clients to build trust-based relationships and deliver breakthrough impact.
• Your experience will be diverse, with each project offering new opportunities to expand your toolkit and to team with Specialists who have deep subject-matter and technical expertise
• You’ll have the chance to travel frequently; whether this is internationally or in your home-city, no two weeks are ever the same.

Chart your course; we support the journey

• You’ll have the opportunity to work across a wide variety of industries and capabilities and you can choose to specialise early or leave it until several years in.
• You’ll learn on the job via our apprenticeship model, supplemented by formal training. Much of your initial focus will be on research and analysis, and we’ll support you in rapidly developing your communication, presentation, and client-management skills.
• We care about you succeeding and you’ll be supported every step of the way. You will be mentored and coached by colleagues at each stage, from partners and other consultants to a dedicated “buddy,” career adviser, and talent manager.
• We believe inspired people with interesting lives make better consultants. We care deeply about sustainable work-life quality and provide for career flexibility with a variety of programs including sabbaticals, non-profit fellowships, and externships.

We hire you to be you

• Our open, inclusive, and down-to-earth culture will enable you to bring your authentic self to work.
• There’s no corporate mold to fit and hierarchy doesn’t get in the way.
• Many of your colleagues will become life-long friends.
   

Oliver Wyman Women’s Scholarship

At Oliver Wyman, we are committed to empowering high-achieving women to excel in their careers within management consulting. The Oliver Wyman Women's Scholarship aims to support ambitious and driven women-identifying entry-level individuals in Australia, helping them realize their full potential in their professional journeys, personal growth, and contributions to their communities.

You will be given the opportunity to opt-in to be considered for the scholarship in the job application.

Scholarship recipients will be provided with:

• $15,000 AUD

Who Can Apply?

Our Australia Entry-level Consultant position is open to students graduating from 2026 and able to commence full-time work from 2027.

We look for people who display initiative, intuition, and creativity with a strong problem-solving mindset. We do not require specific academic majors or industry experience and look for diversity of experience and skills. We value extracurricular activities and evidence of leading an interesting and impactful life outside of your studies.

To work in one of our Australian offices, you must be an Australian citizen/permanent resident or New Zealand citizen at the time that you submit your application.
 

Please note that foreign applicants may not be eligible for visa sponsorship in all situations. In such case, you may wish to consider applying for roles in other Oliver Wyman offices.

Recruitment Process

You should apply by Friday 27 February 2026, 11:59 PM AEDT.

Your application should include a CV/resume (max of 2 pages with ATAR, university WAM/Cumulative GPA, expected graduation date) cover letter and academic transcript in order to be considered. Please upload the requested documents as one PDF document when requested to provide your resume.

Should you be successful in progressing through the stages, our process is as follows:

• On-demand Video interview: 4 – 8 March 2026 (Please note for shortlisted applicants: Applications will lapse if the on-demand video interview is not completed within the stated timeframe)
• First round interviews: 26 – 27 March 2026
• Final round interviews: 2 April 2026

Oliver Wyman, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a management consulting firm combining deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise to help clients optimize their business, improve operations and accelerate performance. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan 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.

Marsh McLennan 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 McLennan 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.