Research Associate

Job Overview:

We are seeking a research professional to join Oliver WymansKnowledge Department. You will work closely with partners and consultants in the Private Capital Practice Group to support secondary research efforts, ensure successful delivery of client work focused on due-diligence projects as well as other corporate finance and advisory projects, and gain deep insights into the sectors.

Oliver Wyman's Private Capital Practice provides an array of capabilities to support investment decision making, backed by deep expertise across diverse industry sectors. Our clients include private equity funds, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds, investment banks, commercial banks, arrangers, strategic investors, and insurers.

Oliver Wymans Knowledge Department supports our consultants with planning and execution of on-demand research projects as well as the interpretation, evaluation, and preparation of results. You will have well developed research skills and ability to quickly develop knowledge of research tools to facilitate effective and creative research approaches. You will be helping consultants and colleagues to scope and develop their research needs, conduct timely, accurate and cost-effective research, and deliver accurate and relevant data and information. You will work with a wide range of information tools and proprietary databases to provide research for client projects and business development.

Your tasks will include:

• Work with a wide range of information tools and proprietary databases, providing both quick solutions and well-structured data to support project execution and business development initiatives.
• Understand the specific needs of client teams in the Private Capital practice to deliver synthesized and relevant responses to research enquiries
• Develop expertise in Private Capital and Private Equity related topics and master tools and resources to support your data analysis.
• Develop strong trusted relationships with practice members and research colleagues to promote effective knowledge sharing and a positive work environment.
• Independently manage the pipeline of industry-specific tasks, set priorities, and collaborate with a team of international colleagues to meet client demands. You will be required to exercise independent judgment to solve internal client demands. This will involve prioritizing your own work to satisfy competing needs and building excellent task management and time management skills
• Use MS Office tools to produce graphical portrayal of research findings, customized to project needs

Experience and Skills Required:

• At least 2 years of experience of working in a research environment, providing business information on multiple sectors. Preferably in private equity or venture capital firm, consulting firm, bank or rating agency
• Familiarity with specialized data sources is essential. For example: Preqin, Capital IQ, M&A databases (eg. Cortex/Dealogic, Mergermarket, Debtwire), Pitchbook, Bloomberg, Refinitiv and other databases.
• Strong grasp (or interest in) financial fundamentals, including accounting statements, security analysis and portfolio management, corporate finance and fixed income; exposure on benchmarking projects will be an advantage
• Demonstrate flexibility in catering to research demands of other sectors, if needed to address a heavy pipeline, including industrials, technology, consumer, telecom and others
• Ability to operate under pressure and tight deadlines. This requires the manage several tasks effectively while prioritizing and managing your own time
• Excellent communication skills and research synthesis skills allowing you to draw out key insights and to provide basic data analysis.
• Team player who has experience of and has enjoyed working as part of a team. We look for enthusiastic, collaborative, and flexible team members who can empathize with clients and peers.
• Excellent Excel skills. Proficiency with rest of MS Office suite. Experience with Power BI is an advantage.

What we can offer you:

• A stimulating working environment that provides opportunities for professional growth, access to mentoring and training programs
• Attractive compensation package and selection of benefits
• Working in diverse and dynamic team environment.
• Inclusive culture with Employee Resources Groups and CSR activities
• Friendly and flexible workplace that promotes work-life balance. Fresh fruit, beverages and snacks
• A range of digital collaboration and online communication tools to support effective team work
• Various social initiatives and learning opportunities adapted for virtual settings