Oliver Wyman - Talent Manager - Atlanta, GA

Oliver Wyman is hiring a Specialist Talent Manager in Atlanta, GA, for a hybrid role requiring 3 days in-office. The position involves supporting transportation teams with talent management, employee relations, and development initiatives. Responsibilities include guiding specialists through their career lifecycle, performance management, and training coordination. Candidates should have at least 4 years of experience in HR or talent management. This role emphasizes balancing business needs with employee development.
Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With offices in 70 cities across 30 countries, Oliver Wyman combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation. Our 7,000 professionals help clients optimize their business, improve their operations and risk profile, and accelerate their organizational performance to seize the most attractive opportunities. Oliver Wyman’s thought leadership is evident in our agenda-setting books, white papers, research reports, and articles in the business press. Our clients are the CEOs and executive teams of the top Global 1000 companies.

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Job Overview:

Oliver Wyman is seeking a Specialist Talent Manager to help support a population of specialists that make up the transportation teams within OW (such as OW Vector, Rail and ADG).

In this role, you will work closely with the Head of OW Vector Talent Management and the business to assist with driving talent integration and retention, inclusion and diversity, training and development, employee relations and other talent projects.

The successful Specialist Talent Manager will be able to proactively, delicately and empathetically balance the needs of the business alongside the preferences, career goals and development needs of the specialist.

This is a hybrid role that requires 3 days per week in the office. There is no option to be fully remote.

Key Responsibilities:

Talent Management:
• Provide support to specialist providing guidance on all stages of the employee lifecycle
• Build relationships with the local HC teams and work together on talent management related initiatives, including employee relations issues or policy questions
• Develop relationships with each specialist and begin to be seen as a trusted advisor
• Monitor for work-life-quality issues and escalate when needed

Development and Performance Management:
• Understand specialist performance, skills and development needs to assist with career conversations and calibrations
• Understand the specialist performance management framework and competency model and how it applies to own specialist’s situations
• Read all performance appraisals and identify issues and/or address performance flags with manager/advisor/project lead
• Assist with the full performance cycle, attend and contribute to mid-year and year-end performance review meetings

Utilization and Reporting:
• Review weekly utilization reports, cross reference with Fusion to ensure the latest information is captured working alongside the Vector Business Management Team
• Manage the project reviews for all specialists
• Assist with the analysis of performance outcome results during year-end
• Ad hoc analyses and reporting as needed

Training and Development:
• Engage with leadership team to identify, and coordinate career development training opportunities
• Partner with OW Learning & Development on content development, training delivery, and managing online learning platforms
• Advise on individual training plans, incorporating feedback from employees, past reviews/development objectives and leadership

Experience Required:
• At least 4 years of professional experience, in HR Generalist, talent management, organizational development roles
• Experience working is a fast-paced environment
• Experience delivering complex, analytical projects
• Passion for HR and people strategy/development
• Bachelor’s degree

Skills and Attributes:
• Proven ability to establish and grow relationships at all levels within an organization
• The ability to be productive, flexible and to simultaneously manage multiple project priorities in a complex, performance-driven environment
• Proven experience with access to confidential information as well as a strong sense of urgency
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to tailor the message to fit the audience
• Comfortable working with data and a strong attention to detail
• Comfortable working independently, but can thrive in a team setting; all while working in a fast-paced environment

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 embracing 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, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

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.