Company: Oliver Wyman Description: Description: Celent is a division of Oliver Wyman, and one of the world’s leading financial services technology research and advisory firms. For over 20 years, Celent has helped senior executives make confident decisions around their technology strategies to execute at scale. We offer objective advice and clarity, backed by a database of thousands of solutions and award-winning global best practice use cases. With real-life domain expertise, Celent also guides clients through the maze of emerging tech in the pursuit of value. Our clients are a mix of the world's top financial institutions, technology solutions providers, consulting firms, and private equity firms spread over 30 countries. The Role and Responsibilities: We are looking for an energetic and ambitious individual to join the fast-growing Retail Banking team as a Senior Analyst. The team develops the research agenda, produces proprietary content and thought leadership, and provides advice to business and technology executives at retail banks, as well as the technology companies that support them. You will be a key contributor to driving growth of the Retail Banking practice and will have the opportunity to bring your creative ideas. The role entails developing and delivering research, client advisory and consulting services, as well as active interest in promoting personal and Celent brand. Research: Conduct leading-edge research and publish insightful content focused on technology trends and implications for retail banking. This includes monitoring key market trends, analyzing best practices in how banks deploy various technologies, understanding how emerging technologies can deliver strategic advantage, and profiling technology solutions to help our clients navigate a complex technology landscape. You will build that knowledge by conducting primary and secondary research, including market interviews, surveys, and briefings. Client Advisory and Consulting Services: Work directly with our clients to address specific strategic issues where technology has a significant impact. This includes regular discussions and interactions with Celent research clients, as well as short, high-impact strategy consulting engagements, such as technology strategy workshops, solution due diligence, market entry/expansion strategy, or bespoke primary research. Personal and Celent Brand Promotion: Develop a high personal profile and strengthen the company brand in your domain of expertise. This includes preparing and delivering engaging thought leadership presentations, such as client webinars and public speaking at conferences and industry events. Your Attributes and Experience: We are looking for a candidate who has a passion for understanding the business value of technology across the retail banking sector. In addition, we seek a person with a keen interest in how the segment and technology-led innovations will evolve over the next few years and beyond while maintaining a grounded and pragmatic perspective on what’s possible. The candidate should enjoy research, especially interview-based research, and writing. The person should be comfortable with and capable of building trusted relationships with clients who are often senior executives. We anticipate that candidates with experience in strategy, consulting, IT architecture, and/or project/product management, especially digital transformation, will excel in this role. Skills and Expertise: A working knowledge of the role technology plays in shaping Retail and Commercial Banking, especially: Understanding of existing and new core banking platforms and how they are evolving. How technologies such as cloud or low/ no code development platforms help deliver digital transformation. Technology transformation approaches and tools, including how banks manage data. A keen interest in understanding emerging technologies and fintech innovations. Intellectual curiosity and the drive to learn about and master new areas. Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative approach to working in a global, culturally diverse environment. Excellent communication skills both written and oral, including ability to structure content and deliver clear messages in different formats (e.g., Word-based report vs PowerPoint presentation vs video, etc.) Growing public profile and reputation with strong public speaking and facilitation skills. Strong understanding of research methods, qualitative and quantitative. Ability to self-motivate and work independently. A keen eye for opportunities to develop new research propositions or ways to make Celent an even better place to work. Academic background: Excellent academic credentials from a top university. MBA or other advanced degrees (MS, PhD, etc.), in or with option in data or computer science is preferred. Professional experience: 5 years’ experience in a top financial institution (bank preferred) with some responsibility for technology strategy or product/project management. 5 years’ experience in a management consulting firm, or other research & advisory firm in a strategy, research, or consulting role. Location: Geographic region is flexible, either in North America or Europe. Specific location is flexible. What you can expect from Celent: An intellectually stimulating working environment with opportunities to shape and lead the research agenda in your respective coverage area. Competitive compensation, including base salary, performance-based annual bonus, and an excellent benefits package. Nimbleness of a small entrepreneurial firm, while being part of a bigger Oliver Wyman and Marsh McLennan family, with opportunities for personal development and growth. Flexible location (see above). Our Values and Culture: We’re serious about making Celent and Oliver Wyman a rewarding, enjoyable, and balanced place to work. Rewarding work We’ve worked hard to earn our reputation for high quality work. That reputation allows us to work with major brands at all levels on incredibly exciting projects. Combine that with Oliver Wyman’s status as one of the Fortune 100 “Best Companies to Work For”, and you get a rewarding combination of challenge, support and recognition. Working as part of our global, entrepreneurial company, you’ll do meaningful work from day one. We’re looking for individuals who challenge the norm, and constantly strive to build something new for the firm and the world around us. Ambition We intend to build the strongest industry research firm globally. We are individuals who are self-starting, motivated, energetic, entrepreneurial about what we do. We have the common aspiration to have an impact, leave a legacy and change the world. We have no interest in running a steady-state business. We want to build, grow, and shape the environment around us. Progressive employment We want you to bring your authentic self and enjoy working alongside diverse and down-to-earth colleagues who do serious work, but don't take themselves too seriously. Enjoyable days We want our team members to build a career here—and to be happy. That makes us serious about caring for, mentoring, developing and sponsoring each other. This commitment also leads to opportunities for social impact and community work on company time. Balanced lives Our work is demanding, and we want you to have the best work-life balance you can. We’ll work with you to accommodate your personal life with flexible hours. Oliver Wyman is an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to diversity is genuine, deep, and growing. We’re not perfect, but we’re working hard right now to make our teams balanced, representative and diverse. About Oliver Wyman Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting. With offices in more than 70 cities across 30 countries, Oliver Wyman combines deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organization transformation. The firm has more than 6,000 professionals around the world who work with clients to optimize their business, improve their operations and risk profile, and accelerate their organizational performance to seize the most attractive opportunities. Oliver Wyman is a business of Marsh McLennan [NYSE: MMC]. For more information, visit www.oliverwyman.com. Follow Oliver Wyman on Twitter @OliverWyman. Marsh McLennan and its Affiliates are EOE Minority/Female/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity employers. The applicable base salary range for this role is $115k -$220k. The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, and education. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives. We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs. Explore Location Click here to return to the MMC Careers Site Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The Company's 76,000 colleagues advise clients in over 130 countries. With annualized revenue approaching $17 billion, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses. Marsh advises individual and commercial clients of all sizes on insurance broking and innovative risk management solutions. Guy Carpenter develops advanced risk, reinsurance and capital strategies that help clients grow profitably and pursue emerging opportunities. Mercer delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organizations meet the health, wealth and career needs of a changing workforce. Oliver Wyman serves as a critical strategic, economic and brand advisor to private sector and governmental clients. For more information, visit mmc.com, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @mmc_global or subscribe to BRINK.