Oliver Wyman - Presentation Studio Team Leader - Johannesburg

Oliver Wyman is now looking to recruit a Presentation Studio Team Leader, to join our South Africa office and be part of our IMEA (India Middle East Africa) team!

The role will be based out of Johannesburg office.

• Please include a link to your portfolio in the CV before submitting
• Weekend support is mandatory and working days will be Sunday-Thursday/Tuesday-Saturday
  
  

Job Overview:

As a Presentation Team Lead, you are responsible for guiding a team of presentation designers, ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality outputs that align with organizational and client expectations. You play a critical role in maintaining the brand’s visual integrity, fostering collaboration, and mentoring your team to achieve their full potential. While you remain hands-on for key projects, your primary focus is on driving workflows, ensuring team alignment, and upholding the highest standards of quality. This role requires strong leadership, a commitment to continuous improvement, and the ability to integrate feedback to enhance both individual and team performance.

Expectations:

Branding

• Ensure all presentation outputs adhere to the organization's brand guidelines, maintaining consistency across all deliverables.
• Act as a guardian of the brand, ensuring creative outputs align with client needs while adhering to brand standards.
  
  

Process

• Implement workflows that optimize team productivity and ensure timely delivery of projects.
• Regularly evaluate processes to enhance collaboration and output quality.
  
  

Project Management

• Support the allocation of projects within the team, ensuring tasks are prioritized and deadlines are met.
• Oversee progress and provide support to resolve challenges, ensuring high standards of delivery.
  
  

Production

• Actively contributes to complex or high-priority projects to maintain hands-on expertise and deliver critical results.
• Conduct thorough reviews of deliverables to ensure output consistently meets quality and client expectations.
  
  

Creative Competency

• Inspire the team to create innovative, audience-focused presentations that leverage storytelling and strategic thinking.
• Encourage creative exploration within the boundaries of brand standards and project objectives.
  
  

Innovation & Adaptability

• Explore and implement new tools and methodologies that enhance team workflows and creative outputs.
• Promote adaptability within the team to address changing client or organizational needs.
  
  

Communication

• Provide constructive and actionable feedback to team members to drive their professional growth.
  
  

Soliciting Opinion

• Proactively seek feedback from team members, clients, and stakeholders to refine processes and improve team output.
• Use client input to better understand expectations and tailor deliverables to exceed their requirements.
  
  

Leadership

• Mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of learning, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Set clear expectations for quality and performance, ensuring the team operates cohesively and efficiently.
  
  

Culture

• Cultivate a positive, collaborative, and innovative team environment that values growth and excellence.
• Recognize and celebrate achievements to maintain morale and motivation.
  
  

Ethics & Compliance

• Ensure all deliverables and workflows comply with ethical, legal, and organizational standards, including intellectual property and accessibility requirements.
• Address compliance risks proactively, maintaining transparency and adherence to policies.
  
  

AI

• Leverage AI tools to streamline repetitive tasks, improve workflows, and enhance design quality.
• Train team members in using AI effectively to augment their creative processes and outputs.
  
  

Required Skills:

• Leadership and Mentorship: Proven ability to guide and support team members, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. Skilled at providing clear feedback to drive professional growth and maintain high team performance.
• Technical Expertise: Advanced proficiency in presentation design tools such as PowerPoint and Adobe Creative Suite, ensuring output consistently meet brand standards and client expectations.
• Communication Excellence: Exceptional communicator adept at aligning team efforts with stakeholder priorities, providing clear guidance, and fostering open dialogue to resolve challenges effectively.
• Quality Assurance: Strong attention to detail to maintain consistency and deliverables of the highest quality, ensuring all outputs adhere to brand and organizational standards.
• Workflow Management: Skilled in implementing efficient workflows, managing project timelines, and balancing workloads to ensure timely delivery of high-quality outputs.
  
  

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, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are also committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. We welcome candidates to contact us at [email protected] to discuss any specific needs.

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.

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