Description

Strategy and commercial due diligence consultant with 5+ years at Oliver Wyman, supporting top-tier private equity firms, banks, and asset managers on high-value investments and transformation initiatives.

Proven experience across M&A commercial due diligence across transactions with total deal value > £18B, post-merger value creation, and operational efficiency programs. Skilled in financial modelling, market analysis, and project management for clients across Europe.

Strong track record of delivering actionable insights to C-suite executives, leading teams, and managing multi-million-pound transformation initiatives.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
Shona
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

London (up to 50km)

Oliver Wyman
Associate
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
January 2025 - November 2025 (10 months)
London, United Kingdom
Commercial due diligence
Performed commercial due diligence work for various companies with a total acquired value of ~£15 billion, with select project experience shown below:

Commercial due diligence for a £2.5 billion UK buy-now pay-later (BNPL) fintech company
Evaluated market size, competitive landscape, and growth opportunities for the acquisition in the UK BNPL market
Analysed customer segments and conducted voice-of-customer interviews identifying key drivers of demand as key inputs for the business plan development for the target acquisition

Value creation through post M&A cross-sell campaign for a £1.5+ billion payments company
Interviewed 15+ external experts to assess product-market fit for client's new retail software & payments bundle; used findings to define pricing and sales incentives for campaign roll-out
Collaborated with the client’s marketing team to develop marketing collaterals, defined campaign phasing, and finalised business casing for pitching new products to the client’s customer base

Commercial due diligence for a ~€2 billion terminal operator
Led a team of two to build a Microsoft Excel financial model to execute a commodity-by-commodity review of the terminal group’s key volume exposures and corresponding market/customer outlooks
Built out a refreshed business plan in Microsoft PowerPoint and presented our modelling results to the Group Board, accounting for any deviations from senior management expectations
Commercial strategy Corporate strategy Due diligence
Oliver Wyman
Senior Consultant
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
January 2023 - January 2025 (2 years)
London, United Kingdom
Banking cost transformation programmes
Cost transformation programme for a global European corporate and investment bank
Developed a highly comprehensive database of peer industry cost benchmarks to help clients identify areas of new cost opportunity
Identified £80+ million of cost reduction potential through simplification of non-regulatory reporting processes and bank-wide FTE optimisation

Project management office for UK retail bank residential mortgages model build-out
Managed a £42+ million project budget, including forecasting and cost controls for high-value initiatives
Led alignment across technology, business functions and modelling teams by facilitating cross-functional workshops, leading to agreement on modelling assumptions and accelerating final model delivery by 2-3 months ahead of the expected regulatory deadline
Developed a Microsoft VBA-powered tool to standardise model documentation and drive document consistency in line with client expectations and regulatory requirements

Cost optimisation for a global British investment bank
Reviewed cost reduction initiatives and benchmarks to evaluate further cost optimisation potential in the bank's back-office operations, delivering £60+ million of potential efficiency savings
Corporate strategy Project Management PMO Cost Reduction
Oliver Wyman
Consultant
CONSULTING AND AUDITS
January 2021 - January 2023 (2 years)
London, United Kingdom
Business process re-design / COO
Chief of Staff of Oliver Wyman Forum
Partnered with senior stakeholders across business and technology functions to lead process improvements and technology systems redesigns aligned to organisational priorities
Designed and delivered an effective client engagement strategy that led to the successful delivery of a flagship client leadership reception with 300+ business leaders, and improved senior leadership buy-in
Built central multi-functional Excel tools to enhance business process efficiency and client engagement across Oliver Wyman Forum, with final tools adopted across multiple business areas

Implied temperature rise models for a multi-national retail & corporate bank
Developed a comprehensive suite of Implied Temperature Rise (ITR) models to assess climate-related risks, support the bank’s strategic decision-making, and align with regulatory & sustainability goals
Owned the “review and challenge” process for all the implied temperature rise models and produced the materials to be submitted to the bank’s investment committee and group board

Future of securities tokenisation report with UK trade organisation
Co-authored a report with a UK trade organisation on the future of securities tokenisation and the UK’s strategic role in its development
Led research on UK legal and regulatory frameworks to develop a comprehensive view of the competitive advantage drivers by jurisdiction
Chief Operating Officer Chief of Staff Thought Leadership Project Management