Work with us

Develop your consulting skills and industry expertise quickly, through real client work, close mentorship and continuous learning. From Day 1 you will take ownership, build relationships and gain exposure to senior industry leaders across our London and New York offices.

Find your level

Oxbow Partners offers a clear, merit based progression path from Consultant through to Partner. Progression is based on capability rather than tenure, and individuals advance as soon as they are ready to step up.

Intern

Intern

Learn about the world of consulting

Our eight-week summer internship programme in our London office gives ambitious students the opportunity to learn about consulting through hands-on experience. Interns support real client projects in a consultant-style role, giving you the chance to build confidence, develop core skills and see what consulting is really like.

Intern role
Consultant

Consultant

Learning the fundamentals

You'll build core consulting skills including problem structuring, data analysis and clear communication. Working in a team, you'll contribute to specific parts of a project, taking on more responsibility as you grow in confidence and capability.

Consultant role
Senior Consultant

Senior Consultant

Owning workstreams

You'll own a workstream, supported by your manager, and may manage a consultant for the first time. You'll likely be the main point of contact for clients in this area of the project, allowing you to develop your client management and communication skills.

Senior Consultant role
Manager

Manager

Leading project delivery

You'll be responsible for delivering a project or workstream on a large engagement, supported by a team of consultants. Most of your time will be focused on structuring the work, coaching junior team members and reviewing their output. You will work closely with the senior Oxbow Partners team, discussing how best to progress the project and advise the client. You will also work directly with clients, using their feedback to sharpen your insights.

Manager role
Senior Manager

Senior Manager

Senior client leadership

This is the inflection point to senior leadership. You'll oversee one major, complex project or two smaller ones. Your job is to mentor the manager, bringing your experience to bear on project direction and problem solving. You may be an acknowledged expert in a particular subject area, allowing you to play the 'guru' role on certain projects. You will take your leadership skills to the next level and begin building your own client network. 

Senior Manager role
Principal

Principal

Firm-building and project outcomes

You'll balance project leadership with business development, owning key client relationships while helping to shape the firm's thinking in your specialist areas. You'll identify new opportunities and guide teams across multiple projects, ensuring strong delivery, clear direction and sustained commercial growth.

Principal role

Select Your Entry Point:

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recruitment process

STUDENTS (UK ONLY) - INTERN

Stage 1

Online assessment

A short online test designed to assess core skills necessary for a career in consulting. 

Stage 2

Remote screening interview and a short verbal case study

An interview to discuss your motivations, experiences and attributes, while assessing your problem solving and analytical skills through a short verbal case study.

Stage 3

In-person assessment day: competency interview and business case study

You will meet two of our Managers across two interviews. The first will explore your background, motivations, experience and the key competencies we look for in our consultants, including a short case study. The second is a business case study, where you will analyse a realistic client scenario and present your recommendations. No technical knowledge is required, although we do recommend practising consulting case studies beforehand.

Stage 4

Final Interview

A final interview with either a Principal or Partner. There is no fixed format, but the discussion is likely to include competency-based questions, a short case study and your interests and motivations. 

Which role is right for me?

Tips to ace your interview

1

Competency interview

  • Be ready to walk through your CV in 2-3 minutes, with a clear narrative connecting your choices to a genuine interest in insurance and consulting
  • Prepare specific, well-structured examples (situation, action, result) for common competency themes: leadership, teamwork, problem-solving under pressure, and handling ambiguity
  • Research Oxbow Partners specifically: our insurance focus, recent thought leadership and what differentiates us. Rather than ‘why consulting’ answers, we are listening for ‘why insurance, why Oxbow Partners’ 
2

The case study

  • Structure before you solve. Take a moment to frame the problem, lay out a clear approach, and check it with your interviewer before diving into the analysis
  • Show your thinking out loud, we are assessing how you reason, not just whether you land on the 'right' answer
  • Use numbers with judgement. Sanity-check your maths, round sensibly and always translate the output back into a business implication 
  • Ground your analysis in what actually drives value for an insurer: pricing, risk, distribution, capital, rather than abstract frameworks 
3

The case presentation

  • Lead with the answer. Structure your presentation around a clear recommendation, then walk through the supporting logic. Do not save the punchline for the end
  • Keep it simple and visual. One key message per slide; avoid overloading with detail
  • Anticipate challenge. Be ready to defend your assumptions and adapt your recommendation if pushed - we are testing composure and flexibility as much as content
  • Practise the delivery, not just the content. Confidence and clarity of communication matter as much as analytical rigour

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