Manager- Tech Transformation

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Job description

Joining KPMG means joining a talented team of exceptional colleagues who bring innovative thoughts and a natural curiosity to the work they do each day. No one type of person succeeds at KPMG; a diverse business requires diverse personalities, characters and perspectives. There really is a place for you here.

You will work with KPMG colleagues, clients and with C Level client resources to:

• Bring a technology perspective to a broad range of client issues, demonstrating how technology can be used to address problems and realise opportunities
• Manage the development and delivery of IT operating models that enable clients to get the most from their technology organisation
• Develop digital and technology strategies alongside client teams
• Provide credible advice to clients on how to operate IT in the most effective manner
• Collaborate across our other Connected Technology capabilities to improve and transform IT services for our clients
• Work with other teams across KPMG to provide support to clients as they undergo digital transformation

You will work within the Tech Strategy & Transformation capability group and with the wider KPMG firm to:

• Identify emerging trends in the market and develop products and services that KPMG can leverage within our client base
• Support the growth of our Tech Strategy & Transformation capability through developing and supporting our people
• Contribute to innovative thought leadership on technology topics including digital transformation, technology strategy, digital operating models and delivering more effective and efficient technology services
• Champion how Tech Strategy & Transformation can help our clients deliver more effectively and achieve their digital and technology ambitions

• You will work as part of an engagement team in a leading capacity to deliver high quality products and outcomes to our clients and identify further opportunities to support them for the wider KPMG firm.

The Role

• We are seeking client-facing Managers to deliver our Connected Technology propositions on Digital and IT engagements to support KPMG's growth in this market.
• Developing lasting client relationships, actively building a network and range of experience to help address senior client needs
• Providing compelling and well thought out solutions to problems of moderate complexity

The Person

• Open-minded: anticipates the viewpoint of others, listens and addresses concerns
• Builds co-operative relationships and fosters an environment in which everyone's opinion is valued
• Provides on-going feedback, coaching and mentoring that supports individuals' development needs and career aspirations
• Proactively engages in cross-functional communications and sharing of information.
• Learns quickly, especially around the application of new technology
• A strategic thinker, able to see the bigger picture and join the dots in a complex landscape
• Is insightful in delivery; able to analyse areas of opportunity to identify a solution

Essential

• Digital experience in at least 2 of the below:
  • Developing technology strategies in complex environments, with a focus on leveraging digital and emerging technologies
  • IT operating model design and implementation
  • IT cost optimisation and efficiency
  • Digital transformation at scale, such as Business Models, Culture change, User Experience and Business practices
  • Agile delivery methodologies, particularly at scale in large organisations

• Tenacious, passionate and thorough in approach and style; able to adjust communication styles from C level to junior level
• Self-sufficient, with leadership experience managing teams and delivering technology programmes / projects

Desirable

• Consulting experience with large organisations
• A passion for emerging technology and driving business value around Digital technology areas such as Platforms, Integration, Data, User Experience
• Experienced in new technology delivery and ways of working (for example Agile, DevOps)