Tax Technology Director

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Job description

KPMG Tax and Legal provide services to some of the world's largest companies.

KPMG is investing $5bn over 5 years in technology and our goal is to achieve the highest standards of quality and to deliver excellent solutions for our clients. We are currently a team of 240+ technologists providing technology enablement services and solutions across the Tax and Legal business, and we expect to continue to grow over the course of the next 12 months. The successful candidate would form part of this team.

The team is made up of Technology Consultants, Business Analysts, Product Owners, Data Architects & Engineers, Multi-disciplinary Engineering teams and IT Service delivery professionals working on a large portfolio of systems used to improve productivity and solve key business problems across Tax & Legal.

Role Overview

The Tax Technology & Innovation ('TT&I') Director role offers the candidate the opportunity to apply their tax and accounting skills in a unique way, working as part of our rapidly growing TT&I team. You will be part of a team that will be at the forefront of changing an entire industry, helping our clients adapt and make the most of technological advances to help them better manage their tax obligations.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Global Tax & Legal Technology team and the Global Compliance Management Services ("GCMS") practice to drive the adoption of KPMG's global tax technology platform, Digital Gateway.

The role will be the link between our global and regional technology teams and our clients and tax business. You will work closely with the Partner & Director group across all tax service lines to design technology enabled propositions for our clients and drive business development.

Together with the tax business, you will develop the go to market strategy, take the engagement lead role on the design and delivery of client specific solutions based on KPMG's tax technology capabilities and shape the technology element of KPMG's response to proposals for tax services.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Experience implementing complex technology solutions for multi-national corporations operating globally
• Experience leading complex, high-profile tax transformation and technology projects
• Ability to generate and progress leads to sales for large, global clients and as part of complex multi-disciplinary proposals
• Ability to define team vision and strategy, with a desire to significantly increase market share
• A highly motivated mindset, with the ability to engage and lead a team on a variety of high profile internal and external projects, delivering to agreed deadlines and budgets even under pressure
• Ability to build and execute strong internal and external relationships
• Ability to work autonomously with the confidence to make your own decisions
• Effective judgement - knowing when to consult and doing this in a timely manner
• Excellent organisational, time management, delegation and review skills, with a results driven mentality
• Excellent people and performance/talent management skills
• Strong problem solving skills and ability to logically analyse complex requirements, processes and systems to put solutions in place
• Passionate about using data to drive key business decisions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

In this role you will:

• Build and lead a team to implement KPMG's global tax technology tools across the EMA region
• Take the engagement lead role on the delivery of complex, high profile tax transformation and technology projects
• Build and maintain excellent internal relationships with the wider global firm and external client relationships with senior staff
• Work closely with Partners and Directo rs within the tax business to build awareness of the KPMG's technology capabilities internally and externally and generate external client leads
• Lead the business development process for large technology opportunities progressing leads to sales and taking responsibility for contract negotiation and agreement
• Provide technical consulting to external clients and internal project teams, guiding them to an appropriate technical or process solution based on their business requirements, overseeing delivery of the project to agreed scope/budget
• Develop delivery models and take new propositions to market
• Performance manage junior staff

The best of both worlds

We might be world leaders, but in many ways the department feels like a start-up, with a twist. There's the buzz of scrum working, the thrill of shaping compelling experiences, the chance to surprise and stretch yourself in response to a fresh challenge. And then there's all the resources, technology and high-profile projects of a major corporate entity. Crucially, we also offer the benefit of clear career progression.

Industry-leading rewards

Only KPMG offers the advantages of Our Deal - an industry-leading and radically different approach to pay, progression and benefits. Our Deal is a vibrant combination of secondment and fast-track opportunities plus one, transparent, company-wide bonus mechanism. It also includes payment towards student loans, preferential banking offers, the opportunity to finish work early on Fridays in summer - and even a day off for your birthday.

The diverse and inclusive employer

Proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunity employer, we seek to attract and retain the best people from the widest possible talent pool. As a member of The Employers' Forum on Disability we're committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the Recruitment Process. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss with your recruitment contact any reasonable adjustments to our Recruitment Process that you may require.

KPMG consistently features in the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for. This has been recognised with a special achievement award to mark our 10 years in the Top 25. We pride ourselves on being a place where individuality is valued; you can be yourself and still achieve your potential. We believe that your individuality helps us to deliver the best results to our clients. Diversity of background, diversity of experience, diversity of perspective - that's the KPMG difference .