Programme Assurance Manager

TN United Kingdom; Watford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Programme Assurance Manager to lead high-stakes engagements and manage risk across multimillion-pound projects. This role involves engaging with senior stakeholders, coaching junior team members, and ensuring adherence to risk processes. As a key player in business transformation, you will navigate complex challenges and provide practical recommendations to enhance programme outcomes. Join a dynamic team that values expertise and innovation, and make a significant impact in a role that promises professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple engagements and leading teams.
• Strong understanding of business transformation ERP programmes.

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of end-to-end business transformation ERP programmes.
• Manage multiple IPA activities and coordinate with client assurance activities.

Skills

Leadership

Risk Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Business Transformation

Programme Assurance

Education

Degree in Business or related field

Job description

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The KPMG Consulting function is a cornerstone of our business. Operating from London, we do work that matters, serving the country with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancies. We've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.

By encompassing a wide range of disciplines across a breadth of areas such as Strategy, Forensic, Risk and Regulatory, People and Talent, and Operational and Financial Transformation, we become immersed in our clients' organisations, applying sector knowledge and technology solutions to deliver the best possible outcomes and get it right first time.

Why Join KPMG as a Programme Assurance Manager?

Leadership & Management:

Management of multiple engagements simultaneously, working under a dedicated Senior Manager and/or Director. Leadership of junior team members to coach and develop their skills and experience around IPA.

Engagement directly with senior stakeholders on the client side (e.g., Programme Directors and CFOs) to robustly and articulately describe risk and recommendations from IPA work. Collaborate with senior internal teams to secure resources, deliver, and sign off work.

Impact, Risk, Accountability & Governance:

This role will contribute to risk management activities over large, multimillion-pound engagements that may span multiple years. IPA work is inherently high risk; thus, adherence to all KPMG risk processes is essential.

What will you be doing?

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of end-to-end business transformation ERP programmes, including challenges and programme assurance requirements.
• Understand all critical workstreams such as PMO, business change, business architecture, testing, data, and cutover/transition, and lead focused reviews in these areas.
• Maintain strong awareness of key risks throughout the programme lifecycle and identify necessary mitigations to address them.
• Translate observations into risks with clear impact articulation and practical recommendations (beyond textbook solutions).
• Manage multiple IPA activities (stage gates, deep dives, etc.) and coordinate with other client assurance activities (such as IA-driven work). Communicate effectively with internal QA teams using appropriate language around 1st/2nd/3rd line defense.

Lead junior team members to deliver high-quality outputs within pressured environments, such as health check reports, stage gate reviews, and assessments of client readiness to progress to subsequent stages.