Senior Manager - Technology Transformation

KPMG International Cooperative; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm in Birmingham seeks a consultant to develop IT strategies and lead client engagements. The ideal candidate will have consulting experience with large organizations and a passion for emerging technologies. This role requires effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams. This position offers competitive pay and a dynamic work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Innovative workspaces

Hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Experience working with large organizations.
• Passion for emerging technologies and driving business value.
• Ability to communicate effectively across different levels of an organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide credible advice to clients on IT operations.
• Lead engagements end to end.
• Develop IT strategies collaboratively with client teams.

Skills

Consulting experience

Technology transformation

Cloud/SAP experience

Agile delivery methodologies

Job description

Overview

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

• Provide credible advice to clients on how to operate IT in the most effective manner, including commercial structure and cost control
• Develop IT strategies collaboratively with client teams
• Lead client engagements end to end
• Design IT operating models that address client challenges

You will work within the Tech Strategy 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
• Champion the use of our global propositions e.g. AI
• You will lead engagement teams to deliver high quality products and outcomes to our clients and identify further opportunities to support them for the wider KPMG firm.

Role and responsibilities

• Building global relationships and actively seeking out the most appropriate SMEs to address client needs
• Communicating compelling and well thought out solutions to complex problems
• Building constructive working relationships across different teams, functions, countries or cultures

The Role

• Developing IT strategies in complex environments, with a focus on leveraging Cloud/ SAP and other emerging technologies
• IT Operating model design across several organisations
• IT Cost optimisation
• Agile delivery methodologies, particularly at scale in large organisations
• Be self-sufficient, with proven leadership experience delivering large technology programmes/projects
• Tenacious, passionate and thorough in approach and style; able to adjust communication styles from C level to junior level

The Person

• Recognises the importance of continuous self and team development and actively strives to achieve this.
• Helps others to understand how their work contributes to the overall success of an engagement and the wider firm
• Fosters a sense of self belief and confidence
• Seeks to understand the motivation of others and builds successful teams

Desirable Experience

• Consulting experience with large organisations and complex technology transformations
• A passion for emerging technology and driving business value
• Experience working with Corporate clients.

Developing IT strategies in complex environments, with a focus on leveraging Cloud/ SAP and other emerging technologies

About KPMG Technology Strategy

KPMG's Technology Strategy practice helps clients transform the way that CIOs and their management teams manage and deliver IT services to their customers. We help our clients to understand and exploit the constantly changing technology ecosystem to deliver value, agility and efficiency. In collaboration with other specialists across KPMG, we support our clients through digital transformation and enable them to transform their business through technology-enabled change.

Within Technology Strategy we deliver collaborative team engagements, working together across these capabilities to help our clients get the best from their IT services. We are growing our team to meet an ever-increasing demand for our market leading services and are seeking your relevant expertise and experience to join us. 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., KPMG in the UK is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Legal, Tax and Advisory services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues we bring our creativity, insight and experience to solve our clients' and communities' biggest problems. We've been doing this for more than 150 years. We aim to be universally recognised as a place for great people to do their best work. A firm known for our collaborative and inclusive culture, using technology to empower and equip our people to deliver outstanding work with real flexibility - through inspiring workspaces, innovative ways to collaborate and hybrid ways of working. With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our mission is simple: To support the UK in a connected world. It guides everything we do, underpinned by our values: Courage, Integrity, Excellence, Together and For Better.