Senior Project Manager - 24 month FTC

KPMG New Zealand; Auckland; Hybride; NZD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual incentive scheme

Local secondments

International secondments

Hybrid working

Flexible leave options

Parental leave benefits

Wellbeing benefits

Résumé du poste

KPMG New Zealand is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex technology and business initiatives from initiation through delivery, ensuring scope, time, cost and quality goals are met. You will guide governance, risk management and stakeholder engagement across cross-functional teams and vendors.

This role emphasizes delivering benefits, enabling organisational readiness and adoption, and continuous improvement of delivery practices, with hybrid working and opportunities for

Qualifications

• Seven or more years of project management experience, including leading complex technology initiatives.
• Experience delivering projects within agreed scope, schedule, budget and quality expectations.
• Strong capability in project planning, governance, financial management, reporting and delivery assurance.
• Proven ability to anticipate and manage risks, issues, dependencies, competing priorities and delivery constraints.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and working with senior stakeholders, vendors and technical specialists.
• Strong leadership, facilitation, problem-solving, negotiation and stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience in Agile, waterfall or hybrid delivery environments.
• PRINCE2 or PMP certification is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Lead projects from initiation through design, delivery and closure.
• Define scope, objectives, delivery approach, plans, milestones and success measures.
• Establish governance, reporting, decision-making and change control.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, vendors and delivery partners.
• Manage budgets, schedules, resources, risks, issues and quality.
• Communicate progress, risks, decisions and financial performance to stakeholders.
• Partner with sponsors and business owners to support business cases, benefits realisation and adoption.
• Promote continuous improvement of delivery practices.

Connaissances

Project leadership

Governance

Budget management

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Delivery assurance

Hybrid delivery

Cross-functional teams

Negotiation

Formation

PRINCE2 Certification

PMP Certification

Outils

Salesforce

SAP S/4HANA

Description du poste

The Senior Project Manager leads complex business and technology initiatives from initiation through to delivery, ensuring outcomes are achieved within agreed scope, time, cost and quality expectations. Working across business and technical teams, the role provides strong delivery leadership, governance and stakeholder engagement, proactively manages risks and dependencies, and keeps projects aligned with organisational priorities and intended benefits.

Day To Day You Will

• Lead projects from initiation and planning through to design, delivery, and closure.
• Define project scope, objectives, delivery approach, plans, milestones, resourcing and success measures.
• Establish effective governance, reporting, decision-making and change control throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate cross-functional project teams, vendors and delivery partners to maintain momentum and accountability.
• Manage budgets, schedules, resources, risks, issues, dependencies and quality to support successful delivery.
• Communicate progress, risks, decisions, financial performance and expectations clearly across stakeholder groups.
• Partner with sponsors and business owners to support business cases, benefits realisation, organisational readiness and adoption.
• Promote continuous improvement and strengthen project delivery practices.

About You

• Seven or more years’ project management experience, including leading complex technology initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience delivering projects within agreed scope, schedule, budget and quality expectations.
• Strong capability in project planning, governance, financial management, reporting and delivery assurance.
• Proven ability to anticipate and manage risks, issues, dependencies, competing priorities and delivery constraints.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and working effectively with senior stakeholders, vendors and technical specialists.
• Strong leadership, facilitation, problem-solving, negotiation and stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience in Agile, waterfall or hybrid delivery environments.
• Experience delivering Salesforce or SAP S/4HANA implementation projects would be advantageous.
• PRINCE2 or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is desirable.
• Comfortable working autonomously across multiple initiatives while navigating ambiguity, complexity and organisational change.

Recruitment Agencies: The recruitment for this role is being managed directly by the KPMG Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners if we require agency assistance. Thank you for your understanding.

Life at KPMG

KPMG values diversity in the workforce and we encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply for roles, including individuals with a disability, additional mental health needs, chronic health conditions or who identify as neurodivergent.

For disabled and neurodiverse candidates, if you encounter accessibility barriers or if you have access needs and require support to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please email Emma at

For any general questions about the role or recruitment process, feel free to reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at

We offer rewarding careers to talented individuals and a holistic range of benefits to support your life balance, whatever your circumstance. We want you to do Work That Matters, Thrive and Grow and know that you Belong here with us, at KPMG.

As a KPMG Employee, We Will Offer You

• Access to the firm's annual incentive scheme
• Opportunities for local and international secondments
• Hybrid working across a mix of office, client and home hubs to recognise that people have individual circumstances and preferences when it comes to where and how they work
• The ability to work from overseas and extend time connecting with friends and family outside New Zealand
• Flexible leave options, including the ability to purchase additional annual leave
• Gender-neutral support for all stages of the parental journey, including access to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents
• A paid professional association membership of your choice
• Digital accreditations through our partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn Learning, with bespoke learning pathways for all employees
• A wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, banking services, and lifestyle goods and services
• The support, allyship and opportunity to join our many Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Affinity networks, including the Kiwa, Pride, Ethnicity, Accessibility and Wahine groups
• The opportunity to participate in Green Team activities, as we work toward reducing the firm’s environmental footprint and become carbon zero by 2030
• An invitation to join your local Social club and enjoy events aimed at bringing people together for social, sporting, cultural, family and fundraising activities
• Paid time off for volunteering and involvement in citizenship activities
• An array of health and wellness benefits such as free flu vaccinations, subsidised sporting events, free confidential counselling services, additional 5 days of Wellbeing leave to support you and your family's overall health and wellness, access to our Wellbeing portal with an extensive range of advice and resources and much much more!
• We believe that diversity of background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, clients and communities. Our goal is to be recognised as an employer of choice for all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation or disability. Further info can be found on our website.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.