Management Consultant - Technology

KPMG is one of the most trusted and respected global professional services firms. Through depth of expertise, clarity of insight and strength of purpose we help our clients solve complex challenges, steer change, strengthen, transition and grow. We are looking for talented people who share our purpose of inspiring confidence and empowering change for our clients, our people and our communities.Joining KPMG means becoming part of a highly talented team of exceptional individuals who constantly bring innovative ideas and a natural curiosity to their daily work. Success at KPMG is not limited to one type of person; our diverse business thrives on a wide array of personalities, characters, and perspectives. There is truly a place for everyone here.KPMG's Consulting teams collaborate with leading domestic and international organizations to deliver tangible benefits that drive New Zealand’s prosperity. We leverage KPMG’s extensive industry experience across large and small-scale transformations, analytics and optimization, process excellence, and operating model design to achieve impactful outcomes.

The opportunity:

• Our Management Consulting team have opportunities available at a Manager/Senior Manager level.
• A role as a technology consultant at KPMG will see you working with our clients to provide services from helping clients achieve their strategic objectives through technology transformation including design and implementation, enterprise architecture, strategic planning, quality assurance reviews and more.
• This role is a true growth opportunity to prove your technical capability, your ability to engage with clients, build and lead delivery teams and ensure quality deliverables within time and budget constraints.

Day to day you will:

• Lead teams to deliver one or more of our core service offerings.
• Provide guidance to more junior team members – both technical and non-technical.
• Apply your existing technical skills and experience to new challenges and experiences.
• Conduct research and leverage global tools, frameworks and resources to deliver customer outcomes.
• Take a hands-on approach to developing project artefacts, running workshops or conducting interviews.
• Write reports and prepare client presentations of a high quality, providing insights with a customer focus.
• Work with customers to understand, refine and document requirements – both as functional/non-functional and as user stories.
• Manage delivery of technology projects/implementations, working with a mixture of onshore and offshore resources using both waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Manage delivery of project budget, scope and timing.
• Identify and manage implementation risks and issues as well as resolve conflict and address challenges in an implementation context.
• Build the reputation of KPMG through the quality of your work, expertise and judgement as well as innovative approaches.
• Be comfortable working at pace with a high attention to detail across multiple projects at once.

What you'll bring to our team:

• Experience in a technology focused role relevant to one or more of our service offerings (e.g. technology transformation, cloud transformation, and data governance and strategy)
• Experience in a Financial Services environment and familiarity with the IT lifecycle including strategy, design, change management and good operational practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Previous delivery management experience gained in an implementation or consulting role
• Experience in facilitation and running workshops and interviews
• A relevant tertiary qualification – in a technology or business field
• Experience developing and costing projects and implementation approaches
• A positive and flexible attitude and an enthusiasm to embrace new challenges and growth opportunities to gain experience
• Relevant Technology certifications (e.g. TOGAF) (preferred)

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