Overview:
At KPMG, you’ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.
The Project Manager – Tax is responsible for all aspects of project management through an agile software development life cycle of a new and progressing software system being built to fundamentally disrupt the way business has been done in the past.

What you will do:

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of software and data platform projects supporting asset management tax.
• Collaborate closely with tax professionals, software engineers, data analysts, and business stakeholders to define requirements, project scope, milestones, and deliverables.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, resources, and risks across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, including roadmaps, status reports, and communication plans.
• Ensure alignment of technical deliverables with business goals
• Facilitate agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives) and drive continuous delivery and improvement.
• Coordinate testing and deployment efforts in collaboration with QA and DevOps teams.
• Identify and guide project risk factors and identify and resolve project issues; escalate issues as appropriate
• Serve as an advocate of project management principles and standards
• Manage internal and client-facing meetings by creating agendas with clear objectives/roles/time allocations, facilitating the call/meeting, taking notes of decisions and action items
• Oversee the project change control process

What you bring to this role:

• 5-6 years of project management experience in software development or technology delivery.
• Proven experience managing cross-functional technical teams and complex projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with aggressive timelines
• Background in a tax, accounting, or financial services environment is a strong asset.
• PMP, Scrum Master, or other relevant certifications preferred.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies (Agile/Scrum/Waterfall).
• Excellent organizational, presentation, communication, meeting facilitation, analytical, judgment and supervisory skills
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Asana).
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and vice versa.

What you will do:

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of software and data platform projects supporting asset management tax.
• Collaborate closely with tax professionals, software engineers, data analysts, and business stakeholders to define requirements, project scope, milestones, and deliverables.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, resources, and risks across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, including roadmaps, status reports, and communication plans.
• Ensure alignment of technical deliverables with business goals
• Facilitate agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives) and drive continuous delivery and improvement.
• Coordinate testing and deployment efforts in collaboration with QA and DevOps teams.
• Identify and guide project risk factors and identify and resolve project issues; escalate issues as appropriate
• Serve as an advocate of project management principles and standards
• Manage internal and client-facing meetings by creating agendas with clear objectives/roles/time allocations, facilitating the call/meeting, taking notes of decisions and action items
• Oversee the project change control proces

What you bring to this role:

• 5-6 years of project management experience in software development or technology delivery.
• Proven experience managing cross-functional technical teams and complex projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with aggressive timelines
• Background in a tax, accounting, or financial services environment is a strong asset.
• PMP, Scrum Master, or other relevant certifications preferred.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies (Agile/Scrum/Waterfall).
• Excellent organizational, presentation, communication, meeting facilitation, analytical, judgment and supervisory skills
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Asana).
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and vice versa