Senior Manager, Transformation Delivery Services

at  KPMG

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.
Are you a talented leader with a proven track record for motivating teams and delivering exceptional client service?
Our Transformation Delivery services team in Montreal is looking for a professional like you with the skills and drive to make a real difference.

What you will do:

• Take an integrative role delivering engagements, manage project teams, including the overall performance and delivery of large, cross-functional implementations.
• Help prepare proposals, develop project estimates, and estimate the resources needed for solution implementation and support.
• Develop and deliver detailed project integration plans, budgets, and task management strategies to achieve project objectives and facilitate transformation.
• Develop and maintain documentation of initiatives, including project plans, agendas, action items, deliverables and ensure adherence to the established project methodologies, standards, tools, processes, policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with KPMG internal teams, client business and technical resources (including senior client leadership) as well as external vendors and build strong relationships to achieve the initiative’s objectives.
• Monitor task assignments to help ensure they are performed on schedule, within intended scope and to a satisfactory level of quality.
• Monitor progress in areas of focus and implement proactive measures when progress deviates from plan.
• Work alongside the change management team to ensure consistent Stakeholder & Communications Management processes are in place.
• Provide clear and consistent communication to project stakeholders.
• Raise issues to the attention of the program director/manager and other staff as needed.
• Work alongside functional consultants, technical consultants, business analysts, developers, architects, managers, and implementation partners to determine scope, estimate resource allocations and identify success criteria for the implementation of various initiatives.
• Work with business partners to develop concepts, requirements, design alternatives, work effort estimates, activity schedules and costs for implementation.
• Contribute positively to the Organizational Transformation Services practice.
• Take part in business development activities, such as proposal development.

What you bring to this role:

• Completed undergraduate degree in business or information technology or project management, with outstanding academic credentials.
• At least 7+ years of experience as a project manager, leading initiatives to implement, upgrade and support technology or financial solutions.
• Experience with end‑to‑end leadership of enterprise solution project(s), such as SAP, Oracle, Workday and Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Professional certification, such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), a definite asset
• Prior experience of working in a consulting environment is preferred.
• Ability to think strategically by seeing the big picture before doing a deep dive for projects Ability to choose the right methodologies and tools for the various initiatives.
• Experienced in bringing multiple teams together and improving coordination and collaboration.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to translate business requirements into solutions.
• Self‑motivated, able to function independently with minimal supervision and able to multitask in a fast‑paced team environment with multiple stakeholder profiles.
• Demonstrated effective communication (both verbal and written), documentation and organizational skills.
• Strong commitment to professional client service excellence
• Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in team environments.
• Excellent communication skills (oral & written)
• Proven ability to deliver transformation projects.
• Prior experience with business development activities and an established network of relevant contacts.

What you will do:

• Take an integrative role delivering engagements, manage project teams, including the overall performance and delivery of large, cross-functional implementations.
• Help prepare proposals, develop project estimates, and estimate the resources needed for solution implementation and support.
• Develop and deliver detailed project integration plans, budgets, and task management strategies to achieve project objectives and facilitate transformation.
• Develop and maintain documentation of initiatives, including project plans, agendas, action items, deliverables and ensure adherence to the established project methodologies, standards, tools, processes, policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with KPMG internal teams, client business and technical resources (including senior client leadership) as well as external vendors and build strong relationships to achieve the initiative’s objectives.
• Monitor task assignments to help ensure they are performed on schedule, within intended scope and to a satisfactory level of quality.
• Monitor progress in areas of focus and implement proactive measures when progress deviates from plan.
• Work alongside the change management team to ensure consistent Stakeholder & Communications Management processes are in place.
• Provide clear and consistent communication to project stakeholders.
• Raise issues to the attention of the program director/manager and other staff as needed.
• Work alongside functional consultants, technical consultants, business analysts, developers, architects, managers, and implementation partners to determine scope, estimate resource allocations and identify success criteria for the implementation of various initiatives.
• Work with business partners to develop concepts, requirements, design alternatives, work effort estimates, activity schedules and costs for implementation.
• Contribute positively to the Organizational Transformation Services practice.
• Take part in business development activities, such as proposal development

What you bring to this role:

• Completed undergraduate degree in business or information technology or project management, with outstanding academic credentials.
• At least 7+ years of experience as a project manager, leading initiatives to implement, upgrade and support technology or financial solutions.
• Experience with end‑to‑end leadership of enterprise solution project(s), such as SAP, Oracle, Workday and Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Professional certification, such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), a definite asset
• Prior experience of working in a consulting environment is preferred.
• Ability to think strategically by seeing the big picture before doing a deep dive for projects Ability to choose the right methodologies and tools for the various initiatives.
• Experienced in bringing multiple teams together and improving coordination and collaboration.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to translate business requirements into solutions.
• Self‑motivated, able to function independently with minimal supervision and able to multitask in a fast‑paced team environment with multiple stakeholder profiles.
• Demonstrated effective communication (both verbal and written), documentation and organizational skills.
• Strong commitment to professional client service excellence
• Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in team environments.
• Excellent communication skills (oral & written)
• Proven ability to deliver transformation projects.
• Prior experience with business development activities and an established network of relevant contacts