Associate Director, Digital Workplace

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KPMG is currently seeking an Associate Director, Workplace Technology Product Owner to join our Digital Nexus technology organization.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in development of strategy, roadmaps, and appropriate technology choices; stay abreast of industry trends, tools and technologies keeping innovation at the forefront
• Execute on the roadmap and communicate technology changes by creating and giving presentations, participating in projects, and authoring content aimed at educating others about standards, strategies and otherwise defined best practices
• Energize the firm to see the possibilities that modern and innovative workplace technologies can deliver
• Seek diverse views from our internal business units and vendors to challenge mindsets and strategies while considering conventional and unconventional ideas
• Review technical requirements to ensure alignment with business strategy, requirements and projects providing constructive input and direction for application engineering, project, and operational teams
• Participate in technology evaluations to assess products against the requirements and create materials for recommendations with supporting data & analysis; Contribute to the service portfolio, participate in budget development/tracking, project planning, status reporting for leadership and escalation management

Qualifications:

• Minimum eight years of recent experience with and in-depth knowledge of technology solutions with a focus on user experience and seamless adoption, as well as experience implementing new technologies, performing product evaluations, writing technical documentation / standards

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred

• Experience working in an Agile environment preferably as a Product Owner; Experience with designing technological solutions to blur the line between physical and digital collaborations through innovative conference room and other employee workspace designs

• Experience implementing or developing workplace technology solutions around occupancy, space utilization & IoT sensors; Expertise in content management systems, display technologies & digital signage solutions architecture

• Experience with implementing or developing advanced analytic platforms; An automation mindset with a focus on optimizing and ensuring proactive troubleshooting & remediation of any interruptions to employee experience

• Excellent story telling ability utilizing a strategic mindset to develop documentation & presentations to support your initiatives; Excellent verbal/written communication, collaboration, analytical and presentation skills to lead an environment driven by customer service and teamwork; must be able to set goals and participate in strategic initiatives for a team; foster the development of high-performance teams and interface with all

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

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