Director, Data & Analytics

The KPMG Advisory practice is currently our fastest growing practice. We are seeing tremendous client demand, and looking forward we don't anticipate that slowing down. In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world-class training facility and leading market tools, we make sure our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you're looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Advisory.

KPMG is currently seeking a Director to join our Federal Advisory practice.

Responsibilities:

• Support leadership in taking lead on developing technical contents such as business development documents, white papers, technical responses, and provide proficient documentation / operating guidance for clients & users of all levels
• Collaborate with KPMG or client teams in designing and developing technical architectures / best practices required as part of KPMG technical responses to government RFPs and RFIs including:  detailed methodologies / roadmaps for cloud migration & integration (including requirements analysis, designed cloud / on premise / hybrid reference architectures, change management, training, talent acquisition, use case selection and technology adoption)
• Support KPMG clients in designing / developing modern enterprise data strategy, evaluating existing data platforms, identifying technology / process gaps, data maturity assessment, designing roadmaps for platform modernization, technology adoptions, and digital transformation
• Assist KPMG's clients in driving strategies, processes and tools necessary to ensure efficient / effective data governance, data management, business / data catalog development, data lineage, data management, data stewardship, data quality, analytics, machine learning, and business intelligence
• Lead and support technical teams in developing and deploying data products and/or production-level AI and Machine Learning solutions by leveraging modern open source or enterprise ready tools and technologies

Qualifications:

• A minimum of eight years of data analytics leadership (formulation / implementation of data strategies)
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; Masters of PhD from an accredited college/university preferred
• Experience in creating strategic plans and translating business needs into concrete data-driven initiatives and specific actions, to include:  strategic roadmaps, project outlines, detailed action plans
• Experience in data platform modernization, cloud migration and adoption, technical team building / leadership, and change management
• Background in leading technical teams and solid understanding of on-premise and cloud-native cutting-edge technologies
• Strong communication skills and ability to present complex information concisely through written & verbal communication; experience hosting interviews, brainstorms / workshops with business teams and executives on data-related topics / projects
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Federal government security clearance within a reasonable period of time, which requires U.S. citizenship

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