Sr. Director, Client Process Agility

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KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Director, Client Process Agility to join our Digital Nexus organization.

Responsibilities:

• Organize the development of actionable strategies align with firm priorities
• Monitor risks, issues and overall health of the program and project portfolio, escalating projects at risk to the sponsors and IT leadership to raise awareness and provide recommendations to resolve issues
• Operate as a key advisor to clients and proactively initiate ideas to significantly improve client service; drive and manage progress of shared assignments/projects for large scale projects, processes or programs
• Provide leadership and direction to remove obstacles and ensure project managers have all the tools and guidance to successfully execute on programs and projects
• Ensure projects are delivered according to business expectations; work with architects, delivery and operations to understand internal changes (such as upgrades to infrastructure, technology refreshes, internal projects and others) that need to be prioritized and scheduled in the change plan
• Interact regularly with delivery partners and/or department leaders; proactively initiate ideas to improve client service for a specific work product within a department; contribute to department or group objectives, strategy and priorities; set tactical plan for execution of strategic objectives

Qualifications:

• Minimum twelve years recent experience advanced project management skills with experience in organizing, planning and executing multiple large-scale projects and programs from definition through implementation
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; Master's degree from an accredited college/university is preferred; PMP certification is preferred
• Experience managing multi-phase, multi-track projects spanning nine to twenty-four months in duration
• Comprehensive knowledge of full lifecycle project management, software development, package implementations, infrastructure deployment methodologies, IT transformation projects and industry best practices
• Ability to make decisions of very high complexity, often autonomously
• Outstanding verbal/written communication, collaboration, negotiation and influencing skills to lead an environment driven by customer service and teamwork; ability to direct, motivate and empower others to work towards the organization's goals, ensuring efficient allocation of resources across multiple functions; ensure execution of strategic initiatives for the organization; ability to address emerging opportunities and how organization should be organized/staffed to realize them

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