Hybrid Assistant Manager – Digital Consultant

at KPMG New Zealand

• Job title: Assistant Manager – Digital Consultant
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Wellington, New Zealand

About the role

• Management Consultant providing technology and consulting services at KPMG to impact New Zealand’s prosperity. Leading project teams and engaging with clients on diverse technology initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for leading work streams and project teams, and providing expertise across a wide range of engagements.
• Contribute to the successful delivery of KPMG services, undertake business development such as proposal writing and contributing to the development of KPMG's services through knowledge management and methodology design
• Support the assessment or design of organisations IT operating models and strategies
• Provide clients with project services for their large transformation programmes, including requirements definition, project management support or change management capability
• Assist clients through the full supplier selection process through to procurement and contract signature
• Be comfortable working at pace with a high attention to detail across multiple projects at once
• Build the reputation of KPMG through the quality of your work, expertise and judgement as well as innovative approaches

Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years experience in Technology Consulting from Tier 1 consultancies (preferred)
• A relevant tertiary qualification
• A demonstrable track record of building lasting client relationships, winning new business and developing existing business
• Excellent oral and written communication along with planning, project management, relationship building, networking and influencing skills;
• A positive and flexible attitude and an enthusiasm to embrace new challenges and growth opportunities to gain experience
• Strong interpersonal skills that enable you to successfully engage with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and an ability to bring people together, develop meaningful relationships, integrate services and work collaboratively with a team of experts across the wider consulting teams;
• Experience in coaching and mentoring junior team members
• A 'can-do' attitude and a strong sense of ownership to get the job done in a practical and pragmatic fashion
• Ability to work confidently with Māori communities, frameworks and concepts, including Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Kaupapa Māori methodologies, is desired.

Benefits

• Access to the firm's annual incentive scheme
• Opportunities for local and international secondments
• Hybrid working across a mix of office, client and home hubs to recognise that people have individual circumstances and preferences when it comes to where and how they work
• The ability to work from overseas and extend time connecting with friends and family outside New Zealand
• Flexible leave options, including the ability to purchase additional annual leave
• Gender-neutral support for all stages of the parental journey, including access to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents
• A paid professional association membership of your choice
• Digital accreditations through our partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn Learning, with bespoke learning pathways for all employees
• A wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, banking services, and lifestyle goods and services
• The support, allyship and opportunity to join our many Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Affinity networks, including the Kiwa, Pride, Ethnicity, Accessibility and Wahine groups
• The opportunity to participate in Green Team activities, as we work toward reducing the firm’s environmental footprint and become carbon zero by 2030
• An invitation to join your local Social club and enjoy events aimed at bringing people together for social, sporting, cultural, family and fundraising activities
• Paid time off for volunteering and involvement in citizenship activities
• An array of health and wellness benefits such as free flu vaccinations, subsidised sporting events, free confidential counselling services, additional 5 days of Wellbeing leave to support you and your family's overall health and wellness, access to our Wellbeing portal with an extensive range of advice and resources and much much more!