Business Title: Director, Innovation Consultant-Financial Services/Asset Management

Requisition Number: 113174 - 68

Function: Business Support Services

Area of Interest:

State: NY

City: New York

Description:

Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in today's most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It's also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence and supports our communities. With qualities like those, it's no wonder we're consistently ranked among the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine, Consulting Magazine, Seramount, Fair360 and others. If you're as passionate about your future as we are, join our team.

KPMG is currently seeking a Director, Innovation Consultant-Asset Management to join our KPMG Ignition within our Growth and Strategy organization.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Ignition's Head of Financial Services (FS) to drive growth in line with sector and broader industry priorities for the firm; focus on client deliver displaying strong facilitation skillset, with expertise in the Asset Management (AM) sector and command of design thinking methods to help further establish and execute on the Ignition AM client experience vision

• Help translate sector and industry client needs and bring together firm services and assets to design, manage and deliver impactful client sessions to help close complex deals, open new opportunities and build relationships in existing and whitespace areas; collaborate with sector and industry leadership and leverage design thinking methods and tools to identify signals of change to bring in provocative, sector-led points of view to help clients solve complex business challenges

• Design and facilitate high-quality, engaging sector-led client sessions for C-suite and direct report audiences leveraging design thinking methods

• Actively partner with subject matter professionals across the firm, collaborate across Ignition, and effectively project manage multiple stakeholders to bring effective approaches to deliver impactful sessions; develop and motivate Ignition team members, helping them to strengthen sector understanding and their ability to translate client challenges into KPMG services and impactful Ignition sessions

• Act as a skilled analyst, strategist, and compelling presenter to synthesize insights and takeaways in real-time and within a multi-practice context; this position requires leadership of several concurrent projects, team members and stakeholders on a daily basis

• Liaise with sector and functional KPMG leadership to build a pipeline of demand for Ignition services in support of AM sector and FS industry firm growth ambitions, positioning and delivering Ignition capabilities in an impactful way; work closely with and in support of Ignition's Head of FS and Ignition team, sharing ideas, driving forward improvements, delivering impactful client sessions and developing sustainable, motivated team members

Qualifications:

• Minimum ten years of recent experience in a professional services environment; background in client service delivery preferred; expertise in Asset Management and Financial Services

• Bachelor's degree required from accredited college or university

• Excellent storyteller with the ability to prepare compelling presentations; solid understanding of design thinking principles with the ability to effectively apply them in client session delivery as well as in gathering insights for use in client sessions

• Capacity to embrace a learner's mindset, stay curious about the sector and broader industry, and encourage team members to do the same

• Be able to collaborate and team well with others, share ideas and learnings with teammates and bring a sense of humility to learn from teammates at all levels

• Capability to drive forward process improvements and team member development

KPMG complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. If required, the ranges displayed below or via the URL below are specifically for those potential hires who will work in the location(s) listed. Any offered salary is determined based on relevant factors such as applicant's skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications and market considerations. In addition, the firm is proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, with options designed to help you make the best decisions for yourself, your family, and your lifestyle. Available benefits are based on eligibility. Our Total Rewards package includes a variety of medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health. Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year. Additionally, each year the firm publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year and provides two firmwide breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday. Additional details about our benefits can be found towards the bottom of our KPMG US Careers site at 'Benefits & How We Work (https://www.kpmguscareers.com/why-kpmg/#benefits) '.

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