Manager, Strategy at KPMG

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for leading consulting engagements that help our clients articulate transformational strategies, identify, design, and implement creative business solutions 
• Identify changes and recommend solutions that will typically involve a combination of customer, process improvement, digital transformation, and operational excellence outcomes
• Manage the day-to-day effort and work of the delivery team
• Lead workshops and present insights and recommendations enabled by strategic thinking, technical knowledge, and strong and clear communication skills
• Take responsibility for delivering high-quality deliverables and outcomes for our clients
• Contribute to the development of methodologies, tools and thought leadership papers
• Undertake and lead business development activities including the creation of compelling and differentiated value propositions in opportunity pursuits
• Support a high-performance culture through coaching and mentoring colleagues as they grow their capabilities, careers and client service impact

Requirements

• A minimum of a Second Class Upper degree 
• A Master’s degree is an added advantage
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in one or more of the following industries: financial services, FMCG, technology, telecoms, or management consulting
• Experience across digital strategy and delivery, customer strategy, customer experience design, journey design, business transformation, innovation, and product development/management 
• An understanding of design thinking methodologies and its application to UX/CX 
• Experience or qualifications in Agile would be a plus
• Demonstrable experience leading project teams is a critical requirement
• Strong people management and development skills 
• Ability to plan, structure and prepare client-ready deliverables 
• Demonstrated ability to apply structured thinking and analysis techniques to complex and ambiguous problems 
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Very good proficiency in MS Office suite is essential