Associate Director – Technology Consulting / Deals Advisory

KPMG is one of the most trusted and respected global professional services firms. Through depth of expertise, clarity of insight and strength of purpose we help our clients solve complex challenges, steer change, strengthen, transition and grow. We are looking for talented people who share our purpose of inspiring confidence and empowering change for our clients, our people and our communities.KPMG Technology Consulting powers some of New Zealand’s most iconic businesses, leveraging deep technical knowledge and experience combined with strong customer focus and our purpose to fuel New Zealand’s prosperity.

The opportunity:

• We have an opportunity available in our Technology Consulting practice, working closely with our Deals Advisory team to provider leadership on IT Due Diligence (IT DD) and Integration & Separation (I&S) activities, while also supporting other Technology Consulting engagements.
• While your focus will be on Deals related opportunities, you will also (depending on demand) be working across one or more of our other key areas: Technology strategy, operating model design and implementation – helping clients understand and transform to leverage technology to deliver their strategic outcomes. Technology procurement – guiding clients through requirements development, market scans, procurement and business case development. Cloud Adoption & Transformation – unlocking the opportunities that Cloud technology provides to enable and accelerate our client’s success.
• This is a senior role and a true growth opportunity to prove your technical capability and your ability to engage with clients, build and lead delivery teams and ensure quality outcomes within time and budget constraints. The successful candidate will take a lead role in broadening our existing IT Deals (IT DD & IT I&S) capability and team.
• We are open to candidates from a variety of professional backgrounds - particularly consulting & architecture.

Day to day you will:

• Lead the scoping, costing and delivery of engagements - primarily deals focused (ITDD and IT I&S) as well as other tech consulting service areas.
• Assemble and manage teams to deliver high quality outcomes and develop more junior team members.
• Work with the Technology Consulting and Deals Advisory teams to identify and pursue business development opportunities.
• Develop scopes, proposals and engagement letters/contracts (with appropriate support) for relevant engagements.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert for relevant technology areas across a broad range of clients and projects.
• Act as part of the Technology Consulting leadership team - providing input on service strategy, hiring and other areas.
• Apply your existing technical, commercial and business skills and experience to new challenges and experiences.
• Take a hands-on approach to developing reports and documents, running workshops or conducting interviews. This is not a supervisory or pure management role.
• Write reports and prepare client presentations of a high quality, providing insights with a customer focus.
• Manage delivery of project budget, scope and timing.
• Identify and manage implementation risks and issues as well as resolve conflict and address challenges in an implementation context.
• Build the reputation of KPMG through the quality of your work, expertise and judgement as well as innovative approaches.
• Be comfortable working at pace with a high attention to detail across multiple projects at once.

What you'll bring to the team:

• Deals experience is a strong preference - but this role would suit candidates with a broad but deep understanding of technology in enterprise organisations, the impact and management of change as well as the commercial implications of technology activity (including estimation of costs).
• Experience in a technology focused role relevant to one or more of our service offerings gained in a consulting role. This role is uniquely suited to applicants with a combination of technical architecture, commercial and business experience and requires a pragmatic mindset.
• Previous delivery management experience gained in an internal implementation or consulting role.
• A continuous learning mindset - there is a strong requirement to build and maintain robust consulting, technical and people skills on an ongoing bases.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in a technology or business field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience developing and costing projects and implementation approaches.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to identify and seize opportunities to enhance revenue.
• A demonstrable track record of building lasting client relationships.
• A positive and flexible attitude and an enthusiasm to embrace new challenges and growth opportunities to gain experience.
• Relevant Technology certifications (e.g. Microsoft, Google, AWS).

Life at KPMG We offer rewarding careers to talented individuals and a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstance. As a KPMG employee, we will offer you:—   An array of health and wellness benefits such as free flu jabs, subsidised sporting events, access to EAP, additional leave to support you if you are diagnosed with COVID-19, access to e-bikes and other facilities. You will also have access to our Wellbeing@KPMG portal which has an extensive array of health and wellness advice.   —   Hybrid Working – a mix of working in the office and at home to enhance your work/life balance—   Flexible leave options, including the ability to purchase additional annual leave—   Access to ‘Whanau@KPMG’ – 18 weeks’ paid flexible leave for all new parents - primary and secondary carers—   Unlimited access to digital accreditations through our partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn Learning, with bespoke learning pathways for all employees.—   Corporate discounts on a range of lifestyle goods and services.—   Opportunity to join any of our Inclusion, Diversity and Equity networks as a participant and ally.—   Opportunity to join our Social club and enjoy activities such as cooking classes, painting, quiz nights and more.—   Time off for volunteering. —   Eligibility to our annual bonus plan. —   Opportunities for local and international secondments.  We believe that diversity of background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, clients and communities. Our goal is to be recognised as an employer of choice for all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation or disability. Further info can be found on our website We are a 2022 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.