Associate Director, Solutions Management Lead

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 an Associate Director, Solutions Management Lead of Global Digital to join our KPMG International organization. Responsibilities: - Work with business team and Global Digital (GD) delivery teams on solution requirements, roadmaps and planning activities; assist business teams in receiving requests for new work through standard GD processes; ensure business team is aware of GD related investments and changes in direction so that they can plan accordingly - Provide oversight and assist in managing solution development and support efforts, as well as in the delivery of other GD related services to the global functions, as needed - Manage the technical aspects of a portfolio of existing solutions through their lifecycle, interfacing with business teams on solution requirements and roadmaps, development priorities and plans, budgets and IT finances, and on what's needed for ongoing support - Address challenges escalated by the business teams and help to ensure that they are resolved promptly and satisfactorily; escalate further to the appropriate leadership teams, as needed - Provide regular status and reporting to the business teams on progress and issues across the portfolio of activities, including financial tracking and reporting and assistance on annual budget planning - Work with Senior Solutions Management Leads, manage Solution Management leads, Solution Architecture and Engineering leads, and broader GD teams as well as contractors and suppliers to address requirements and deliver on commitments to the global business functions - Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment Qualifications: - Minimum ten years of recent progressive experience in IT, ideally having worked in Enterprise/Solution Architecture, and having been involved in aspects of Solution development - Bachelor's degree in a related field (such as computer science); master's degree (MBA a plus) from an accredited college or university or ten years of equivalent work experience - Possess a broad knowledge of application and infrastructure architectures and technologies, including the Microsoft platforms (Azure IaaS, PaaS and SaaS), experience with automation tools (for example, ServiceNow), reporting suites (for example, Power BI) and enterprise application suites such as SAP (Finance, HR) and Salesforce (CRM) - Experience working with business teams, managing relationships, with the ability to translate and apply technology to business challenges - Prior experience with SDLC tools such as Azure DevOps and GitHub and also with project reporting and tracking tools such as Microsoft Project is preferred - Solid experience managing a small portfolio of applications (<$5m/yr) required - Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa) KPMG LLP and its subsidiaries ("KPMG") complies with all local/state regulations regarding