The Opportunity

This is a chance to build and be part of a new concept at KPMG. We are creating a team to gain access to a new segment of the technology market where there is opportunity for significant growth. We are looking for people to help establish a flexible, start-up culture; drive the best ways of working and ensure we make the most of this opportunity. We will look to our Principle Engineering community to help shape and drive this new business to create a healthy working environment, allowing all our team members to thrive.

This role will be delivering technology enabled outcomes for some of our clients’ most challenging business issues using modern and best in class engineering methodologies. Successful applicants will need to hold or be eligible and willing to attain at least SC level of security clearance. The role is based in Leeds, offering flexible working with 3 days per week in our engineering designed office space.

Power & Utilities (P&U), led by Dr Matt Firla-Cuchra, counts c85 FTEs is the largest business area of the IAG and encompasses work for major clients in the sector, including all UK utilities as well as some of the largest energy and water companies in Europe and beyond. We provide in-depth strategic and technical advice on strategy and business planning and analysis, corporate finance and corporate financial management, regulatory policy, cost assessment and benchmarking as well as in other areas to help our clients create value for both shareholders and customers. Our work combines elements of policy, finance, strategy and economics to assist our clients in structuring investments, securing financing, supporting regulatory regimes for the benefit of customers as well as maximising shareholder value. We are widely recognised by many industry stakeholders as market leaders influencing the future of the utilities sector.

Manager - Deal Execution - Integration & Separation

KPMG’s Deal Execution practice is looking for exceptional candidates for a Manager role.

The Deal Execution team is part of KPMG’s rapidly expanding Strategy Group, which delivers value for clients by challenging conventional thinking, bringing deep industry and functional insights and executing with investor-grade rigour.  We are a diverse team of over 150 practitioners, working collaboratively with and orchestrating KPMG’s broad set of capabilities within our Deal Advisory business, and are focused on continually enhancing value for clients across the deal and economic cycle. Our teams comprise of specialists capable of helping clients right through from conceptual thinking of buying a business to turning their business around in times of difficulty.

The Deal Execution Advisory Team

KPMG's Deal Execution Advisory Team is a growing and dynamic team. We work with both vendors and acquirers on mergers, acquisitions, divestments, exits and joint ventures, both pre and post-deal.

The team offers four key proposition areas:

Separation: Supporting vendors to plan and deliver a credible, discrete standalone entity to the Buyer with value preserved and business continuity in place from Day 1, including supporting the definition and implementation of transitional service agreements.

Integration: Pre and post deal integration design, planning and implementation to integrate the target business into the Buyer’s organisation whilst mitigating risk and enhancing value.

Synergies: Understanding the potential benefits and costs generated through a proposed transaction, and the associated plans, interdependencies, risks and issues for the delivery of base and stretch case targets.

Joint Ventures: Helping respective partners ensure the key value considerations are identified and prioritised early and delivered through the associated business plan, leveraging each party’s specific contribution and capabilities and managing broader stakeholder relationships.

Roles & Responsibilities              

To be an effective Manager within our Deal Execution applicants will be expected to:

• Build strong, trusted advisor relationships with client counterparts.  Establish role as day to day / key client contact on engagements
• Take day-to-day responsibility for smaller projects and manage significant

Learning Visual Designer - 104167

Base Location: London/Leeds plus network of 20 offices nationally: www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

Why join KPMG as a Learning Visual Designer?

Learning Services is a crucial component of KPMG’s People Consultancy practice and a rapidly expanding part of our business. It’s an exhilarating field that aims to address the entire spectrum of clients’ learning requirements. Our work encompasses a comprehensive range of services that meet the market’s demands for scale and quality. By diligently monitoring market drivers and learning trends, we’ve integrated a cutting-edge, technology-driven platform with a modular approach, a repository of reusable digital content, and a robust service delivery capability.

Our Learning Services portfolio extends beyond mere training. A fundamental aspect of our service is assisting clients in bridging the gap between their workforce’s current measurable skills, their deficiencies, and their future requirements. This enables clients to achieve their immediate and long-term strategic business objectives. We are committed to investing in our Learning Services team to expand our capabilities and serve more clients. As part of this growth journey, we seek passionate and talented individuals to join us.

The Learning Content team is responsible for designing and developing a diverse range of engaging and inclusive learning solutions for a broad client base across various sectors. Our expertise spans on-demand context-setting animations, inclusive digital learning, thought-provoking podcasts, facilitated in-person and virtual classrooms, and action-oriented peer working sessions. We are renowned for our proficiency in learning and are seeking a skilled Learning Visual Designer to join our team and contribute to our continued growth.

What will you be doing?

• Attend project kick-off meetings and work with the Learning Content Lead, Instructional Designers (IDs) and/or Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to develop branding, look & feel documentation and apply these standards to develop initial templates.
• Work with Learning Content Lead /Project managers to estimate completion time.
• Interpret storyboards and scripts to create visually engaging content, using experience to recommend appropriate solution format and design approach.
• Work closely with Instructional Designers to support the development of storyboards and scripts, providing technical suggestions to further enhance the learning solutions and ensure deliverables can meet quality, cost and timeframes as agreed with Project Management team and client.
• Source and produce Graphics and video/animations.
• Communicate ideas to stakeholders and suggest ways to innovate existing processes and solutions.
• Demonstrate commercial awareness when planning build, focussing on quality as well as commerciality.

What will you need to do it? 

• Experience in delivering innovative, compelling visual designs across a range of formats including digital, video, and print.
• Highly proficient in graphic design software, preferably using the Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop / Illustrator / After Effects / Premiere.
• Experience working in a client-focused environment, with excellent collaboration skills and a flexible approach.
• Ability to manage own workload across a range of projects, prioritising key tasks and managing intern