People Consulting Manager- Financial Services

Job description

“People Consulting Manager- Financial Services” 103045

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

The KPMG ** People Consulting Manager- Financial Services ** function is a cornerstone of our business.  Operating from **London** we do work those matters, serving the country with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancies.  We've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.

By encompassing a wide range of disciplines across a breadth of areas such as Customer Experience and Digital, Strategy, Forensic, Risk and Regulatory, People and Talent, and Operational and Financial Transformation, we become immersed in our clients' organisations, applying sector knowledge and technology solutions to deliver the best possible outcomes and get it right first time.

Why Join KPMG as a People Consulting Manager- Financial Services

• People Consulting is an integral part of KPMG’s Management Consultancy practice and a growing part of our business.  
• This team help to transform the performance of organisations by changing the way people are led, managed, and developed.
• We do this by focusing on two key areas – delivering the people agenda on large scale, complex, change programmes and transforming the HR function by technology. 
• We have 4 key capabilities:
  • HR Transformation 
  • Learning solutions 
  • Organisational Transformation 
  • Workforce Transformation

What will you be doing?

• You would be the one who can lead Change and Organisation Design workstreams on complex, business critical programmes. We expect the consultant to be able to scope, price and design our approach for a particular client (with support from a Partner or Director), and then to lead delivery of this work, including managing teams of more junior consultants.  
• You will be expected to work and collaborate with colleagues from other service lines such as technology, finance, customer, or analytics

What will you need to do it?

• A strong appreciation of different approaches to manage behavioural change.  Experience of the core techniques of leadership alignment, case for change, stakeholder identification and management, sequencing for the change programme, communication and engagement, impact assessment, and planning people transition.  In the area of technology implementation, we would expect experience of user adoption approaches including training and awareness.

• And/Or, expertise in Organisational Design.  This would include the full range of OD, including role definition, objective and KPI definition, ways of working, hierarchical design, cost modelling and sizing, grade levelling, and people transition planning.     Experience of using Org Vue would be beneficial.
• The strongest candidates will have capability across both Change and OD, but we are also interested in candidates who are specialists in one or the other.
• We are looking for candidates who understand the financial services environment and have undertaken consulting projects in one or more of the sub-sectors mentioned above.
• We expect that candidates will have experience in consulting, ideally with a recognised professional services firm, or global consultancy.  In-house consulting experience is also valued.

Skills we’d love to see/Amazing Extras:

• Strong organisational and time management skills; able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities and deadlines
• Highly effective stakeholder management and relationship building skills; credible and confident with stakeholders at all levels
• Experience within Big 4’ consultancy, or mid-tier firm

To discuss this or wider Consulting roles with our recruitment team, all you need to do is apply, create a profile, upload your CV and begin to make your mark with KPMG.

Our Locations:

We are open to talk to People Consulting Manager- Financial Services talent across the country but our core hubs for this role are:

• London Canary Wharf
• Manchester

This position will largely be based in London.

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.

Find out more:

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• Consulting at KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/consulting/
• ITs Her Future Women in Tech programme: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/people-culture/it-s-her-future/
• KPMG Workability and Disability confidence: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/need-support-let-us-know/

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