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Manager – People Consulting (Corps – BCM/OD) (C Grade)

The team

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, transformational change programmes and transforming the HR function.

We have 5 key capabilities that work across the sectors:
• Behavioural Change Management
• Human Resources Optimisation
• Organisation Design for Performance
• Talent Management
• Workforce Intelligence
The role

We are seeking talented individuals with experience of Organisational Design (OD) to join our growing Corporates, Business to Business (B2B) team, working closely with clients across Energy, Industrial Manufacturing, Life Sciences and the Aerospace & Defence.

Candidates should have experience and proficiency relevant to a number of our OD and BCM areas (e.g. deep practical expertise across 3 - 5 of the following)

Organisational Design (OD)
• Implementation Planning – strong experience in the management and delivery of Organisational Design projects.
• State it – including: articulation of client context, strategy, value chain and aspirations.
• Shape it – including: collation of baseline and analysis, design principles and future state options.
• See it – including: detailed design, workforce transition strategy and role impact assessment.
• Sustain it – including: Rollout workforce transition plan, manage future state organisation go-live and monitor effectiveness of future state organization design
• OD to TOM integration – An ability to deploy OD methods in an end to end TOM design, linking the OD, Capability and Governance layers to; Business / Customer Strategy, Location, Asset, Process and Technology.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
• Lead the day-to-day delivery of a B2B project, working closely with colleagues from other areas of Management Consulting
• Manage a small team of consultants and/or facilitate client teams
• Provide specialist OD advice and work closely with the client leads and team members to successfully deliver project outcomes
• Manage quality/risk issues and suggest solutions.
• Contribute to People Consulting business development, including working with B2B key account teams to scope opportunities or developing compelling and winning proposals which wow our clients
• Contribute to the development of methodologies, tools, thought leadership papers and to the People Consulting practice more generally
The person

Candidates should have strong commercial acumen, hunger to learn and develop and be able to thrive in a really fast paced working environment.
• Recent delivery and business development experience within a consulting environment or transformational change experience from industry
• Experience in the B2B Sector is preferable
• Qualifications such as CIPD, Occupational psychology, MBA, Prince2 and caching would be beneficial but not essential

Senior Manager - People Consulting (Corps OD):
At KPMG, our values define who we are and the way we do business. As a leading professional services firm, we know that our strength and capability come from our people – their different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds. From our inclusive leadership strategy to our diversity and inclusion targets – we’re making bold changes to who we are and what we do. Be part of it.

The team

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, transformational change programmes and transforming the HR function.

We have 6 key capabilities that work across the sectors:
• Behavioural Change Management
• Human Resources Optimisation
• Organisation Design for Performance
• Talent Management
• Workforce Intelligence
• M&A / Sourcing.
The role

We are seeking talent individuals with experience of leading the delivery of Organisational Design (OD) solutions for our Business to Consumer (B2C) team, working closely with clients across Consumer Markets, Telecoms, Media, Technology and the Leisure industry.
Candidates should have experience and proficiency in all elements of one of the OD or BCM capabilities, and supporting experience in the other area:
Organisational Design (OD)
• Implementation Planning – strong experience in the management and delivery of Organisational Design projects.
• State it – including: articulation of client context, strategy, value chain and aspirations.
• Shape it – including: collation of baseline and analysis, design principles and future state options.
• See it – including: detailed design, workforce transition strategy and role impact assessment.
• Sustain it – including: Rollout workforce transition plan, manage future state organisation go-live and monitor effectiveness of future state organization design
• OD to TOM integration – An ability to deploy OD methods in an end to end TOM design, linking the OD, Capability and Governance layers to; Business / Customer Strategy, Location, Asset, Process and Technology.
This is a high profile role within the team, requiring a balance of business development / sales origination and client delivery.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
• Lead the delivery of high quality client project work and complex change programmes
• Work closely with the leadership in People Consulting to: drive business growth; deliver outstanding client work; and be the face of People Consulting to the external market
• Represent B2C as part of the cross-functional People Consulting community
• Drive the focus on BCM and/or OD within the B2C market, internally and externally
• Contribute to the business development and sales initiatives including bid, proposal and contract / commercial negotiations with our B2C clients
• Take a role in the growth of the team and wider practice, sharing knowledge, developing thought leadership and supporting the career aspirations of team members
The person
• We are looking for someone who is a natural team player with a strong focus and flair for people development and team leadership.
• Experience in the B2C Sector is preferable
Qualifications such as CIPD, Occupational psychology, MBA, Prince2 and caching would be beneficial but not essential

We realise that it can be daunting to return to the workplace after an extended break and at KPMG we are passionate about creating an environment where people are able to bring their ‘whole selves’ to work.

Our Return to Consulting programme offers returners the opportunity to join teams within our Financial Services Technology Consulting practicse.


What is on offer?

The roles will be for a fixed 6 month period during which you will receive structured training and support. Toward the end of your contract we will have a conversation with you about the possibility of continuing on a permanent basis subject to there being an appropriate role available.

At the heart of the programme is a structured induction programme aimed at getting you up to speed with the latest industry developments, refreshing technical skills and becoming integrated into our professional services environment. You will receive ongoing support in the form of one on one coaching and a buddy. The development opportunities won’t end once the induction is finished. You will enter an ongoing training path with check-in points to evaluate progress against goals and determine additional training needs.

The flexibility we require from our workforce to meet the changing needs of our clients is matched by the intelligent working options we will discuss with you including as part of this placement and also potentially on a permanent basis including but not limited to; part-time, sliding hours and the ability to work from home when possible. We’re committed to making agile working a consideration for all and we focus on outcomes rather than the time that we spend at work.

We’re passionate about our responsibility for wellbeing, including supporting working families. Our Empowering Parents programme supports working parents at every stage of their parenting journey. This includes coaching for parents at key transition points. In addition, KPMG’s Parenting network provides support and guidance to expecting, new and experienced parents in KPMG.

KPMG recognises that many of our people have caring responsibilities in addition to their career. Our back-up dependent care offering supports those caring for children or adult relatives when their usual care arrangements fall through. The firm provides up to 10 sessions of care each year, funded through KPMG, both for children and adult dependents.


What are we looking for?

- Candidates with previous experience of working in Financial Services/Consultancy in a technology change-focused role
- Candidates will have a passion for returning or beginning a career in Consulting
- Candidates are likely to have worked on large scale projects in top tier banks, insurers or investment management organisations. Your sector familiarity and adaptability are more important to us than up to the minute subject matter expertise.

The team


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, transformational change programmes and transforming the HR function.

We have 5 key capabilities that work across the sectors:

Behavioural Change Management
Human Resources Optimisation
Organisation Design for Performance
Talent Management
Workforce Intelligence
The role


We are seeking talented individuals with experience in Behavioural Change Management (BCM) to join our growing Corporates team, working closely with clients across Energy, Industrial Manufacturing, Life Sciences and the Aerospace & Defence.

Candidates should have experience and proficiency relevant to a number of our BCM areas (e.g. deep practical expertise across 3 - 5 of the following)

Behavioural Change Management (BCM)


Implementation Planning – strong experience in the management and delivery of BCM projects.
Make it Known – including: business case for change, culture assessment, stakeholder analysis, change risk assessment, comms & engagement strategy,
Make it Real – including: change impact assessment, training needs analysis, change leadership, change approach and plan
Make it Happen – including: business readiness assessment, drive change interventions and organisational alignment, measure change
Make it Stick – including: sustain change, align Talent and HR policies and measure outcomes against vision
BCM in Transformation – Experience of leading the BCM workstream as part of a business or functional transformation is highly desired. BCM in support of technology implementation is also desired.
The successful candidate will be expected to:

Lead the day-to-day delivery of a B2B project, working closely with colleagues from other areas of Management Consulting
Manage a small team of consultants and/or facilitate client teams
Provide specialist OD and/or BCM advice and work closely with the client leads and team members to successfully deliver project outcomes
Manage quality/risk issues and suggest solutions
Contribute to People & Change business development, including working with B2B key account teams to scope opportunities or developing compelling and winning proposals which wow our clients
Contribute to the development of methodologies, tools, thought leadership papers and to the People & Change practice more generally
The person


Candidates should have strong commercial acumen, hunger to learn and develop and be able to thrive in a really fast paced working environment.

Recent delivery and business development experience within a consulting environment or transformational change experience from industry
Experience running culture assessments
Experience delivering culture programmes and working closely with leadership to shape their organisation’s culture change journeys
Knowledge of behaviour change and how to achieve it
Experience in the B2B Sector is preferable
Qualifications such as CIPD, Occupational/Organisational psychology, MBA, Prince2 and Barrett’s CTT would be beneficial but not essential