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KPMG Overview:

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax & Pensions, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 17,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients’ most critical challenges.

With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.


People Consulting:

People Consulting is an integral part of KPMG’s Management Consulting practice. The team draw upon the knowledge of a wide range of in-house experts, as well as collaborate globally with other People Consulting teams, to enable organisational transformation. The team revolutionise the way people are led, managed and developed, to ensure organisations of all shapes and sizes are future-ready.

Client megatrends and challenges which People Consulting is accustomed to dealing with include regulatory changes, disruptive technology, globalisation, changing customer needs, demographics and business impact on the environment.
People Consulting focus upon a number of key areas to support these challenges including: digitally enabled employee engagement; skills and capabilities; agile organisation and workforce; shaping the future of the workforce; people change and leadership capability; value-driving efficient and cost effective HR, powered by tech; predictive insightful people consulting.


The Opportunity:

• We are seeking talented individuals with experience in Workforce Transformation to design and shape the future workforce for our clients, taking a data and evidence led approach.
• Through Workforce Transformation we help our clients to navigate complex workforce transformation programmes through identification and adoption of workforce strategy, skills, workforce mix, employee experience, location, change management and more.
• An expanding area for us, and a hot topic for many of our clients, you will have the opportunity to shape our Workforce Transformation offering and develop our capability.
• You will be working closely with FTSE 100 clients across a broad range of industries including Energy, Telecoms, Retail, Life Sciences and Aerospace & Defence.


Skills, Qualifications and Experience Required:

• You will have proven experience in helping clients to shape and deliver Workforce Transformation solutions including:

o Designing workforce transformation programmes to roll out data-driven workforce strategies that maximize the capabilities to match future ambitions
o Strategic Workforce Planning: developing future proofed organisational structures fit for a digital environment, moving away from traditional hierarchies and functional groups
o Operational Workforce Planning: developing solutions to challenges faced by our clients in resource management, capacity planning and short term workforce planning.
o Workforce Analytics: utilising data analytics to drive insight on people and organisation from organisational data
o Workforce Optimisation: ensuring that the workforce is optimised to move quickly between products, services, tools and geographies to meet client needs

• You will be proficient in some of the workforce management and analytics tools such as Microsoft WPA, Kronos, Retain, PowerBI, Tableau, Qlickview, Splunk.
• You will possess knowledge and experience in the workforce analytics modules of key human capital systems such as Workday, Oracle, SNOW.
• Advanced excel/data modelling skills are desirable but not essential


Key Responsibilities:

As a Manager in our team we will expect you to:


• Shape projects, or workstreams within in a larger programme, to improve the way clients deliver Workforce Transformation
• Manage projects, or workstreams within in a larger programme, comprising of roughly 4 consultants
• Build and manage relationships with clients on a daily basis
• Leverage your Workforce Transformation expertise and network to generate new client opportunities
• Contribute to the development of our Workforce Transformation propositions and assets
• Take a lead in knowledge sharing and developing Workforce Transformation skills within our team
• Be a career coach for up to 4 consultants helping them to develop and progress their careers

KPMG Overview:

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax & Pensions, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 17,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients’ most critical challenges.

With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.


People Consulting:

People Consulting is an integral part of KPMG’s Management Consulting practice. The team draw upon the knowledge of a wide range of in-house experts, as well as collaborate globally with other People Consulting teams, to enable organisational transformation. The team revolutionise the way people are led, managed and developed, to ensure organisations of all shapes and sizes are future-ready.

Client megatrends and challenges which People Consulting is accustomed to dealing with include regulatory changes, disruptive technology, globalisation, changing customer needs, demographics and business impact on the environment.
People Consulting focus upon a number of key areas to support these challenges including: digitally enabled employee engagement; skills and capabilities; agile organisation and workforce; shaping the future of the workforce; people change and leadership capability; value-driving efficient and cost effective HR, powered by tech; predictive insightful people consulting.


The Opportunity:


• We are seeking talented individuals with experience in HR Transformation to join our People Consulting Corporates team.
• You will join an established and highly successful HR Transformation practice, with the opportunity to leverage our leading practice methodologies and continue our growth.
• You will be working closely with FTSE 100 clients across a broad range of industries including Energy, Telecoms, Retail, Life Sciences and Aerospace & Defence.


Skills, Qualifications and Experience Required:

You will have proven experience in helping clients to shape and deliver HR Transformation solutions including:

• HR Assessments: reviewing the current operating environment with the objective to identify issues and opportunities for improvement
• Operating Model / Service Delivery Model: developing and implementing a Service Delivery Model which includes definition, design and implementation of roles, responsibilities, span of control within HR, governance structures, HR Shared Services and CoE strategy, development and set up
• Business Case and Roadmap: building the business case to demonstrate a value proposition for senior management to make a decision to move forward projects
• HR Technology and Strategy: understanding of cloud based technology (ideally Workday, Oracle and / or SuccessFactors) and a point of view on how HR tech drives HR Service Delivery
• Cloud implementation: experience of working on a HR cloud system implementation is desirable but not essential
• Experience as a HR Practitioner would be desirable but not essential


Key Responsibilities:

As a Senior Manager in our team we will expect you to:


• Shape client programmes of work, to drive HR functions of the future through process, operating model or technology change
• Manage large programmes of roughly £2m revenue, comprising of upwards of 6 consultants
• Effectively manage all commercial and contractual aspects of a client programme
• Develop a portfolio of clients and maintains strategic relationships
• Leverage your HR Transformation expertise and network to generate new client opportunities
• Identify opportunities to expand or extend existing programmes
• Lead the development of our HR Transformation proposition and assets
• Be a career coach for up to 4 consultants, helping them to develop and progress their careers

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25th May 2018. GDPR is a critical regulation with which we must comply. The People function are seeking an Assistant Manager to join the People Analytics and Systems team to work within the People Function on GDPR related projects. The role will be based in Watford.

Reporting to: People Data & Privacy Officer


Key Responsibilities:



• Reviewing and creating digital maps of existing and new business processes mapping and defining system inputs and outputs
• Dealing with GDPR queries from the People Function
• Facilitate workshops to understand and document business processes
• Understand GDPR compliance standards and translate them into business and data management requirements
• Assist existing GDPR Project Manager and team in establishing the People GDPR team
• Assisting to develop processes within the People Function to ensure on-going GDPR compliance
• Maintain stakeholder expectations and raise appropriate issues to project managers as necessary
• Proactively drive forward assigned areas of the project
• Proactively identify business processes and systems that relate to personal data
• Act as a Championing data protection and privacy network leader
• Run project work streams within the People Function
• Assist with Data Access Request
• Help to deliver GDPR best practice across the People Function
• Support continuous data privacy and information protection improvement and change


Knowledge, Skills and Experience:



Essential



• Knowledge of the GDPR legislation and framework
• Ability to work independently
• Close attention to detail, diligent, organised and able to problem solve
• Ability to deliver on time and work to tight schedules
• Strong use of MS Excel
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and deadlines and balance priorities effectively
• Ability to work as part of a team, as well as take own initiative and manage own workload
• Good understanding of and experience working with HR data


Desirable:



• Knowledge on Data Protection legislation
• Experience in Security process implementations
• An understanding of HR systems

The Role


The UK Head of People Data & Analytics has specific responsibility for ensuring design, implementation and monitoring of key components of the overall People strategy. The role leads the People Data agenda, ensuring:

• The KPMG UK People Data & Analytics approach develops continuously to meet the firm’s changing needs and that its findings are applied across the firm so that it supports all colleagues in the UK
• Best in class data science practices are utilized to identify, advise and inform the wider People Leadership team – Centres of Excellence and HR Business Partners - on key people issues which impact their specialisms or areas of the firm
• Generate and manage projects that maximise the value produced from workforce analysis and advanced model development
• Workforce data is addressed, repeatable processes are identified and insights are developed to inform future decision making and predictive modelling
• The People function is partnered with other analytical groups throughout the organisation to share data and insights and leverage knowledge.
• The organisation anticipates internal and external forces that may affect future business growth and direction, future-proofing wherever possible.
• KPMG develops and executes an appropriate data communications strategy with the different business functions that shares relevant and dynamic information and insight.

Who is the right candidate?

We are looking for a driven, capable Head of People Data & Analytics who has a real passion for unlocking human capital data to improve engagement, retention and overall performance.

The successful candidate is likely to be someone who has experience of navigating professional services, operating within a matrix structure.

The successful candidate will be a strong team player able to support and contribute to the People Leadership Team beyond their core competence.

Objectives & Key Deliverables


• As designer of the People Data & Analytics strategy the role holder will ensure it meets business requirements, the people strategy and provides a differentiated offering from our competitors
• Ensure the design and delivery of the people data strategy integrates with the other areas of the People function i.e. Reward, Performance, Inclusion & Diversity, Talent and Recruitment.
• Engage with the business and HRLT to facilitate the provision of analytical advice that is relevant and critical to strategic decision-making
• Generating data from multiple sources that is easily consumable and actionable and communicating your findings in clear business language, and across various channels
• Leading a small DI team, providing leadership and clear direction
• Maintain a rolling programme of HR reporting and review, ensuring resources are aligned to develop responses, achieve sign off and manage outward communications
• Support the UK Head of People and the Leadership team in the ongoing development of the wider HR strategy
• Oversight of all People MI and analytics including culture measurement.
• Take the lead on ensuring any key interventions that the organisation should make in response to the People MI data set are delivered and owning the prioritisation of those interventions.

Qualifications and Experience


• Significant progressive experience in an HR Data or Workforce Planning role, ideally with exposure to a professional services or consulting environment
• Proven Analytical expertise in a complex organisation, plus wider knowledge of how technology solutions can be leveraged to support insights and predictive analysis
• A strategic but hands on mind-set and an ability to articulate complicated concepts clearly and with confidence to a diverse senior internal client group.
• Ability to consult with and influence multiple stakeholders on strategic projects often incorporating both design and technology implementation solutions
• Project management experience with ability to work cross-functionally
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent PowerPoint skills – good at presenting information to senior stakeholders in an informative, clear and professional way
• Confidence in working in an ambiguous, constantly changing environment and preparedness to be responsive and flexible
• Strong people management experience
• Strong external/market awareness, networks and understanding of the broader industry trends and challenges

Location


The role will be based in Watford, with travel to our KPMG offices across the UK. International travel may be required occasionally to represent the UK region at Global meetings, or to share best practice.