Director, Risk Management

KPMG - Albany, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Albany, NY

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

KPMG is currently seeking an Associate Director or Director of Risk to join our Management Risk Management Digital Office organization. This role is pivotal in ensuring that technology aligns with business objectives and the overall technology strategy of the firm. The successful candidate will assume a strategic and proactive approach, acting as the main point of contact for IT project planning within specific business functions. This includes establishing technology roadmaps and effectively managing the pipeline portfolio to meet business expectations and support ongoing communication regarding technology strategies and governance. In this position, you will develop solid business relationships, becoming a trusted advisor to key leaders and stakeholders. You will partner closely with business stakeholders to outline technology fiscal planning and be accountable for overall technology spending. Additionally, you will contribute to the development of best practices, methodologies, key performance indicators, and metrics that demonstrate the value offered within specific support areas, ultimately improving business and IT engagement. As a Director, you will also partner with the IT Delivery Organization, sharing accountability for project delivery and acting as the Business Executive level escalation point to ensure that business expectations, goals, and objectives are met. This role requires a minimum of ten years of relevant business experience in technology consulting services, operations, and business processes, along with a bachelor's or master's degree in business administration, computer science, or a related field. The ideal candidate will be well-versed in technology strategy development and implementation, possess outstanding communication and collaboration skills, and have the ability to influence all levels across the organization. Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and proficiency in tracking and forecasting budgets are also essential for success in this role.

Responsibilities

• Assume a strategic and proactive approach for ensuring technology alignment with business objectives and the firm's overall technology strategy.
• Act as main point of contact for IT project planning for the leads of a particular business function, establishing technology roadmaps and effectively managing the pipeline portfolio.
• Steer overall business expectations, perceptions and support ongoing two-way communication of technology strategies, priorities, and governance.
• Develop solid business relationships, to become a trusted advisor with key leaders and stakeholders to proactively support business objectives.
• Partner closely with business stakeholders to outline technology fiscal planning and be accountable for overall technology spend.
• Contribute to IT program organization development of best practices, methodologies, key performance indicators, and metrics to demonstrate value offered within specific support areas to effectively improve business and IT engagement.
• Partner/lead with IT Delivery Organization and share accountability for project delivery; act as Business Executive level escalation point ensuring business expectations, goals and objectives are met.

Requirements

• Minimum ten years of relevant business experience in technology consulting services, operations and business processes.
• Bachelor's degree or master's degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, computer science, or a related field.
• Well versed in technology, strategy development and implementation; creative thinker with ability to identify innovative business solutions.
• Capability to develop and execute multi-faceted business plans that incorporate understanding of the firm's overall business mission, objectives, and tactics.
• Outstanding verbal/written communication, collaboration, presentation, and negotiation skills to lead an environment driven by customer service and teamwork.
• Capable of building strong professional relationships with ability to influence all levels across the organization.
• Ability to foster the development of high-performance teams; must be able to set and execute strategic initiatives for team.
• Experience leading a geographically dispersed team; capacity to develop strategic organization and resource plans, defining next generation business and leadership needs.
• Proficient in tracking/monitoring and forecasting budgets.
• Familiarity with software requirements definition including Agile methods.

Nice-to-haves

• Minimum twelve years of recent, relevant business experience in technology consulting services, operations and business processes.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental plans
• Vision coverage
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) plans
• Personal Time Off per fiscal year
• Calendar of holidays observed during the year
• Two firmwide breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off.