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Business Title: Associate Director, IT Program/Project ManagementRequisition Number: 72976 - 84Function: Business Support ServicesArea of Interest:State: TXCity: DallasDescription:Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in today's most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It's also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence and supports our communities. With qualities like those, it's no wonder we're consistently ranked among the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine, Consulting Magazine, Working Mother Magazine, Diversity Inc. and others. If you're as passionate about your future as we are, join our team.KPMG is currently seeking an Associate Director, IT Program/Project Management to join our Digital Nexus technology organization.Responsibilities:Responsible for driving and overall management of assigned projects and/or programs; lead internal customers and teams in the development and maintenance of project and/or program artifacts, such as scope, approach, solution, plan, resources and estimates
Develop, track and manage project forecasts and costs; request budget allocations and reallocations; ensure project and /or program is within budget; Ensure mitigating strategies or contingencies are appropriately applied to anticipated risks and issues; establish, manage and motivate multi-disciplinary project teams as well as positive and collaborative relationships with leadership
Demonstrate a clear understanding of both internal and external customer business and work collaboratively to successfully deliver value; act as point of escalation on projects and for project managers when managing programs to raise awareness and help resolve issues; develop and execute organizational change management plans to ensure project management adoption of new systems and processes
Incorporate industry best practices, conduct internal and external benchmarking and implement standards, key measures and metrics; guide, council and mentor project managers and project team members have all the tools and guidance to successfully execute on projects
Drive adoption and excellence in Agile and Waterfall development methodologies and practices; proactively participate in the evolution of improving delivery of solutions to business clients, leveraging program and project management knowledge by being a change champion
Integrate and align with other departmental processes and solutions; participate in and facilitate post project/phase reviews to cultivate a learning organization
Qualifications:Minimum eight years of IT program / project management experience, including both waterfall and agile lifecycle project management, software development and infrastructure deployment methodologies according to industry best practices
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
Experience in the management of large, complex IT projects and programs, managing multi-phase, multi-track, high-risk projects with up to 30 project team members concurrently
Experience in overseeing multiple scrum teams and as an Agile Coach preferred
Excellent verbal/written communication, collaboration, analytical and presentation skills to lead an environment driven by customer service and teamwork; must be able to set goals and participate in strategic initiatives for a team; and foster the development of high-performance teams and interface with all levels of the organization; ability to participate in development of resource plans and structures and influence organizational priorities
KPMG LLP (the U.S. member firm of KPMG International) offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. KPMG is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer. KPMG complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. The attached link ( https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmg/us/pdf/2018/09/eeo.pdf) contains further information regarding the firm's compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws. No phone calls or agencies please.GL: 4GF: 15310
