Manager, Strategy

Job Summary

Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organisations in today's most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It is also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence, and supports our communities. Our team works with clients on some of the largest, most complex and pressing strategic planning, operating model and programme implementation projects. We are involved in many fascinating projects, some of which are helping our clients navigate digital disruption and the rapidly evolving business landscape. We are working in sectors including financial services, telecommunications, technology, oil and gas, FMCG, services, non-profit and the public sector amongst others. We are currently seeking Managers to join our Strategy practice.

Job Details

• Take responsibility for leading consulting engagements that help our clients articulate transformational strategies, identify, design, and implement creative business solutions 
• Identify changes and recommend solutions that will typically involve a combination of customer, process improvement, digital transformation, and operational excellence outcomes
• Manage the day-to-day effort and work of the delivery team
• Lead workshops and present insights and recommendations enabled by strategic thinking, technical knowledge, and strong and clear communication skills
• Take responsibility for delivering high-quality deliverables and outcomes for our clients
• Contribute to the development of methodologies, tools and thought leadership papers
• Undertake and lead business development activities including the creation of compelling and differentiated value propositions in opportunity pursuits
• Support a high-performance culture through coaching and mentoring colleagues as they grow their capabilities, careers and client service impact

Requirements

• A minimum of a Second Class Upper degree 
• A Master’s degree is an added advantage
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in one or more of the following industries: financial services, FMCG, technology, telecoms, or management consulting
• Experience across digital strategy and delivery, customer strategy, customer experience design, journey design, business transformation, innovation, and product development/management 
• An understanding of design thinking methodologies and its application to UX/CX 
• Experience or qualifications in Agile would be a plus
• Demonstrable experience leading project teams is a critical requirement
• Strong people management and development skills 
• Ability to plan, structure and prepare client-ready deliverables 
• Demonstrated ability to apply structured thinking and analysis techniques to complex and ambiguous problems 
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Very good proficiency in MS Office suite is essential

About Company

KPMG Professional Services

https://home.kpmg.com/ng

KPMG Professional Services and KPMG Advisory Services are the KPMG member firm in Nigeria. The partners and people have been operating in Nigeria sinc e 1978, providing multidisciplinary professional services to both local and intern ational organisations within the Nigerian business community.Our vision is to build and sustain our reputation as the best firm to work with by ensuring our people, clients and communities achieve their full potential. At KPMG, we are committed to working with our clients to cut through complexities of the business world finding solutions and adding value. Our combination of international and local market knowledge and perspective give us an edge in the professional services industry in Nigeria. This combination enables the Nigerian practice to add real value by developing strategies that give the firms clients a distinct edge over their competitors. As one of the leading providers of professional services, KPMG knows that the success and growth of the firm also depends on the success and growth of the Nigerian economy. Hence, it champions progressive change and makes the future happen for its clients, people and the community, thereby enabling Nigerias success. The firm is involved in the formulation of economic policies for Nigeria through the Nigerian Economic Summit Group. The firm has a full complement of 46 partners and over 1000 trained and dedicated professional staff; with deep industry skills and competencies in audit, tax a nd advisory services. KPMG has worked for clients in the public and private sec tor in Nigeria and in several other countries, helping to transform business perf ormance and operations.