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Location: Bristol, London

Capability: Consulting

Experience Level: Manager

Type: Full Time

Service Line: Insight Led Improvement

Contract type: Permanent

Job description

Role Overview and Purpose

KPMG’s Defence Consulting practice has been formed to advise government and industry clients on large, complex and critical strategic issues. Within KPMG’s Defence and National Security account, our team combines deep sector knowledge, multi-disciplinary capabilities and strong client relationships to design and implement solutions that span digital transformation, financial and commercial management, data and analytics, workforce transformation and operational delivery within the defence sector.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Manage engagements that use leading practice problem-solving methodologies to address client issues and structure projects
• Support high quality analysis that combines KPMG expertise and market insight with quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Act as the daily client interface, providing effective, credible, and timely communications
• Leverage your consulting expertise and network to generate and win new business opportunities and lead the development of business development propositions.
• Generate thought leadership, drive knowledge sharing and develop consulting skills within our team.
• Develop the team culture, inspiring and empowering team members and supporting their career development

Project leadership

KPMG's Defence & National Security Consulting team comprises over 80 team members. You will be responsible for managing projects ranging in

length from several weeks to multiple years and leading diverse teams of up to 6 consultants supported by sub-contractors and members of the client’s own staff. You will deliver projects to agreed deadlines and budgets. Please note that this is not a project management role – the main focus of this role is employing complex analysis to solve client problems.

Solving client problems

You will be responsible for developing robust problem-solving methodologies, structuring and reviewing complex analysis, and delivering clear and effective deliverables. It is essential that you can work independently to clarify client issues and develop logical and implementable solutions to those issues, which are supported by robust analysis.

Stakeholder interaction:

You will be required to regularly interact with Partners, Directors and Senior Managers within KPMG to source insight and expertise and to provide progress updates. You will also lead interactions with members of the client’s leadership team. Your clients will be from the public sector or industrial manufacturing sector focusing on aerospace and defence. The ability to develop strong client relationships with clients from diverse backgrounds and at all levels of seniority, including senior leaders, will be crucial. You will effectively communicate points of view and evidence that shapes client decision making.

National Security

The National Security sector is one of KPMG’s key priority sectors, designated for high growth over the next three years. In order to deliver our exciting growth plans, KPMG are recruiting experienced, market-focused consultants to join this team. The team are seeking Managers to deliver Strategy and Operations activities on National Security engagements and to support KPMG’s growth in this market.

Due to the nature of the work, it is essential for applicants to hold current 'National Security Vetting’ aligned to a National Security organisation.

Essential experience

Skills, qualifications and experience:

• Proven track record of delivering high quality outcomes on complex consulting projects (or equivalent) whilst under pressure. This should include experience of delivering one or more of: business or operating model change; strategy development; strategic cost efficiency and management; investment decision support; or development of business cases and business plans.
• A strong understanding of consulting problem-solving methodologies and how these can be adapted for client challenges in the Defence sector
• Strong consulting skillset including: qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, storyboarding, report and slide creation, impactful presenting, team management, influencing and relationship-building
• A track record of developing trusting relationships with client personnel at all levels, including senior leaders.
• Proven track-record leading and managing teams, including the ability to structure complex projects,
• Understand the strategic context, review detailed analysis and support the development of junior colleagues.
• Experience of developing propositions, points of view and thought leadership that address client problems and which support business development activity
• Clear record of achievement and progression in a leading consulting firm or in a comparable environment within industry.

Why Consulting at KPMG?

Technology is a critical focus for us. It underpins everything we do. We're investing in technology like never before – not least because the pace of technological change is disrupting organisations in new and challenging ways. Through advanced data analytics and emerging tech-enabled solutions like AI and machine learning, we're helping clients across diverse sectors to navigate that change. We enable them to avoid any unnecessary risks and to uncover new, transformative opportunities that could give them a competitive edge. A career here means stretching your skills and honing your expertise by solving complex problems as part of a collaborative, results-driven and supportive team. Whether we're helping our clients to reduce their costs, make better decisions, improve efficiencies or deploy the latest technologies, we bring together broad specialisms and talents to deliver robust, connected solutions.