Principal Director - Digital Delivery for DX - Financial Services

Company Description

We help organisations build their business around their customers, through deep understanding of end-customer needs and breaking down organisational barriers and silos within.

Our Digital Experience team delivers digital customer experiences that unlock value for our clients and their end-users. The team brings together design thinking (CX, DX, UX and UI) and a strong technology engineering capability (frontend, backend, DevOps and integration) to create scalable, robust and production live digital solutions. We draw from a toolbox of mobile app, web app, martech, cloud, AI and integration technologies to build our solutions.

Your role is to lead the solutioning and technical delivery of digital experiences and digital products that enable exceptional customer experiences for our clients.

Job Description

Your Opportunity

As a hands-on leader in the Digital Experience team in KPMG, this Principal Director role will play a crucial role by:

• Bringing together design, technology and business perspectives to solution and deliver world class digital experiences (mobile, web and portals). Specifically – native and Google Flutter Mobile and React / javascript web.
• Lead the Engineering Delivery team – this includes capability planning and resourcing across engagements, quality assurance, vision and continuous improvement. This team consists of Engineers (Web, Mobile, Infrastructure, Integration, Martech), Solution Architects, DevOps and testers.
• Accountable for the overall product and technical design of Digital Experiences for both Business Development (BD) and delivery purposes.
• Work as part of a broader multi-disciplinary team across Consulting – with strategy, design, product and sector specialists.
• Work with external clients to design the required solution (inclusive of technical functional and non-functional requirements, licenses, infra etc).
• Collaborate with other teams in KPMG to design the required solution (This includes security, cloud, data, integration, and platforms {Salesforce, Microsoft, Service Now, Appian, IBM, Google}, as well as sector and service lines)
• Develop client roadmaps for future development/product changes.
• Lead the technology reviews of builds during the delivery phase.
• Provide overall quality assurance for solution design for both BD and delivery.
• Act as the subject matter expert for Technical Delivery of Customer Solutions, both internally and with clients.
• Oversee Technology Delivery best practice in the team.
• Forecast team demand, and work with our off-shore technical delivery team, KPMG resourcing, local contractors and direct recruitment to meet that demand.
• Participate in client workshops and provide insights into both best practice and industry best practice.

How are you Extraordinary?

• You bring together deep hands-on mobile/web domain technology knowledge with a design thinking, product mindset and commercial lens.
• You are able to quickly build strong relationships and network with a variety of stakeholders both internal and external.
• You are passionate about the importance of fantastic communication to share ideas, inspire, and create change. You are able to digest, distil, and communicate complex concepts in both written and verbal forms.
• You are a kind and compassionate leader with a passion for continually growing your leadership skills to get the best out of a diverse and multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in leading a digital (mobile and web) delivery team across the software development life cycle with a team of Engineers (Web, Mobile, Infrastructure, Integration), Solution Architects, DevOps and testers.
• Extensive experience in technically delivering end-user (customer) facing digital experiences and products across web and mobile technologies (Web sites, portals, mobile apps).
• Proven record of delivering using Agile and Agile Hybrid methodologies
• Proven record of delivering solutions using CMS (Optimizely / Drupal / Adobe), and mobile development in Native and or cross-platform technologies.
• Proven record of solutions with integration across CRMs, Martech, Identity Management, middleware, datalakes and core systems.
• Experienced in delivering solutions that incorporate AI technologies to empower and enrich the user experience.
• Experience in delivering within regulated industries and within Australian standards (specifically within security, privacy, financial and accessibility regulations/standards).
• Tertiary qualifications (Masters or Bachelor’s degree) within a relevant field.

Additional Information

KPMG is a professional services firm with global outreach and deep sector experience. We work with clients across an array of industries to solve complex challenges, steer change and enable growth.

Our people are what make KPMG the thriving workplace that it is and what sets us apart is that we know great minds think differently. Collaborate with a team of passionate, highly skilled professionals who’ve got your back. You’ll build relationships with unique and diverse colleagues who will provide you with the support you need to be your best and produce meaningful and impactful work in an inclusive, equitable culture

At KPMG, you’ll take control over how you work. We’re embracing a new way of working in many ways, from offering flexible hours and locations to generous paid parental leave and career breaks. Our people enjoy a variety of exciting perks, including retail discounts, health and wellbeing initiatives, learning and growth opportunities, salary packaging options and more.

Diverse candidates have diverse needs. During your recruitment journey, information will be provided about adjustment requests. If you require additional support before submitting your application, please contact the Talent Support Team.

At KPMG every career is different, and we look forward to seeing how you grow with us.

KPMG is a professional services firm with global outreach and deep sector experience. We work with clients across an array of industries to solve complex challenges, steer change and enable growth. 

Our people are what make KPMG the thriving workplace that it is and what sets us apart is that we know great minds think differently. Collaborate with a team of passionate, highly skilled professionals who’ve got your back. You’ll build relationships with unique and diverse colleagues who will provide you with the support you need to be your best and produce meaningful and impactful work in an inclusive, equitable culture.

At KPMG, you’ll take control over how you work. We’re embracing a new way of working in many ways, from offering flexible hours and locations to generous paid parental leave and career breaks. Our people enjoy a variety of exciting perks, including retail discounts, health and wellbeing initiatives, learning and growth opportunities, salary packaging options and more.

Diverse candidates have diverse needs. During your recruitment journey, information will be provided about adjustment requests. If you require additional support before submitting your application, please contact the Talent Attraction Support Team.

At KPMG every career is different, and we look forward to seeing how you grow with us.