Senior Project Manager - 24 month FTC

KPMG New Zealand

🇳🇿 New Zealand
Hybrid
Manager or above
1 day ago

Agile
Waterfall
Salesforce
SAP S/4HANA
PRINCE2
PMP

Equity

1 day ago

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The Senior Project Manager leads complex business and technology initiatives from initiation through to delivery, ensuring outcomes are achieved within agreed scope, time, cost and quality expectations. Working across business and technical teams, the role provides strong delivery leadership, governance and stakeholder engagement, proactively manages risks and dependencies, and keeps projects aligned with organisational priorities and intended benefits.

Day to day you will:

Lead projects from initiation and planning through to design, delivery, and closure.
Define project scope, objectives, delivery approach, plans, milestones, resourcing and success measures.
Establish effective governance, reporting, decision-making and change control throughout the project lifecycle.
Coordinate cross-functional project teams, vendors and delivery partners to maintain momentum and accountability.
Manage budgets, schedules, resources, risks, issues, dependencies and quality to support successful delivery.
Communicate progress, risks, decisions, financial performance and expectations clearly across stakeholder groups.
Partner with sponsors and business owners to support business cases, benefits realisation, organisational readiness and adoption.
Promote continuous improvement and strengthen project delivery practices.

About you:

- Seven or more years’ project management experience, including leading complex technology initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience delivering projects within agreed scope, schedule, budget and quality expectations.
- Strong capability in project planning, governance, financial management, reporting and delivery assurance.
- Proven ability to anticipate and manage risks, issues, dependencies, competing priorities and delivery constraints.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and working effectively with senior stakeholders, vendors and technical specialists.
- Strong leadership, facilitation, problem-solving, negotiation and stakeholder communication skills.
- Experience in Agile, waterfall or hybrid delivery environments.
- Experience delivering Salesforce or SAP S/4HANA implementation projects would be advantageous.
- PRINCE2 or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is desirable.
- Comfortable working autonomously across multiple initiatives while navigating ambiguity, complexity and organisational change.

Recruitment Agencies: The recruitment for this role is being managed directly by the KPMG Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners if we require agency assistance. Thank you for your understanding. Life at KPMG KPMG values diversity in the workforce and we encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply for roles, including individuals with a disability, additional mental health needs, chronic health conditions or who identify as neurodivergent. For disabled and neurodiverse candidates, if you encounter accessibility barriers or if you have access needs and require support to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please email Emma atKPMGAccessibilityNetwork@kpmg.co.nz. For any general questions about the role or recruitment process, feel free to reach out to our Talent Acquisition team atJobs@kpmg.co.nz. We offer rewarding careers to talented individuals and a holistic range of benefits to support your life balance, whatever your circumstance. We want you to do Work That Matters, Thrive and Grow and know that you Belong here with us, at KPMG. As a KPMG employee, we will offer you: — Access to the firm's annual incentive scheme— Opportunities for local and international secondments— Hybrid working across a mix of office, client and home hubs to recognise that people have individual circumstances and preferences when it comes to where and how they work— The ability to work from overseas and extend time connecting with friends and family outside New Zealand— Flexible leave options, including the ability to purchase additional annual leave— Gender-neutral support for all stages of the parental journey, including access to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents— A paid professional association membership of your choice— Digital accreditations through our partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn Learning, with bespoke learning pathways for all employees— A wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, banking services, and lifestyle goods and services— The support, allyship and opportunity to join our many Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Affinity networks, including the Kiwa, Pride, Ethnicity, Accessibility and Wahine groups— The opportunity to participate in Green Team activities, as we work toward reducing the firm’s environmental footprint and become carbon zero by 2030— An invitation to join your local Social club and enjoy events aimed at bringing people together for social, sporting, cultural, family and fundraising activities— Paid time off for volunteering and involvement in citizenship activities— An array of health and wellness benefits such as free flu vaccinations, subsidised sporting events, free confidential counselling services, additional 5 days of Wellbeing leave to support you and your family's overall health and wellness, access to our Wellbeing portal with an extensive range of advice and resources and much much more! We believe that diversity of background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, clients and communities. Our goal is to be recognised as an employer of choice for all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation or disability. Further info can be found on our website.

Senior Project Manager - 24 month FTC · KPMG New Zealand

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