As a People Practice Consultant within KPMG Advisory, you will be an integral part of a growing team dedicated to transforming organisations through a people‑centric lens. This role focuses on delivering the people agenda within large-scale transformation programs and modernising HR functions.
You will leverage expertise across our four key capability areas:
- People Centric Transformation
- Workforce Transformation
- Learning Solutions
- HR Transformation
In this role, you will support clients in areas such as digitally enabled employee engagement, skills and capabilities development, fostering agile organisations and workforces, shaping the future of work, driving people change and leadership capability, and implementing value‑driven, efficient, and technology‑powered HR solutions.
This position primarily supports Financial Services clients in the Middle East, drawing upon the established expertise and maturity of KPMG’s UK People Practice.
Description of the role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager to lead major people‑focused transformation projects. You will drive complex change programmes, including those related to new operating models, digital transformations (like ERP implementations), and global business services.
We need someone with broad experience in people and change management, ideally also with knowledge of learning, talent and target operating models. Your role will be to guide clients from developing change strategies and aligning leaders, through to planning, designing organisations and fully implementing changes (including people transitions, culture shifts and learning programmes).
Experience working in the Middle East or with clients in that region, and understanding local cultural and business practices, is a strong advantage.
We seek a leader who can help expand our people‑led change practice at KPMG. You will be crucial in designing and delivering complex people change programmes for diverse global clients across various business functions and sectors.
- Client Engagement: Lead complex people‑centric transformations for FTSE 100 clients and Financial Services clients, integrating with multi‑disciplinary teams and providing people‑side leadership. Build strong client relationships and help generate new business using your expertise and network.
- Practice Development: Innovate our Behavioural Change Management and People Centric Transformation offerings, tools and assets. Lead internal knowledge sharing and skills development.
- Team Leadership: Coach and develop consultants, supporting their career progression.
- Regional Focus: Travel frequently to the Middle East to work with KPMG firms and clients on‑site.
Required Skills and Qualifications
The ideal candidate will be an experienced consultant with a proven track record in leading transformation programmes, demonstrating expertise in:
- Change Strategy: Defining clear approaches for organisational shifts
- Stakeholder and Leadership Alignment: Ensuring key individuals are united behind transformation goals
- Impact Assessments: Identifying and planning for the effects of change on people and processes
- Effective Change Delivery: Implementing engaging campaigns, clear communications and targeted learning initiatives
- Business Readiness: Ensuring organisations are prepared for new ways of working
- Deployment: Overseeing the rollout of new solutions and local adaptations
- Measuring Change: Tracking progress and demonstrating value
- Change Management Tools: Possessing a strong understanding of relevant tools
- Core Consulting Skills: Including proposal development, team and risk management, influencing stakeholders and navigating complex situations
- Skills and Learning: Identifying skills gaps and building skills uplift plans
- Target Operating Model: Supporting organisational structures/redesign to support a new operating model from a people lens
- Middle East Client Experience: Applying a nuanced regional understanding to projects
We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues thrive and reach their full potential, whatever their identity or background.
We’re a member of the Business Disability Forum to discuss any adjustments you might need in the application process – and if you are successful beyond this.
We’re a recognised leader in the Government’s scheme and offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all experienced professional opportunities.
The role is not accepting speculative CVs from agencies.
