Director - Defence - Strategy & Performance Transformation team

Job description

The Team

The team are looking to attract a professional and talented individual who have a passion for developing enduring client relationships, identifying & delivering innovative solutions for our clients and “living the KPMG values” in everything they do. 

The role of the Strategy & Performance Transformation team (S&PT) is to work with C-level Executives to identify, structure and solve their most critical strategic issues across the economic and transaction cycles.  As part of a fast-paced and dynamic group, our consultants offer strategic advice on financial, business and operating models to corporate, public sector and private equity clients. 

Within the S&PT team we are investing further in senior roles with a focus on the Defence sector, helping private side defence organisations with how they develop and deliver strategies to transform their business to meet the ever-changing demands of the sector. We work with C-level executives to identify, structure and solve the way that they go about solving these critical strategic issues, often working with many other parts of KPMG. 

As a team, we are a group of bright committed individuals who are passionate about delivering fantastic client work, developing the team around us and having fun both inside and outside of work.

The Role

As a Director you will (supported by Partners) be accountable for sales and delivery of a range of projects across the defence sector. You will work with Partners to lead opportunity development & conversion and the design & delivery of engagements, to meet our clients needs.

Additionally you will; take a lead role in developing our defence sector capability (both in S&PT and across the wider firm); proactively develop thought leadership; design and lead practice development initiatives; actively develop your own knowledge and expertise: build and maintain a strong external and internal network; motivate, mentor and develop project team members and appraisees

The Person

Skills, Qualifications and Experience 

• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire your teams and develop outstanding client relationships
• Substantial experience of selling and delivering high impact strategy & transformation projects to the C suite in defence contractors, including a track record of integrating across a range of services to meet client needs
• A demonstrable network of senior client contacts and a deep understanding of a number of defence organisations strategy, structure and stakeholder dynamics
• A mix of structured problem solving skills, (including strong numerical capabilities combined with sound commercial acumen), ability to deliver insightful recommendations that can be practically executed, excellent written English and oral communication skills (other language skills would be a strong bonus)
• Likely to have worked for a strategy house, big 4 firm, or central strategy / corporate development team, with experience of leading complex projects with multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience of leading high value business development activities and a track record of developing and mentoring team members
• Strong values – consistent with KPMG values – that consistently guide the way you do business, the way you interact and the way you lead teams