Tech & Alliances AI Product Manager - ESG

Company Description

The Tech & Alliances AI Product Manager will work closely with the ESG Solution streams and member firm senior stakeholders to uncover and evaluate new opportunities for growth. They will guide initiatives through the development framework, assessing the commercial and market viability of new opportunities, and using design thinking and product principles to shape, validate, and define high-value concepts.
 
They will facilitate project planning sessions, ensuring alignment with business goals, and build a deep understanding of user needs through engagement with business stakeholders. They will establish a clear ESG/ Sustainability AI vision and roadmap through collaboration across solution streams and member firms, and support the development of investment cases and funding requests.

In this role, they will manage communications and foster relationships with stakeholders at various levels of the organization, including project teams and senior leadership. They will collaborate closely with GTM and Alliances teams to drive adoption within member firms, organize training, and provide necessary documentation and support.

They will be responsible for setting and reporting key initiative metrics, and for timely escalation of risks and blockers, including concerns about market demands and product performance. They will also have the ability to call out concerns and suggest pivots in strategy when necessary.
 
A successful candidate for this role will have proven experience in leading complex program delivery across various technology platforms and solutions within a global or multinational business environment. They will also possess direct experience with development and commercialisation of solutions leveraging AI.

They will have extensive experience in stakeholder management, with the skill to communicate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders, including executive leadership, technical teams, and member firm representatives.
 
The candidate will possess excellent organizational and project management skills, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and keep tight deadlines. They will have the ability to work autonomously, dealing with conflicting priorities and monitoring their own workload in a timely and effective manner.

Additionally, knowledge and/or working experience in an ESG or regulatory compliance role would be a nice to have for the candidate.

Job Description

% of time accountability

20% Be accountable for collaborating with the ESG Solution streams and member firm senior stakeholders to help uncover and evaluate new opportunities to drive growth. 

20% Lead initiatives through core stages of the development framework, including the assessment of commercial and market viability of new opportunities and harness design thinking and product principles to help identify, shape, validate and define high value concepts that drive growth or productivity

10% Ownership of setting & reporting key initiative metrics.

20% Be accountable for managing communications and fostering relationships with stakeholders across various levels of the organisation, including project teams, and senior leadership to ensure project objectives are understood and expectations are managed.

20% Be accountable for timely escalation of risks & blockers. This includes concerns on market demands and product performance. Call out when there are concerns the strategy will not succeed and the firm needs to pivot​

10% Facilitate project planning sessions to outline the objectives, scope, schedule, and resource allocation while ensuring alignment with business goals.

KPMG is a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. KPMG is the brand under which the member firms of KPMG International Limited (“KPMG International”) operate and provide professional services. “KPMG” is used to refer to individual member firms within the KPMG organization or to one or more member firms collectively.  KPMG firms operate in 145 countries and territories with more than 236,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such. Each KPMG member firm is responsible for its own obligations and liabilities.  KPMG International Limited is a private English company limited by guarantee. KPMG International Limited and its related entities do not provide services to clients.  For more detail about our structure, please visit https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/misc/governance.html.

More than 2,500 talented colleagues make up the KPMG International team, with a focus on ensuring global consistency and providing expertise to support member firms in the achievement of KPMG’s Trust and Growth ambition. KPMG International is comprised of a number of high-performing global teams, including: Global Advisory, Global Audit, Global Clients & Markets, Global Corporate Affairs, Global People, Global Quality and Risk Management, Global Tax & Legal, Global Technology and Knowledge, the International Office of General Counsel, and the Office of Chief Administrative Officer. Working together, the global team is changing the way business operates at KPMG, delivering value to KPMG firms and driving positive change in the communities in which KPMG International and KPMG firms operate.

About the team

KPMG ESG is a global cross-sector initiative that integrates our knowledge and experience regarding global issues such as environmental, social, governance performance and sustainability; economic and social development; climate change and decarbonization; and sustainable finance.
The Tech & Alliances team falls under the Global ESG Advisory umbrella, specifically to enable KPMG solutions and member firms to win implementation projects for ESG strategy execution. The Tech & Alliances team also focuses on developing and implementing a robust alliances strategy as well as supporting the development of KPMG-built tools to meet various member firm needs for ESG engagements. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
• 5 years of experience in a project management role, particularly in environments that require stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration.
• Proven experience in leading complex program delivery across various technology platforms and solutions within a global or multinational business environment.
• Extensive experience in stakeholder management, with the skill to communicate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders, including executive leadership, technical teams, and member firm representatives.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, with a keen eye for detail. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and keep tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to work autonomously, dealing with conflicting priorities and monitoring own workload in a timely and effective manner.
• Working experience in the development of products and solutions that leverage Artificial Intelligence.
• Knowledge and/or working experience in an ESG or regulatory compliance role (nice to have)
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, with a keen eye for detail. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and keep tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication and an understanding how to present information at the appropriate level for a broad range of stakeholders.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, fluid consulting situations and a highly pressured environment
• Professional presentation skills with impact, highly competent in presenting ideas clearly and convincingly to influence senior stakeholders and possessing personal presence, with the ability to earn trust and respect
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with a range of different stakeholders
• Collaborative outlook and team player

Additional Information

KPMG offers you a lot of opportunities to develop yourself in a field of expertise that is becoming increasingly important. What to expect:

• A competitive salary with attractive fringe benefits, including profit distribution, a fixed expense allowance and a work-from-home allowance.
• 30 vacation days (on a full-time basis) and the option to buy more days or sell your vacation days.
• At KPMG, we believe in the power of collaboration and social commitment. You work together with colleagues who share the same passion for IT and security, and we regularly organize team outings and volunteer work.
• Opportunities for professional and personal growth, with access to training sessions, courses and coaching.
• A modern workplace with flexible work tools and arrangements, such as a laptop and iPhone that you can also use privately.
• Customized mobility solutions, such as a lease car or NS Business Card.
• A strong focus on vitality, with access to fitness facilities and vitality programs.