Lead Specialist, IAM Delivery Manager

About the role

KPMG Advisory is seeking a Lead Specialist, IAM Delivery Manager to join our Managed Services practice. We foster a collaborative, team-driven culture where professionals thrive and grow both personally and professionally. Our people-first approach is supported by world-class training, leading market tools, and abundant learning and career development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Provide management coordination and oversight of Cyber Managed Services delivery of contracted services.
• Work with client and KPMG stakeholders to plan, coordinate, and deliver day-to-day engagement activities that meet client expectations for quality.
• Monitor engagement execution and provide periodic and ad-hoc status reporting, identifying and communicating issues, risks, dependencies, and opportunities for continuous improvement to client stakeholders and engagement leadership.
• Build strong professional working relationships with client and KPMG personnel to improve client tethering and identify new opportunities for work beyond the existing engagement scope.
• Collaborate with Technical Leads and KPMG Management to ensure appropriate skilled staff are assigned to meet financial targets; provide coaching and mentoring of staff to encourage growth.
• Support KPMG policies and standards, particularly regarding workpapers, independence, and information protection.
• Keep KPMG engagement partner(s) and senior management aware of engagement progress, issues, and dependencies that may jeopardize engagement success.
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG’s respectful and courteous work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of recent experience in management roles with demonstrated depth in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) or cybersecurity domain.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, information technology, or a related discipline; certifications in relevant IAM tools are a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of cybersecurity solutions, identity and access management processes, and security controls within managed services environments.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with the ability to produce clear, professional client-facing materials.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex technical and engagement information to diverse audiences.
• Travel may be required based on business and client needs.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity.

Los Angeles County applicants: Material job duties for this position are listed above. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position, including the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, and safeguard business operations and company reputation. Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.