Manager, Ethics & Compliance Governance & Monitoring

About the role

KPMG is seeking a Manager, Ethics & Compliance Governance & Monitoring to join our Legal Risk Management & Compliance (LRMC) – Ethics & Compliance (E&C) organization. This role drives execution of E&C governance and monitoring activities within the E&C roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Drive execution of Ethics & Compliance (E&C) governance and monitoring activities, including aggregating data from multiple sources and tracking KPIs/KRIs, compliance issues, and remediation status to inform leadership reporting
• Maintain a centralized register of key compliance risks to drive effective reporting and mitigating activities on the highest compliance risks
• Manage the execution of a rigorous, standardized root cause analysis discipline to ensure underlying systemic issues are accurately identified rather than just addressing surface-level symptoms
• Maintain centralized tracking and governance of E&C remediation actions across the firm to ensure clear ownership, visibility, and accountability for timely and effective remediation
• Partner with digital organizations to create and leverage predictive analytics to surface emerging risks and potential mitigation actions, contributing data and insights to the unified compliance health dashboard
• Support process improvement and standardization efforts, including evaluation of controls and governance processes, and enhancing efficiency in monitoring and reporting activities
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum six years of recent progressive experience in ethics and compliance, internal audit, enterprise risk management, or a related regulatory field, preferably within a professional services firm or highly regulated industry
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Familiarity with risk management, internal controls, applicable legal/regulatory requirements, and data/reporting tools (e.g., Excel, PowerBI), including experience working with firm AI tools, preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience developing or utilizing KRIs, KCIs, and compliance dashboards to drive strategic decision-making
• Demonstrated analytical, project management, and organizational skills, including managing workstreams and meeting deadlines
• Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including ability to ask insightful questions, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and lead deep-dive assessments
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future

Pay

California Salary Range: $89,015 - $202,274. Salary ranges for other locations can be found here.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) plans
• Robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support mental health
• Personal Time Off per fiscal year, based on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service
• Two annual breaks where employees are not required to use Personal Time Off: one at year-end and another around the July 4th holiday