Senior Associate, Federal Program Management

About the role

The KPMG Advisory practice is at the forefront of transformation, offering excellent opportunities for individuals to advance their careers and expertise with KPMG. Looking ahead, we anticipate continued evolution and success within the practice, fostering both personal and professional development, thereby creating new pathways for growth. In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world-class training facility, and leading market tools, we help our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you're looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Advisory.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery and development of advisory services to clients, primarily with services related to project, program or portfolio management
• Lead workstreams and small teams in support of overall Transformation Delivery and supporting services for clients
• Utilize functional and industry knowledge to identify complex client issues and assists in the development and evolution of methodologies and intellectual capital including contributing to articles, whitepapers, and training efforts
• Support development and maintenance of program/project charters, schedules, management plans, risk, and supporting artifacts
• Provide regular reporting and communication to client and KPMG leadership and supports implementation of quality and performance standards and team adherence to the standards
• Support engagement leadership in meeting contractual delivery requirements and KPMG financial targets and supports business development activities such as identification, proposal development, and other pursuit activities at clients while working with the appropriate KPMG resources from other service lines/industries

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years of experience with project, program, or portfolio management, specifically with large-scale transformation programs, involving business process, organization, and technology components
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; MBA or MIS from an accredited college/university preferred
• Experience in business and solution development, project/program management, and project delivery
• Strong understanding of project, program, and portfolio management processes and best practices, including reporting, schedule management, risk management, quality control, and project financials
• Ability to interact effectively with various levels within the organization
• Ability to travel as required to support firm engagements
• Applicant must possess a U.S. Government TS/SCI clearance

Benefits

• Medical and dental plans
• Vision coverage
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) plans
• Robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support mental health

Schedule

Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year. Each year KPMG publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year and provides eligible employees two breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday.