Senior Associate, State and Local Government

KPMG Advisory practice is at the forefront of transformation, offering excellent opportunities for individuals to advance their careers and expertise. 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. Our professionals thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture where adaptability is key.

About the role

As a Senior Associate in Customer & Operations for our Consulting practice, you will play a critical role in driving project success and delivering value to State & Local Government clients. This position offers the opportunity to deepen your expertise in project management, AI tools, and business transformation while working in a dynamic, team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage complex, integrated project plans, design and deliver project performance reporting (including burn-down and forecast reporting), and build tracking and communication for project leaders and client executive teams.
• Build, evaluate, and monitor AI tools and agents for State & Local Government engagements, both sales and delivery.
• Direct client communication, including status reporting, risk reporting and mitigation, scheduling, and staffing.
• Conduct business analysis, assess processes and procedures, evaluate system-based and manual controls, and measure business outcomes from KPI baselines and new measurement processes.
• Facilitate outcomes-based team meetings and workshops to achieve team and client goals.
• Evaluate risks related to requirements management, business process definition, testing processes, internal controls, project communications, training, organizational change management, and value realization.
• Coordinate team action items and tasks to maintain on-time project schedule, providing real-time constructive feedback against standard performance competencies.
• Establish standards by which deliverables will be developed, understand the process used to create the deliverables, and develop deliverables against established standards.

Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of recent experience as a project manager within state and local or federal government context; State Government services experience preferred (or equivalent military experience with similar scope and criteria).
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university, preferably in public policy, business, or management information systems.
• Demonstrated experience with project management, business analysis, technology and/or policy transformations, as well as specific experience building and leveraging AI tools to deliver efficiency to client projects.
• Knowledge of standard project management methodologies; Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Scrum Master certification beneficial.
• Certification in AI tools (Claude, Copilot, GitHub) preferred.
• Ability to work onsite at client premises approximately eighty percent of the time.
• 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).

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 one around the July 4th holiday.

Pay

KPMG complies with all local and state regulations regarding salary transparency. The salary range for this role is determined based on factors such as applicant's skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and market considerations. For specific salary ranges by city outside of California, visit KPMG’s Pay Transparency page.