Technology Program Manager

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KPMG is currently seeking a Technology Program Manager to join our Tax Ignition Team. This is a hybrid work opportunity team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead program teams by partnering with engineering/product teams and stakeholders to define program vision, scope, delivery approach, deliverables, milestones, resourcing, and KPIs; facilitate alignment workshops; build and track detailed delivery plans and cross‑team dependencies; and support program sponsors in assigning roles, workstream leads, and identifying resource gaps
• Collaborate with Programs teams and manage end‑to‑end program execution by translating business objectives into executable technical plans and roadmaps; monitoring progress and KPIs; manage scope and change control; leading regular status reviews; engaging and aligning stakeholders; and delivering executive‑level reporting, dashboards, and communications
• Identify and manage program risks and issues by assessing impacts and trade‑offs across scope, cost, timeline, and technical constraints; develop mitigation strategies; drive issue resolution through targeted stakeholder engagement; and escalating critical or unresolved items to senior leadership as appropriate
• Manage program meetings by creating structured agendas with clear objectives, roles, and time allocations; facilitate discussions to drive decisions; documenting outcomes, decisions, and action items; and tracking follow‑through by reminding owners and monitoring completion
• Leverage Tax Ignition Product Group standard program management processes and tools (such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, MS Project) across the program lifecycle to meet reporting requirements and deliver regular progress updates to senior Tax leadership while influencing across technical and business teams without direct authority
• Act with integrity, professionalism and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum five years of recent experience in program management background in a professional services environment
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business, finance, technology or related field is preferred
• Experience in areas such as management consulting, change management, technical project management, process improvement, software development, digital transformation, platform modernization, or tax‑related strategy and operations is preferred
• Background in professional services, shared services, and/or cross‑functional, multi‑national environments preferred; PMP certification, advanced degree, or related professional license is preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams, and Outlook, is required
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex, ambiguous problem spaces with strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and sound analytical and decision‑making skills, while successfully delivering outcomes in fast‑paced, matrixed, and cross‑cultural environments with aggressive timelines
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, including organization, communication, presentation, meeting facilitation, negotiation, analytical judgment, and people management, with the ability to effectively collaborate and influence program teams, functional leads, sponsors, and senior leadership

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