Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in today's most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It's also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence and supports our communities. With qualities like those, it's no wonder we're consistently ranked among the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine, Consulting Magazine, Seramount, Fair360 and others. If you're as passionate about your future as we are, join our team. KPMG is currently seeking a Manager, Strategic Projects to join our Talent & Culture organization. Responsibilities: Create change management strategies, develop and implement plans to manage change; lead, coordinate and manage change management activities; monitor and assess impact Act as a trusted advisor and provide recommendations on handling change; communicate change management plans to key stakeholders to ensure understanding and buy-in Manage all projects from initiation through launch; develop overall project and communication plans; ensure the overall project scope, specific deliverables and related quality objectives are agreed to by the project team and appropriate leadership; drive project execution, track status of all project components and manage changes in collaboration with stakeholders Oversee project reports to include status of project scope, deliverables and schedule; manage project team communications to include all project team related meetings and written communications; monitor utilization of resources; identify and address project risks through collaboration with project stakeholders and escalate as needed Play key role in ad-hoc projects across the Total Rewards landscape and/or liaise with Total Rewards Department leadership to develop presentations visible to other leadership such as TCLT, Business SteerCo, and others around these projects; develop agenda for those meetings and proactively meets with Department leaders and/or other T&C colleagues to prepare for these presentations/meetings Analyze metrics, key reports, plans and assesses any risks to advise Total Rewards leadership; works with department leadership to make strategic recommendations on projects and overall planning, and pivots accordingly Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment Qualifications: Minimum five years of recent, progressive Human Resources experience with at least three years focused on project and change management; experience with performance development and/or compensation highly preferred Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; preferably in business or other relevant field of study; PMP certification preferred Superior program management skills and the ability to negotiate quality outcomes; experience partnering and working directly with senior leaders, building collaborative relationships both within the organization and with internal clients Experience and proven ability to be a change leader; demonstrated experience with process optimization or continuous improvement in a PMO Good communication skills (written, verbal) and executive presence that spans diverse stakeholders and team members across firm, levels of leadership and roles; ability to articulate stakeholder management strategies Deep understanding of firm's business strategies and priorities KPMG complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. If required, the ranges displayed below or via the URL below are specifically for those potential hires who will work in the location(s) listed. Any offered salary is determined based on relevant factors such as applicant's skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant exp