Director - People & Change - KPMG UK - London

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Role Description

We are seeking a People and Change Director with extensive experience of working within Financial Services to lead the team of circa 30 Change and HR professionals (and growing).
This is a high profile role, with accountability for the development and delivery of the FS People and Change strategy; requiring a balance of business development / sales origination, client delivery and leadership.


The FS People and Change Director will:

- Sit on the leadership team of People and Change representing the FS Market and be part of the cross-functional leadership community of Directors and Partners within Financial Services

- Work closely with Partners and Directors across Management Consulting to: drive business growth; deliver outstanding client work; and be the face of P&C within the Financial Markets

- Lead the senior level conversations on the People and Change agenda with our Banking (investment and Retail) clients

- Drive the focus on banking culture, and the broader cultural change agenda; and deliver thought leadership in the cultural change and conduct arenas

- Lead the business development and sales initiatives including bid, proposal and contract / commercial negotiations with our Banking clients

- Lead the FS team, motivating circa 30 change and HR professionals

- Take a significant role in the growth of the team and wider practice, sharing knowledge and supporting the development of team members

Required Skills


The successful candidate will:

- Be credible and confident building new relationships at leadership level

- Be comfortable talking with CROs, CHROs and senior responsible people on topic of conduct, culture and change.

- Have established themselves in the market place as an SME in culture, cultural change and change management practices

- Have undertaken section 166 reviews, internal audits, culture base lining and. Culture change

- Demonstrate capability in one or more of the following areas: Behavioural Change Management; Organisation Design; Talent and Workforce Optimisation

- Demonstrate a proven track record on leading large and multi-disciplinary teams

- Coach and develop team members to ensure excellent client delivery whilst also enabling their career development

- Be able to generate thought leadership, delivering strong viewpoints in the market to both create new thinking and drive new business opportunities

- Have a sales focus, and generated revenue in the region of £5 million per year

- Have excellent personal, written and oral presentation skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders (of all organisational levels)

- Demonstrate a commercial awareness evidenced by an ability to identify business opportunities

Desired Skills and Experience
Sector Knowledge and Qualifications:

- Investment banking and retail banking is critical

- Insurance knowledge and experience, would be desirable

- Qualifications such as: CIPD, Occupational Psychology, MBA, Prince2 and Coaching would be beneficial but not essential

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