Director, Ignition Center Market Leader (Denver)

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Drive client engagement, revenue and brand awareness by aligning Ignition capabilities to strategy of the market, building a pipeline of opportunities in the Ignition Center and delivering with the Ignition and local markets teams to support the execution of Ignition activities
• Serve as a key advisor to clients and local partners and proactively initiates ideas to solve complex business problems
• Work with lead or opportunity partners and account teams to identify the appropriate client experiences and / or insights for their client or target
• Design and facilitate quality, engaging Ignition client experiences for C-suite audiences leveraging design thinking methods; actively engage with subject matter experts and collaborates across Ignition to bring the right points of view and insights into a session
• Lead all resources necessary to drive client relationships and revenue to and through the Denver Ignition Center; serve as an ambassador for Ignition in the market internally (hosting immersion sessions, speaking to strategic audiences) and externally (clients, speaking opportunities) to represent KPMG’s innovation journey and Ignition’s role in it
• Work closely with Field of Play Leaders and Market Leaders to standardize market activation and ensure coordination across functions, industries and markets

Qualifications:

• Minimum eight years of experience in a professional services environment, background in client service preferred; minimum ten years of experience in business execution, program and project management roles
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university required
• Experience working within a matrixed partnership environment motivating individuals outside of direct reporting lines and be agile, adaptable, and dynamic in a fast-paced environment; ability to deal with complexity and ambiguity
• Able to interact, present, and summarize cohesive information to and for leadership-level executives, both internal and external
• Active self-starter with strong work ethic; dependable and productive member of a team; acts with integrity and always leads by example in the execution of all tasks; client centric/service mindset in the execution of all projects, deliverables, and interactions
• Be an excellent storyteller with the ability to prepare compelling presentations; capable of understanding design thinking principles and effectively lead design thinking sessions, and approach research through a design thinking lens