Director, Research Strategist – Senior Leadership and Growth Strategy

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KPMG is currently seeking a Director, Research Strategist - Senior Leadership and Growth Strategy to join our Insights & Intelligence (I&I) organization.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the execution of a portfolio of research offerings and projects for senior leaders and growth strategists, oversee a portfolio of concurrent research projects, ensuring each is well scoped, appropriately resourced, and delivered on time and guide managers on research questions, approaches, and workplans, resolve escalated issues, and ensure research follows established methodology, risk, confidentiality, and independence requirements
• Manage relationships with senior stakeholders, including Partners and business leaders across growth, commercial, sector, and functional areas, and serve as a trusted research advisor, influencing priorities and decisions, anticipate needs and shape them into offerings, delivery approaches, and well-defined projects and align stakeholders and teams around priorities and deliverables, and present findings and implications to senior and C-suite audiences
• Direct complex quantitative and qualitative analysis across primary and secondary research and data analysis, including forward-looking analysis of trends, scenarios, and implications, competitive analysis of the professional services landscape, and financial and internal data analysis that informs strategy
• Uphold quality standards and provide final review of research outputs for rigor, accuracy, and relevance and develop executive-ready narratives, visual storylines, and points of view
• Manage, coach, and develop teams, and direct the deployment of people and resources across teams; guide the use of diverse data sets and tools, research vendors, and external partners on projects; champion the adoption of approved AI tools and methods across teams, apply appropriate human review, and share effective practices across I&I
• Lead the design and refinement of research offerings that develop differentiated perspectives, inform the decisions of senior leaders, and help Partners and professionals bring informed perspectives to their work; partner with editorial and other I&I leaders, as relevant, to help shape firm points of view by identifying themes and contributing research-based insight
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum ten years of recent relevant professional experience in research, market or competitive intelligence, analytics, management consulting, corporate strategy, or a related field
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in economics, political science, business, international relations, data analytics, liberal arts, or a related field required; MBA or other advanced degree preferred
• Experience managing and developing teams, with the ability to lead, coach, and build high-performing teams and provide clear direction across locations and time zones with demonstrated experience setting research approach, designing research offerings, and leading a portfolio of concurrent research projects, with the planning discipline to prioritize, resource, and deliver across a diverse set of projects
• Deep expertise in research methodology and design across primary and secondary research methods, and strong strategic and analytical thinking, with the ability to synthesize complex, multi-source information into forward-looking, decision-relevant points of view
• Strong business and financial acumen, with a deep understanding of the professional services business, operating model, and competitive landscape with proven experience advising senior leaders and C-suite audiences as a trusted advisor, with strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Excellent executive communication skills, including narrative development, visual storytelling, and confident presentation to senior and C-suite audiences, Intellectual curiosity and a drive to explore new markets, topics, and questions
• Fluency with AI-enabled research tools and workflows, and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Copilot, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook; hands-on experience applying generative AI and data analysis to research preferred; experience with financial analysis and analyzing both competitive and internal data to inform strategy strongly preferred; experience working with research vendors, such as expert networks or analysts, preferred
• Applicants 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 (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)