Head of Business Strategy

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. 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. Responsibilities:Own enterprise-wide accountability for the firm's marquee events and experiences, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities, brand standards, and risk management requirementsServe as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing strategic counsel on experience design, audience strategy, and delivery approaches in high‑stakes, executive‑level environmentsLead complex, multi‑workstream programs from concept through execution, ensuring adherence to project plans, timelines, interdependencies, and risk mitigation with a disciplined, solutions‑oriented approachEstablish, reinforce, and execute operating standards, governance models, and delivery frameworks that drive consistency in leader experience, execution quality and brand application across the firm's most complex events portfolioNavigate a complex internal ecosystem by orchestrating cross‑functional teams and external partners to ensure accountability, operational excellence, and consistent brand application across all touchpointsDirect and manage agency and vendor ecosystems across creative, production, and logistics, setting scopes of work, performance expectations, and success metrics to ensure exceptional delivery; apply a strong creative and experiential lens to shape storytelling, content flow, and audience engagement strategies that elevate the quality, relevance, and impact of live experiencesAct with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environmentQualifications:Minimum ten years of recent experience leading experiential marketing, enterprise events, or large‑scale meetings and conference programsBachelor's degree from an accredited college or universityis preferred; minimum of a high school diploma or GED is required Advanced program and portfolio‑level management expertisewithin complex, high‑visibility events and meetings environments withexceptional project management capabilities navigating multiple departments anddeliverables, with an acute focus and attention to detailExecutive‑level stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, advise, and lead amid strong personalities and competing priorities; proven success operating in highly matrixed, brand‑governed organizations with multiple senior stakeholders; demonstrated leadership and project management of high‑profile experiences involving senior executives and external stakeholdersStrong strategic judgment, balanced with creative sensibility and operational discipline; decisive, composed, and solutions‑focused under pressure in fast‑paced and high‑risk environmentsDeep experience with agency‑led delivery models, complex vendor ecosystems, and significant budgets; background in high-touch hospitality, executive services, or luxury service environments strongly preferredApplicants must be authorized to work in the 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)KPMG LLP and its subsidiaries (“KPMG”) complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. 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