Manager in Technology

 

Job Title

Manager in Technology

Country

Azerbaijan

Location

Baku

Function

Consulting

Contract Type

Temporary for 1 year

Full Time / Part Time

Full Time

About us

KPMG is a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Advisory, Tax and Legal services. KPMG is the brand under which the member firms of KPMG International Limited (“KPMG International”) operate and provide professional services. “KPMG” is used to refer to individual member firms within the KPMG organization or to one or more member firms collectively. KPMG firms operate in 144 countries and territories. Our people set out to contribute positively to both clients' success, and to society at large. That means taking account of the trends affecting clients, communities, and wider society, and thinking ahead about the impact our work will have.

 

 
Requirements:
  • Bachelor or Master’s degree in Mathematics/ Computer Science/ Engineering/ Information Security;
  • Over 5 years of experience in the field of IT and/or information security, where at least 1 year in management positions;
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Azerbaijani languages;
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
  • IT project management and team management skills;
  • At least one international certificate/attestation in the field of IT and/or project management (for example, PMP, ITIL, CISA, TOGAF, CDMP, CRISC, COBIT and/or others);
  • Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio).

Technical skills that would be quite useful:

  • Strong knowledge of standards around IT and Information Security (such as COBIT/ ITIL/ ISO 27000 series/ OpenGroup, or similar);
  • Experience in building analytical reports in BI tools (Power BI, Oracle BI, Cognos BI, Qlick) is an advantage;
  • Experience of designing or implementing corporate systems (ERP, CRM, ECM, etc.) and processes behind them.

Job responsibilities:

  • Leading technology consulting projects as the Project Manager, controlling the timeline and scope of work, quality of the deliverables and work results, communication with the client’s management to manage their expectations (the projects may vary from the development of Digital strategy, IT strategy, IT architecture, system design/architecture, functional requirements and other technical documentation, to the projects related to IT processes and their maturity level assessment using IT standards and methodologies, proposing ways of their improvement);
  • Prepare high quality project deliverables and work results with the project team;
  • Organize and conduct meetings with project teams and client representatives, conduct presentations of projects to the client’s management;
  • Carry out resource planning, draw up a financial plan for the project, carry out financial revaluation of the project or adjustment;
  • Business development in the IT service areas, commercial offers and conduct presentations of services to the clients, identifying potential opportunities for business development, proposing new areas of IT services development and IT team development to the firm’s management.

 

What we offer:

At KPMG, your long-term future is every bit as important to us as it is to you. That is why our aim is to give you experiences that will stay with you for a lifetime. Whether it is great training and development, the chance to move around the business or volunteering opportunities, you will gain a wealth of experiences on which to build a rewarding career. We are proud of our culture – it is one that recognizes hard work, encourages new ways of thinking and embraces diversity and inclusion. We also have an innovative spirit, which inspires what we do and how we do it – striving to be better lies at the heart of who we are. Additionally, we offer:

  • Excellent opportunities for career and professional growth
  • A wide range of training and development programs
  • Working as part of an experienced team on complex audit projects for major Azerbaijani and multinational companies
  • Great professional team and friendly environment
  • Comfortable high-class office in Baku City
  • Health and life insurance

To apply for the vacancy please submit your CVs to hr@kpmg.az indicating the name of the vacancy in the subject of the letter.