KPMG India | Associate Director-GTS DES

Key responsibilities

• This role requires strategic thinking, deep Azure technical expertise, Data & Analytics experience in financial domain and strong team management and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Lead, mentor, and manage a large team (25–35) of data engineers across multiple pods/projects.
• Drive team performance, engagement, competency development, and succession planning.
• Build a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee end‑to‑end delivery of complex Azure data engineering projects across multiple clients or audit engagements.
• Provide architectural direction for scalable data processing solutions on Azure Databricks, ADF, ADLS, and related services.
• Guide teams on optimization, partitioning strategies, performance tuning, and advanced PySpark/SQL coding standards.
• Drive integration of large ERP ecosystems (SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics) with Azure cloud platforms.
• Review technical designs, code quality, data models, and workflow standards to ensure delivery excellence.
• Own critical escalations, provide hands-on problem resolution when required, and ensure delivery SLAs are met.
• Act as the senior point of contact for US audit teams, client IT teams, and global leadership.
• Manage cross-functional alignment, expectation setting, and governance for multiple large engagements.
• Build long-term strategic relationships across global teams.
• Drive innovation initiatives—automation, reusable frameworks, accelerators, standards, and tooling.
• Manage budgets, forecasting, and utilization for the data engineering group.
• Establish delivery processes, QA standards, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with firm policies, confidentiality standards, and security protocols.
• Define team objectives, review progress, and ensure alignment with business outcomes.
• Translate business needs into technical strategy and communicate technical concepts to business leaders.

Requirements

• B.Tech / B.E / MCA (Computer Science / Information Technology or related fields) OR MBA with relevant experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience leading large teams (20+ members).

KPMG in India

KPMG is one of the Big Four professional services networks, offering audit, tax and advisory services. The global network was formed in 1987 through the merger of Peat Marwick International and Klynveld Main Goerdeler.

KPMG in India and KPMG Global Services hire chartered accountants and finance professionals for statutory and internal audit, controls and risk advisory, tax, deal advisory and managed-services roles.

• Industry: Audit, tax and advisory (Big Four)
• In India: KPMG in India and KPMG Global Services, with offices across major cities