Job Description

Overview

At KPMG, you\'ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.

The Opportunity

KPMG is looking for an Innovation Insights Senior Manager to join KPMG in Canada\'s Digital and Innovation team. The Digital and Innovation team is focused on bringing future-focused insights to market, incubating new products and services, and transforming KPMG Canada\'s approach to Industry Innovation.

The Innovation Insights Senior Manager is a key role within the team focused on staying up-to-date on the latest trends, technologies, innovations, and other meaningful disruptors and connecting these insights to thought leadership through written articles and speaking engagements in the market to drive growth. researching, monitoring, and analyzing trends, technologies, innovation, and other disruptors for both current and future industries, by providing meaningful trends and insights that enable leaders to drive growth and develop strategies.

The Innovation Insights Senior Manager should thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for insights, storytelling, and analysis. This individual should be curious, driven and highly motivated; they can connect the dots, see the bigger picture and are willing to roll up their sleeves to bring their passion for insights to life in the market. The successful candidate will have strong communication skills (both verbal and written), strong presentation skills and be able to build strong professional relationships with senior leaders and other key stakeholders.

What you will do

• Stay on top of trends in digital disruption and the innovation economy, and the impact these trends have
• Proactively provide external and internal views of innovation trends, policy and economic impacts, growth opportunities, innovation and other disruptors
• Play a key role in identifying the key insights to drive thought leadership in the market, (e.g. speaking engagements, articles, social media, etc)
• Maintain an understanding of the positioning of our competitors to identify and exploit opportunities and white space.
• Navigate and collaborate with other internal Market Insights and Intelligence teams globally, Industry Leaders, Innovation Leaders in Canada and globally
• Foster innovation through the exploration of new tools and techniques to continually evolve the quality and volume of insights. output of
• Provides intelligence, analysis and support on other projects and requests
• Adopt and apply a forward-looking mind-set by setting sights on what is next on the horizon from an industry, technology or other perspectives
• Integrate data from multiple sources both internal and external to deliver insights in the form of reports, presentations, and dashboards to effectively tell the story of the insights

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What you bring to the role

• Well-developed business acumen and analytical capabilities with the ability to consolidate inputs into clear and concise analysis, trends, and recommendations
• 7 to 10 years relevant work experience in insights, market analysis, business analysis, consulting
• A generalist mindset with a desire to learn, share and collaborate, and a positive attitude to \'get it done\'.
• Must be able to take initiative, be self-motivated and can work independently and as a member of a team in a virtual environment
• Critical thinking, writing, presentation, attention to detail and project management skills, including time-sensitive projects
• Excellent storytelling and presenting skills
• Able to quickly develop a strong understanding of our business, markets and competitors
• Ability to think out of the box, provide new insights and intelligence and connect the dots of information to tell a story Strong people skill, personable and inquisitive
• Ability to effectively communicate and socialize with senior stakeholders
• Highly organized and detailed focused, proactive, adapts well to, and embraces, change, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a demanding environment
• Intellectually curious, always learning, highly motivated, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking professional
• Extensive reading/podcast habits that stay connected to the digital & innovation trendsetters in the market.

Keys to your success

KPMG individuals Deliver Impact | Seek Growth | Inspire Trust and understand that a diverse workforce enables us to deepen relationships and strengthen our business.

Providing you with the support you need to be at your best

For more information about KPMG in Canada\'s Benefits and well-being, click here.

Our Values, The KPMG Way

Integrity , we do what is right | Excellence , we never stop learning and improving | Courage , we think and act boldly | Together , we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better , we do what matters

KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice. For more information about Inclusion, Diversity & Equity in Recruitment, please click here.

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