Engagement Delivery Lead (Technology) - Africa

Academic/ Professional qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant degree in Technology, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
  
• PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or Agile (SAFe, Scrum Master) certification preferred.
  
• Minimum 8 years of experience in technology delivery, with at least 4 years managing engagements in a consulting or systems integration context.
  
• Demonstrated experience managing technology delivery teams across cloud, platform, cybersecurity, or data and AI domains.
  
• Strong financial tracking capability - experience managing engagement-level budgets and forecasting.
  
• Experience working on multi-country or cross-border technology engagements in Africa preferred
  

Day-to-Day Delivery Management (65%)

• Manage the day-to-day delivery of assigned technology engagements - maintaining the delivery plan, tracking progress against milestones, and managing team workload.
  
• Lead delivery team stand-ups, sprint reviews, and weekly engagement reviews - ensuring tasks are completed on time and deliverable quality meets KPMG standards.
  
• Maintain an accurate and current RAID log for each assigned engagement - escalating risks and issues to the Program Director within agreed thresholds.
  

Quality and Scope Management (25%)

• Review and approve all client-facing deliverables before submission, ensuring they meet KPMG quality standards and contractual requirements.
  
• Manage scope boundaries rigorously identifying out-of-scope requests early and escalating to the Program Director for formal change control.
  
• Coordinate with Architecture Leads (Block B) when technical design decisions arise during delivery, ensuring the solution does not deviate from the approved architecture.
  
• Enforce KPMG's delivery methodology and standards on all assigned engagements - using approved templates, governance frameworks, and reporting formats.
  

Team and Capability Development (10%)

• Coach and develop junior team members (Managers and Consultants) on delivery management, client engagement, and technical skills.
  
• Provide feedback to the Portfolio Lead on resourcing gaps, team capability, and engagement-specific training needs.
  
• Contribute to KPMG T&I's delivery knowledge base - documenting lessons learned, delivery patterns, and engagement insights for the Block E asset library.