**Business Title:** Manager, Information Architecture


**Requisition Number:** 82256 - 66


**Function:** Business Support Services


**Area of Interest:**


**State:** NY


**City:** New York


**Description:**

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. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. 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, Working Mother Magazine, Diversity Inc. and others. If you're as passionate about your future as we are, join our team.


KPMG is currently seeking a Manager, Information Architect to join our Data Strategy & Operations organization. This is a remote work opportunity.


Responsibilities:


+ Responsible for implementation of data vision and strategy

+ Ensure adherence to strategies and the related commitments

+ Create and manage business information models in all their forms, including conceptual models, relational database designs, message models and others; use tools such as business information models to provide the organization with a future-state view of the information landscape that is unencumbered by the specific data implementation details imposed by proprietary solutions or technologies

+ Provide analysis by using tools such as business capability models to create an information-centric view to quickly visualize what information matters most to the organization based on the defined business strategy

+ Interact regularly with management within the department and staff across BPG/functional process; help influence client expectations and provide appropriate alternatives, suggestions and recommendations for innovative


Qualifications:


+ Minimum five years of recent leadership experience in data organization; CDO or equivalent, or in IT or Architecture, including information system design and data analysis

+ Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university

+ Hands on experience of designing and implementing information or data solutions, as well as with innovation and ideation methods, such as design thinking; hands-on experience supporting data and analytics programs is preferred

+ Solid understanding of business domain, data/content and process, as well as understanding of common information architecture frameworks and information models and metamodels, taxonomies and ontologies, as well as of the challenges of applying structured techniques (data modeling) to less-structured sources

+ Knowledge of Data modeling and information classification with knowledge of problem analysis, structured analysis and design, and programming techniques; familiarity with data science concepts, as well as MDM, business intelligence and data lake and warehouse design and implementation techniques, as well as with distributed management and analytics in cloud and hybrid environments; in addition, experience as a data analyst is preferred, as well as specific experience with data and business information modeling is a plus

+ US Citizenship is required


KPMG LLP (the U.S. member firm of KPMG International) offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. KPMG is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer. KPMG complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. The attached link ( https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmg/us/pdf/2018/09/eeo.pdf) contains further information regarding the firm's compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws. No phone calls or agencies please.


KPMG does not currently require partners or employees to be fully vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19 in order to go to KPMG offices, client sites or KPMG events, except when mandated by federal, state or local law. In some circumstances, clients also may require proof of vaccination or testing (e.g., to go to the client site).


**GL:** 4


**GF:** 15310