KPMG is a global network of independent professional services firm with deep expertise in the provision of audit, tax and advisory services to clients in various industries and sectors of the economy. The Firm is well represented in Nigeria and across the African continent, with the objective of providing exceptional and quality services to multinational, regional and local clients and to enhance the product offerings in certain previously under-serviced markets.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Platform Transformation Lead (MS / SN / SAP / Oracle)
Location: Lagos
Job type: Full time
Career level: Associate Director
Position Summary
- The Platform Transformation Lead is an Associate director-level role responsible for owning and driving KPMG's revenue from enterprise platform transformation mandates - specifically Microsoft (Azure, M365, Dynamics), ServiceNow, SAP, and Oracle - across African markets.
- This role bridges the commercial pursuit of large platform deals with hands-on delivery leadership, ensuring that KPMG's platform practice is commercially productive, technically credible, and alliance aligned.
- The Platform Transformation Lead is a key revenue contributor within Block A and a critical anchor for KPMG's relationships with its four primary technology alliance partners.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Platform Revenue and Pursuit Leadership (45%):
- Own a personally accountable revenue target for platform transformation mandates, with attribution across Microsoft, ServiceNow, SAP, and Oracle alliance pipelines.
- Lead the pursuit of large platform transformation deals - ERP modernisation, cloud migration, platform consolidation, ServiceNow enterprise deployments - from qualification to signature.
- Serve as the senior KPMG technical and commercial authority in all platform-related client engagements and negotiations.
- Maintain active relationships with platform alliance partner teams (Microsoft, ServiceNow, SAP, Oracle) to ensure KPMG is positioned for co-sell and referral opportunities.
- Work with the Enterprise / Solution Architecture Leads (Block B) to ensure all platform proposals are technically sound and delivery-ready before contract signature.
Delivery Ownership and Quality (35%):
- Maintain ultimate accountability for delivery outcomes on platform transformation mandates within the portfolio, including client satisfaction, schedule adherence, and margin.
- Lead multi-disciplinary delivery teams including KPMG consultants, alliance partner technical resources, and specialist subcontractors.
- Enforce consistent delivery methodology, RAID discipline, and commercial governance on all platform engagements.
- Escalation points for delivery risk, scope disputes, and commercial variations; authority to mobilise additional resources or change engagement structure where needed.
- Collaborate with Block E (Enablement) to build and maintain reusable platform delivery accelerators, templates, and methodology assets.
Alliance and Ecosystem Development (20%):
- Actively manage KPMG's relationships with platform alliance partners, attending partner events, maintaining certifications, and participating in joint go-to-market planning.
- Contribute to platform-specific thought leadership, including white papers, client briefings, and industry presentations.
- Develop and grow the platform transformation capability within the T&I team, identifying skill gaps and supporting hiring and development decisions.
- Represent KPMG T&I in alliance partner advisory councils, partner conferences, and ecosystem events.
Requirements
Academic/ Professional qualifications and Experience:
- Relevant Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or Engineering.
- Certification on at least one primary alliance platform (Microsoft Azure/M365, ServiceNow Certified Implementation Specialist, SAP S/4HANA, or Oracle Cloud) required.
- Minimum 12 years of experience in enterprise platform consulting, with at least 5 years at Director or equivalent level.
- Proven track record of delivering large-scale platform transformation programmes (ERP, cloud, ITSM) for enterprise or government clients in Africa.
- Experience managing alliance partner relationships in a revenue-generating context.
- Proficiency in English; French an advantage.
Technical competencies & Personal attributes:
Demonstrate and articulate KPMG values as well as proven capability in:
- Platform depth: recognised technical authority on at least one major enterprise platform with credible cross-platform knowledge.
- Alliance management: proven ability to activate and leverage technology alliances to originate and win deals.
- Commercial acumen: able to structure platform engagements for commercial viability and margin protection.
- Delivery leadership: comfortable owning large, complex platform programmes across multiple markets and delivery teams.
- Client influence: able to advise clients on platform strategy at CTO, CIO, and CFO level.
- Collaborative mindset: able to work across KPMG member firms and external alliance partner teams.
- Market Intelligence: Demonstrate commercial awareness with sound knowledge of matters affecting the market.
- Business development: entrepreneurial mind-set and ability to identify opportunities and develop high quality proposals.
- Personal effectiveness - Excellent report-writing and presentation skills.
- People management - Leadership & management skills.
- Performance management - Be a performance manager to the team in line with performance management guidelines.
- Risk management-lead in ensuring full compliance with KPMG quality & risk management requirements
- Capacity building - Takes a lead in building capability of team to future proof workforce and full utilization of existing workforce.
Benefits
We offer:
- An exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting edge clients across Africa.
- Continuous learning and development.
- Exposure to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
- Unrivalled space to grow and be innovative.
- Opportunity for international travel.
Application Closing Date
24th May, 2026.
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