Administrative Assistant, Translational Medicine

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.
Are you a talented leader with a proven track record for motivating teams and delivering exceptional client service?
The KPMG Customer and Digital Services Practice is growing in Toronto and we are expanding our team to meet the needs of our clients in the area of e-commerce.
If you have consulting experience, value culture and client value above all, have delivered e-commerce strategy and platform implementations, we want to hear from you.
We are looking for experienced consulting leaders who want to be part of part of making KPMG ‘the clear choice in the Canadian market for imagining, designing, building and securing customer obsessed organizations’. If you have experience in the areas of: e-commerce strategy, UI/UX design, platform selection, and/or implementations for B2C and B2B organizations we’d like to meet you. What you will do: In this role you will be a key team member of our growing e-commerce practice. You will bring your experience from successful e-commerce design and implementation projects to help clients shape their e-commerce offering, being primarily responsible for the technical platform design and implementation. You will lead the analysis to define functional, UI/UX, and technical requirements and develop the implementation program for the client’s chosen e-commerce platform (Shopify, BigCommerce, Adobe, Salesforce, etc). We are looking for an e-commerce architect who relishes designing and building amazing digital experiences, combining the art of design with the art of technology delivery.

• This role is about sales, delivery and practice development.
• Business development: you will support the marketing and support of winning the trust of clients resulting in sold work;
• Team and project management: you will lead a team of high performers, maintain strong client relations and shape the deliverable of outstanding work products;
• Practice development: you will create followership and can support recruiting, marketing and practice administration as required.

You will play a central role in delivering a structured process to shape an ambitious and practical path for clients to realize value. You will also be part of a global KPMG Customer network that has developed some of the best CX and Digital tools, methods and frameworks anywhere. What you bring to this role:

• 5 - 10 years experience delivering client service excellence;
• 3+ years of relevant experience in working with one or more e-commerce platforms at a professional services firm
• Have worked in 1-2 of the key industries we serve: Financial Services, Retail, Consumer Products and Government;
• Experience in delivering project based, milestone driven work;
• Experience as an e-commerce consultant, support the development of user stories and requirements to support software implementation projects
• Curiosity and interest in developing your knowledge of eCommerce platforms capabilities and help assess the best choice for a client’s needs
• An ability to collaborate with the UX and UI design teams to produce front-end user experiences
• An understanding of systems integration / architecture
• Awareness of the key components and vendor platforms of an e-commerce architecture such as CMS, PIM, OMS, engagement, fraud, etc
• Capability to guide the development compelling proposals and deliverables in logical and creative ways;
• Able to prepare for and deliver presentations and facilitate workshops with experience doing so to senior level audiences.

Joining our team means you have achieved a high bar. You will be valued, fulfilled and proud of where you work. If you have big plans, this opportunity will match. KPMG Customer – the clear choice
Providing you with the support you need to be at your best
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Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process
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