Velocity Asset Enablement Lead Africa

Key roles and responsibilities:

1. Asset Development and Library Management (50%)

• Design and manage KPMG T&Is asset library - a structured searchable repository of reusable delivery assets including solution templates architecture blueprints proposal content methodology playbooks and client-facing tools.
• Work across all five capability blocks to identify capture and systematise reusable knowledge from active engagements - converting delivery experience into intellectual property.
• Establish the asset lifecycle process - including asset creation standards quality review version control and retirement criteria.
• Measure and report asset reuse rates across the portfolio tracking progress against the target of 40% asset reuse across deliveries.
• Prioritise asset development based on delivery frequency complexity and revenue contribution - focusing effort on the highest-impact accelerators.

(b) Delivery Velocity and Efficiency (35%)

• Drive adoption of assets and accelerators across delivery teams - providing training deployment support and usage coaching to Engagement Delivery Leads and consultants.
• Measure and track delivery efficiency metrics - specifically tracking the reduction in delivery effort per dollar of revenue as asset reuse matures.
• Identify systemic inefficiencies in KPMG T&Is delivery model (repeated bespoke effort re-invention of existing methodologies) and develop asset-based solutions.
• Collaborate with Block E Tooling Lead to identify automation opportunities within the delivery workflow - reducing manual effort in governance reporting and client communication.
• Develop velocity metrics and reporting for the T&I leadership team - demonstrating the financial return on the asset and enablement investment.

(c) IP Commercialisation and Knowledge Strategy (15%)

• Develop a roadmap for the commercialisation of KPMG T&Is intellectual property - identifying assets with standalone market value that could be licensed or productised.
• Contribute to KPMGs thought leadership programme by curating insights from the asset library and enabling practitioners to publish market-facing content.
• Explore opportunities to protect and document KPMG T&Is unique methodologies frameworks and tools as proprietary IP - working with KPMGs legal and risk teams to establish appropriate ownership and confidentiality protections.
• Benchmark KPMG T&Is asset maturity against Tier-1 consulting firms and develop improvement plans to close gaps.

Academic/ Professional qualifications and Experience:

• Relevant degree in Business Technology Knowledge Management or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in technology consulting with at least 3 years in a knowledge management enablement or IP development role.
• Demonstrated experience building and managing asset libraries or intellectual property programmes in a professional services context.
• Familiarity with knowledge management platforms (Confluence SharePoint Notion) and content management best practices.
• Experience across at least two of KPMG T&Is core domains (cloud cybersecurity data & AI enterprise platforms PMO) to ensure cross-domain asset relevance.
• Strong analytical capability - able to measure and communicate the financial value of asset reuse and delivery efficiency improvements.

Technical competencies & Personal attributes:

Demonstrate and articulate KPMG values as well as proven capability in:

• Knowledge management discipline: systematic thinker who can create order and structure from unstructured delivery experience.
• Influence without authority: able to motivate senior delivery professionals to contribute to and use the asset library - even when they are under delivery pressure.
• Analytical mindset: measures the impact of enablement investments and communicates the financial return clearly.
• Cross-domain curiosity: interested in and knowledgeable about all five of KPMG T&Is capability blocks - not siloed in a single domain.
• IP instinct: naturally identifies when KPMG is re-inventing something that should be systematised.
• Execution focus: combines strategic vision for the asset programme with the discipline to actually build and maintain the library.
• 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.