Job Description

General information

Reference

2025-1164

Job title

Manager - People Advisory

Function

Advisory - Manager

Roles & Responsibilities

About Us

At KPMG, professionals join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common purpose: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.

Roles & Responsibilities

KPMG People Advisory supports clients' HR teams in successfully addressing people-related challenges within their organizations. Today, Human Resources departments are redefining workplace experiences and engaging employees in new ways, while helping businesses manage and adopt people strategies aligned with strategic business objectives.

Agility and innovation are central to addressing these challenges. In a fast-growing and rapidly changing world, HR plays a pivotal role. We help organizations become more agile and transform their performance by changing how people are led, managed and developed.

More specifically, our mission is to support clients in solving complex business challenges in the following domains:

• Strategic Workforce Planning, skills management, and workforce transformation;
• HR operating model design and HR process optimization;
• HR technology with a focus on Workday.

As a Manager in the People Advisory team, the role involves the following responsibilities:

• Project Management:
  • Lead and manage People Advisory Services projects, overseeing teams to ensure successful delivery;
  • Provide clients with actionable recommendations and best practices to enhance business and HR processes;
  • Contribute to project reviews, identifying lessons learned to improve future quality and commercial planning.
• Commercial Management:
  • Engage in business development activities, from identifying leads to preparing and presenting pitches and proposals;
  • Contribute to the development of KPMG’s service offerings.

• People Management:
  • Act as a performance manager, guiding, developing, and motivating team members to help them reach their full potential;
  • Lead by example, ensuring adherence to KPMG’s quality standards;
  • Bring experience in managing small teams (1-5 people).

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Location

Zaventem HQ

Skills & Qualifications

• A Master’s degree or equivalent with excellent results; a specialization in HR Management is an asset;
• At least six years of experience in an advisory and/or management role, preferably within a consulting environment;
• Strong, proven experience in one or more of the following domains: Strategic Workforce Planning; Skills Management, HR Transformation, HR process optimization, or Workday HCM;
• A strong interest in working with HR data and a data-driven approach to HR challenges;
• A commercial, client-oriented mindset combined with a hands-on approach;
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills, with strong written and verbal communication abilities;
• The ability to manage client engagements end-to-end while simultaneously leading a team to ensure successful delivery;
• A key role in driving and developing the team’s business development activities, supporting growth and expansion of service offerings;
• Willingness to contribute to internal organization-building initiatives to elevate team's skills and knowledge;
• A digitally minded outlook;
• Strong networking skills and proven project experience, preferably with large corporate and/or public sector clients;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Confidence in navigating AI-related topics, with the ability to communicate complex concepts to stakeholders, make ethically sound decisions and adapt to evolving technologies;
• Fluency in Dutch, French and English.

We offer

As a certified Top Employer we offer:

• An attractive remuneration package with a great number of extra-legal benefits (premium electric company car + charging card, net daily and monthly allowances, bonus, Apple/Android personal device and many other benefits tailored through our cafeteria plan).
• Flexible work arrangements to ensure a healthy work-life balance (picking up kids from school, doctor’s appointment, working from home,…) and the possibility to work from anywhere 20 days per year.
• Comprehensive insurance package including group insurance with full KPMG contributions, hospitalization insurance and optional outpatient options (dental & eye care, medical consultations and registered medication).
• Career development opportunities combined with trainings based on your personal goals and aspirations.
• An inclusive, international culture where personal growth, mutual trust and lifelong learning is fostered.
• A buddy and performance manager to support and guide you throughout your career at KPMG.
• Great team building activities and sport & wellbeing events (Brussels Marathon, Antwerp 10 Miles, 1000 kilometers for KOTK, river clean-ups, plant a tree and many more…) through our Together@KPMG & KPMG Foundation programs.

Contract type

Permanent

Full time/ Part time

Full-time

Position location

Job location

Europe, Belgium, Brussels Office - Zaventem HQ

Candidate criteria

Minimum level of experience required

6 to 10 years

Languages

• Dutch (Very good knowledge)
• French (Very good knowledge)
• English (Very good knowledge)