Technical Lead Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering

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Technical Lead Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering

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Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in todays most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. Its also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence and supports our communities. With qualities like those, its no wonder were consistently ranked among the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine, Consulting Magazine, Seramount, Fair360 and others. If youre as passionate about your future as we are, join our team.

KPMG is currently seeking a Technical Lead Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering to join our AI & Data Labs practice.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a pod of elite, AI-native full-stack engineers with a bias to action to rapidly build and deploy end-to-end AI systems, owning the full arc from problem framing to MVP to deployed workflow; define and own the end-to-end technical vision and architecture for the teams solutions, understanding that a running system beats the cleanest architecture diagram
• Champion production discipline for enterprise by establishing and enforcing best practices in context engineering, evaluation, and operational readiness; mandate rigorous testing, including golden sets, regression harnesses, and red-teaming, and set the standard for secure, observable, and auditable code
• Provide hands-on leadership and mentorship to a team of engineers, coaching them through complex challenges while actively contributing to the build; foster a culture of high talent density where every member raises the bar and enable them to deliver quality at speed
• Lead working sessions and facilitate collaboration across client stakeholders from engineers to the C-suite and cross-functional teams to design creative AI systems where success is measured by tangible, quantified outcomes and effective adoption
• Drive delivery in a fast-paced, outcome-accountable environment, operating in 2-to-6-week cycles with direct client feedback; lead working sessions, earn client trust, manage risks, surface constraints early, and ensure every deliverable is ready for scale or run in production
• Champion the use of modern development accelerators such as Claude Code, Lovable, Cursor, and others where policy permits, to increase capacity of delivery, increase quality, and deliver faster
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMGs respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum seven years of experience shipping end-to-end production secure software systems, with a focus on data, machine learning, and AI-native applications; Solid experience with cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, or AWS)
• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in a science or engineering field Preferred
• Proven ability to lead, manage, and mentor high-performing technical teams, with at least three years of experience in a hands-on leadership role; experience and passion for working directly with stakeholders to make an outsized impact
• Deep, hands-on knowledge of modern AI technologies and methodologies with demonstrated experience leading teams in designing and implementing advanced AI systems; this includes: AI systems judgment, context engineering, evaluation discipline, full-stack capabilities, model strategy fluency
• Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills with the ability to thrive in ambiguous environments; this includes the presence to lead working sessions and drive decisions with impatient executives and skeptical engineers, a hands-on, accountable style that earns trust by "coaching while building", and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively to diverse audiences (CIO, CISO, CFO, engineers)
• Candidates must be prepared to demonstrate their experience with real work via a portfolio, a GitHub repository, or a structured walk-through of a system they have designed and shipped
• Domestic travel may be required
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

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Follow this link to obtain salary ranges by city outside of CA:

https://kpmg.com/us/en/how-we-work/pay-transparency.html/?id=5640_9_26 California Salary Range: $171000 - $311000

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KPMG recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to any role(s) for which they are qualified that is also of interest to them.

Los Angeles County applicants: Material job duties for this position are listed above. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, and safeguard business operations and company reputation. Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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