As a Talent Acquisition Manager, you’ll partner with our stakeholders to deliver end-to-end recruitment solutions, ensuring recruitment decisions are aligned to business strategies. You’ll build robust talent pipelines, optimise internal talent, collaborate with recruitment agency partners, and leverage KPMG’s Global Delivery Networks and Global Mobility programmes. In return, you’ll work with a supportive Talent team who thrive on bringing the best people into our organisation.
This is a contract role until October 2026, covering parental leave.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end talent acquisition processes for assigned portfolio – from job briefing through to the offer process, you’ll provide a positive experience for candidates and hiring teams.
- Develop a deep understanding of portfolio needs to provide strategic advice and data-driven solutions.
- Take proactive and dynamic approach with supporting our business to meet their recruitment goals – you’ll be comfortable working at pace and dealing with ambiguity.
- Get involved in process improvement projects to enhance the Talent Acquisition function.
What we're looking for:
- Proven experience in strategic and operational talent acquisition, ideally within a large or complex organisation.
- Strong talent sourcing and relationship‑building abilities – you’ll be able to authentically share our purpose and culture with top talent.
- A confident communicator – you’ll be partnering with a range of stakeholders across the business.
- Exposure to Early Career or high-volume recruitment advantageous.
Recruitment Agencies: The recruitment for this role is being managed directly by the KPMG Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners if we require agency assistance. Thank you for your understanding.
Life at KPMG
KPMG values diversity in the workforce and we encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply for roles, including individuals with a disability, additional mental health needs, chronic health conditions or who identify as neurodivergent.
For disabled and neurodiverse candidates, if you encounter accessibility barriers or if you have access needs and require support to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please phone Enya van Dulm on 04 816 4660 or email
[email protected]
We offer rewarding careers to talented individuals and a holistic range of benefits to support your life balance, whatever your circumstance. We want you to do Work That Matters, Thrive and Grow and know that you Belong here with us, at KPMG.
As a KPMG employee, we will offer you:
— Access to the firm's annual incentive scheme
— Opportunities for local and international secondments
— Hybrid working across a mix of office, client and home hubs to recognise that people have individual circumstances and preferences when it comes to where and how they work
— The ability to work from overseas and extend time connecting with friends and family outside New Zealand
— Flexible leave options, including the ability to purchase additional annual leave
— Gender-neutral support for all stages of the parental journey, including access to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents
— A paid professional association membership of your choice
— Digital accreditations through our partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn Learning, with bespoke learning pathways for all employees
— A wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, banking services, and lifestyle goods and services
— The support, allyship and opportunity to join our many Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Affinity networks, including the Kiwa, Pride, Ethnicity, Accessibility and Wahine groups
— The opportunity to participate in Green Team activities, as we work toward reducing the firm’s environmental footprint and become carbon zero by 2030
— An invitation to join your local Social club and enjoy events aimed at bringing people together for social, sporting, cultural, family and fundraising activities
— Paid time off for volunteering and involvement in citizenship activities
— An array of health and wellness benefits such as free flu vaccinations, subsidised sporting events, free confidential counselling services, additional 5 days of Wellbeing leave to support you and your family's overall health and wellness, access to our Wellbeing portal with an extensive range of advice and resources and much much more!
We believe that diversity of background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, clients and communities. Our goal is to be recognised as an employer of choice for all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation or disability. Further info can be found on our website.
