The posting
Overview
At KPMG in Canada, our people bring their unique perspectives to Canada’s most important challenges. Here, you can build momentum that reaches beyond our business, develop skills for the future, and take ownership of your career with support at every stage. Join a firm where your career can make a difference.
We are looking for a high-performing Senior Consultant to join our growing Value Creation & Deal Strategy team in Montreal. You will support high-impact mandates at the intersection of strategy, performance improvement, transactions and technology-enabled transformation.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex business problems, translating insights into practical value levers, and using data, digital tools and artificial intelligence to move from diagnostic to decision and execution. You will work with private equity firms, corporates and leadership teams to quantify value drivers, identify improvement opportunities, modernize ways of working, and help clients prioritize and mobilize initiatives that create measurable financial impact across revenue, margin, cash and risk.
What you will do
1) Value creation & transformation (standalone or post-deal)
- Identify and quantify growth and performance improvement levers across commercial, operational and financial areas, with clear sizing logic, assumptions and value cases.
- Support clients in moving from opportunity identification to action through initiative structuring, prioritization, roadmap design, governance and KPI / benefits tracking.
- Contribute to transformation program monitoring, including milestones, risks, interdependencies and benefits realization across revenue, margin and cash.
2) Technology transformation & artificial intelligence
- Assess how technology, automation and AI can improve business processes, decision-making, productivity, customer experience and operating model effectiveness.
- Identify and prioritize practical AI use cases, including generative AI, analytics and intelligent automation, based on business value, feasibility, data readiness and risk.
- Support the design of technology-enabled transformation roadmaps, linking business priorities to capabilities, processes, data, systems and operating model changes.
- Use AI tools responsibly to accelerate research, analysis, synthesis, modeling and deliverable development while applying appropriate judgment, validation, confidentiality and governance practices.
- Collaborate with technology, data, cyber, finance and operations teams to translate business requirements into executable transformation initiatives.
3) Analytics & modeling (turning data into decisions)
- Build analytical models using Excel, Alteryx, Python and other relevant tools to quantify operational and financial drivers such as volume, pricing, cost-to-serve, productivity, capacity and working capital.
- Clean, structure and analyze complex or messy datasets; create transparent methods and client-ready outputs with clear narratives.
- Develop sensitivity, scenario and what-if analyses to support decision-making, investment cases and executive discussions.
- Leverage AI-assisted analytics where appropriate to improve speed and insight generation, while validating outputs and maintaining traceability of assumptions.
4) Client delivery & team contribution
- Participate in client interviews and workshops; synthesize qualitative and quantitative findings into clear, executive-ready deliverables.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams across strategy, finance, operations, technology and data.
- Contribute to practice building through proposal support, thought leadership, reusable templates and tools, and internal capability development, including AI-enabled ways of working.
5) Strategy & commercial due diligence
- Assess investment theses by analyzing industry dynamics, market attractiveness, competitive positioning, customer economics and key risks.
- Build fact bases covering market sizing, growth outlook, segmentation, pricing and share dynamics, and translate findings into deal-relevant implications including upside, downside and sensitivities.
- Support workstreams on value drivers, synergies, technology opportunities and operational improvement under tight timelines.
What you bring to the role
Core qualifications
- 1–2 years of relevant experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, advisory, technology or digital transformation, analytics / BI, or a data-driven operational role.
- Strong problem-solving skills combining structured thinking and quantitative rigor, with the ability to link analysis to business decisions and measurable impact.
- Strong analytical skills and comfort working with large datasets to identify value drivers and actionable insights for clients.
- Strong communication skills in French and English, written and verbal, with the ability to build clear narratives and structured, executive-ready presentations.
- Interest in technology-enabled transformation and the practical application of AI to business problems; ability to learn new tools quickly and use them with sound judgment.
- Comfort working in fast-paced and ambiguous environments with high expectations and tight timelines.
- Undergraduate degree in business / commerce, engineering, computer science / informatics, mathematics, economics or a related field. Graduate studies and professional designations (e.g., Master’s, MBA, CFA or equivalent) are considered assets.
Traits that matter in this role
- Curiosity and learning agility: you seek better methods, challenge assumptions, experiment with new technologies and continuously improve the team’s toolset.
- Practical orientation: you care about what will actually work for clients and how recommendations translate into tangible results.
- Technology mindset: you are comfortable exploring how digital tools, automation and AI can reshape workflows and unlock value, without losing sight of business fundamentals.
- In-person collaboration mindset: you enjoy working from the office regularly and see face-to-face time as a lever for faster problem-solving, stronger team learning and higher-quality client delivery.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with Alteryx, Python, Power BI or similar analytics tools, or demonstrated ability to learn quickly. Exposure to generative AI tools, AI-enabled analytics, workflow automation, prompt design, or evaluation of AI use cases in a business setting. Exposure to commercial strategy, M&A, post-merger integration, turnaround / transformation, cost reduction, working capital or technology-enabled operating model change. Experience with operational improvement toolkits such as Lean / Six Sigma, process mapping and KPI systems. Ability to travel occasionally.
Why Join Us
- Work on high-impact mandates with senior client exposure across deals, growth, transformation and technology.
- Build a differentiated skillset combining strategy, analytics, value creation execution and AI-enabled transformation.
- Develop practical experience applying technology and AI to real business challenges while strengthening core consulting and deal skills.
- Learn from experienced practitioners and accelerate your development through mentorship, feedback and challenging assignments.
We are building a diverse team that values rigor, curiosity, collaboration and real-world business impact. If you are excited by the opportunity to combine strategy, analytics, technology, artificial intelligence and value creation, we encourage you to apply.
The selected candidate must demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to present complex strategic topics to a diverse range of stakeholders. They must be able to do so in both English and French, as part of our clientele is located in English-speaking regions of Canada, such as Ontario.
Providing you with the support you need to be at your best
Our Values, The KPMG Way
Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters
KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice.
Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process
At KPMG, we are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process where all candidates can be themselves and excel. We aim to provide a positive experience and are prepared to offer adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best. Adjustments (informal requests), such as extra preparation time or the option for micro breaks during interviews, and accommodations (formal requests), such as accessible communication supports or technology aids, are tailored to individual needs and role requirements. You will have an opportunity to request an adjustment or accommodation at any point throughout the recruitment process. If you require support, please contact KPMG’s Employee Relations Service team by calling 1-888-466-4778.
AI Usage
We embrace the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the candidate experience and streamline our recruitment processes. AI tools may help with organizing applications or surfacing relevant qualifications. However, no hiring decisions are made using AI. Every hiring decision is made by our hiring managers and recruitment professionals, who are equipped with training that empowers them to use these tools responsibly. AI technologies used in our recruitment process undergo detailed risk assessments, including security and privacy requirements, that align with KPMG’s Trusted AI framework.
We believe technology should empower human judgment, not replace it. It’s one of the many ways we’re delivering on our vision of being a technology-first, people-driven firm.
