Head of Security

KPMG New Zealand is part of the international KPMG network and one of the world’s leading professional services organisations. We provide audit, tax and advisory services to individuals, SMEs, multi‑nationals and government agencies.

Locally, we’re known for our values‑driven culture and strong staff engagement, anchored in our purpose of fuelling New Zealand’s prosperity. This purpose drives everything we do, from our client work to internal practises, all guided by our shared values of Integrity, Courage, Excellence, Together, for Better.

The Opportunity:

Lead the Future of Cyber Security at KPMG New Zealand

As our Head of Security, you’ll play a pivotal role in safeguarding KPMG New Zealand’s information, technology, and digital assets. This strategic leadership position is responsible for driving our cyber security capability, ensuring robust security operations, governance, risk management, and assurance frameworks that protect the firm and enable business success.

Working closely with the NITSO as their delegate, you’ll help shape and advance our information security programme, strengthening its maturity, resilience, and regulatory compliance. This is an exciting opportunity to influence security strategy at an enterprise level, champion best practice, and build a culture of security across a leading professional services organisation.

Day to day you will:

• Lead and shape KPMG New Zealand’s cyber security strategy, ensuring our information, technology and digital assets remain secure, resilient and protected.
• Drive a strong security posture through effective security operations, proactive threat and vulnerability management, and a robust incident response capability.
• Provide governance, oversight and assurance for the firm’s information security programme, acting as a trusted delegate to the National Information Technology Security Officer (NITSO).
• Champion security by design, embedding security requirements across technology platforms, business processes and third-party services to strengthen resilience and effectively manage risk.
• Influence strategic decision-making by delivering expert security advice, insightful reporting and recommendations that support continuous improvement across the firm.
• Build, inspire and lead a high-performing cyber security team, fostering a culture of accountability, capability development and security awareness throughout the organisation.

What you will bring to our team:

• 5+ years relevant IT security management experience.
• Broad experience and knowledge of IT security with a particular focus on security operations, vulnerability assessments, security risk management, security assurance and compliance.
• Infrastructure management & understanding including cloud based operations (Azure).
• A relevant tertiary qualification with CISSP and CISM qualifications (preferred).
• Confident, proactive and ‘can do’ approach.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead and manage people to get the best outcomes.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think innovatively.

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 email Emma at [email protected].

For any general questions about the role or recruitment process, feel free to reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at [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.