9 months ago
KPMG Opens New Manhattan Headquarters Focused on Collaboration and Technology
KPMG, a big company, has opened a new giant office in New York City.
This new office is super big and has cool designs inspired by different New York neighborhoods.
It's not just a place to sit at a desk, but a space where people can work together better and use new technology.
They even have special rooms called 'Ignition labs' where employees help clients solve big problems.
The company is also using a lot of artificial intelligence, or AI, to help its workers do a better job.
The office also has comfy places to relax and hang out, so employees will want to come to work and feel good about it.
KPMG has opened a new 450,000-square-foot headquarters in Hudson Yards, Manhattan.
The office design is employee-driven and themed around New York City neighborhoods.
A key feature is the 'Ignition' space for design-thinking sessions with clients.
KPMG is heavily integrating AI into workflows, with 90% of employees actively using advanced AI tools.
The headquarters aims to encourage collaboration and represents a new era for the firm's New York operations.
- Who
- KPMG employees and clients
- What
- Opened a new 450,000-square-foot headquarters designed to foster collaboration, integrate technology, and inspire innovation.
- Where
- Two Manhattan West, Hudson Yards, Manhattan
- When
- Recently opened
- Why
- To recommit to the New York market, encourage more frequent employee office visits, and represent a new era of work emphasizing collaboration and technology, including AI.
Key facts
- Location
- Two Manhattan West, Hudson Yards, Manhattan
- Size
- 450,000 square feet
- Number of Floors
- 12
- Themed Neighborhoods
- Upper Manhattan, Midtown, Downtown, Financial District
- KPMG CEO and Chair
- Tim Walsh
- Employee Engagement with AI
- 90% actively engaging with advanced AI tools
Quotes
Tim Walsh
KPMG’s CEO and chair
“It’s really a new era at KPMG, and this space is a perfect physical representation of that. It’s changing the way our people will work together and collaborate. It’s bringing technology into everything that they do.”
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“I think our employees are going to come and expect to be in tight quarters. That’s the furthest thing from what we did here. We provided so many spaces for people to come in and just feel good about being here.”
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Caroline Berman
a manager supporting Ignition
“These are our existing, ongoing clients. They’re experiencing new disruption in their industry. They really don’t know what’s next, and they might come to us to explore that next level.”
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A spokesperson
spokesperson for KPMG
“In the US, we know virtually every KPMG employee is using AI and not just occasionally. 90% of our people are actively engaging with our advanced AI tools, and our data shows that those who use them more frequently are seeing the greatest benefits, including higher quality output, reduced stress, and more time to focus on strategic work.”
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