Senior Director - Solution Owner

This role is not eligible for 100% remote work and employees must live within a commutable distance to the office in which the role is based.

Who You'll Work With

At Slalom Build we co-create custom software, data and cloud products with clients who are ready to accelerate their digital transformation. We're passionate about technology, compelled by its potential as we help create the digital products, experiences, and technology-driven organizations that drive true change. We're thrilled by the opportunity to build the future we want to see, with anyone willing to join us.

Slalom's Solution Owners are lead-from-the-front technology and Agile delivery experts deeply dedicated to their projects and clients. We partner with clients to translate requirements into actionable user stories and lead cross-capability development teams to shepherd those stories into working products, on time and on budget. We work within high-velocity software engineering teams, bringing expertise in Agile software delivery. Solution Owners are passionate, flexible Agile experts who love to practice and hone their craft.

What You'll Do

As a Senior Director level Solution Owner, you'll be a project expert in Agile software delivery and will lead large, multi-workstream projects, focusing on exemplary quality assurance, excellent client relationships and demonstrated thought leadership. Your primary responsibilities include defining project delivery roadmaps and financials, hands-on management of complex projects with multiple workstreams and strong partnership with clients. You'll also define and work within an Agile project governance framework (e.g. establish program team cadence, run Scrum of Scrum ceremonies, etc.) and work very closely with client executives to define the product by identifying requirements, thinking critically about what will make it successful.

You will engage directly with senior client stakeholders as an engagement leader. You will work with other Slalom senior leaders to manage engagement risk, project economics including planning and budgeting, manage accounts receivables, define deliverable content, and ensure buy-in of proposed solutions from top leadership levels at the client. You will support a region and/or multiple local markets in business development activities by providing expert guidance and leading business development pursuits, including writing SOWs and presenting solutions to perspective clients. You will also support the recruitment, staffing, and onboarding of consultants to projects; assist in qualifying opportunities and work with people leaders and consultants to assess project fit.

Internally you will be the senior Solution Owner leading a team of up to 10 or more Solution Owners based in a Slalom Build location. You will have a team of four to five Solution Owners directly reporting to you and will be responsible for their performance and career growth including performance feedback and annual review processes. You will develop strong, lasting relationships with each member of your team, guiding them in their careers, mentoring and growing their skills, and being their proxy and advocate for staffing on projects and clients. Some of your direct reports will have direct reports of their own as well, so your mentoring and guidance will extend to include how to be an effective, top-notch leader of other Solution Owners. You will also be responsible for developing your team's recruiting forecast based on growth plans for Solution Ownership and Slalom Build. You will work closely with Slalom Build Talent Acquisition to manage the recruiting pipeline for your Solution Ownership team. As a senior leader in Build, you will also actively participate in the senior leadership team for your location.

You will work out of a Slalom Build location with your team as well as spend time with the client and will need to have a willingness to travel up to 50%.

What You'll Bring

As a Senior Solution Owner, you bring 15+ years of product development experience in iterative software development as a Program Lead, Engagement Lead, Practice Delivery Lead, or similar role. You will also bring five+ years of experience leading digital product development capabilities and/or groups or teams of 50+ individuals. You have extensive experience in all phases of product development, software development, and testing lifecycles as well as people management experience in established technology and product departments with mature program management processes and standards for both Agile and waterfall project methodologies. You also have experience with recruiting and building out teams and a strong history of mentoring and guiding others in their own career development. For Senior Solution Owners, hands-on management experience of complex projects with multiple work streams and $12M+ budgets as well as management of roadmaps and financials is a must-have. You wWill have strong business acumen to help inform the future strategy for Solution Ownership across Build. You have a demonstrated track record of writing RFPs and SOWs and reviewing proposals with clients and negotiating contracts. You have P&L experience from a comparably sized consulting firm.

You demonstrate skills at defining and documenting business and functional requirements for ongoing system improvement initiatives in iterative software development environments and can serve as a liaison between both business and technical teams to drive effective, timely solutions that fulfill both strategic and operational needs. You employ strong investigative, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills and combine them with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.

You also have a real passion for building software solutions with state-of-the-art technology and have demonstrated strong knowledge in software delivery, specifically Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, XP and Lean. You have experience leading all Agile ceremonies, an ability to actively identify risks and drive action to mitigate them as well as resolve issues. You embrace challenging situations, enjoy solving complex problems and have a proven track record of successfully managing naturally occurring friction points within teams and large programs. You also employ strong organizational skills and the ability to interpret and handle a vast array of information.

A computer science-based mindset is needed, a technology-based education is helpful.

About Us

Slalom Build is a highly scalable, high-velocity Build as a Service firm. We work with clients in a flexible, collaborative, and repeatable methodology to create custom technology solutions for their most impactful initiatives and to accelerate their digital transformation journey. Over 1400 Builders strong, distributed across dynamic cities, our innovation hubs attract the type of people who contribute to thriving teams. By placing Builders in close proximity to clients-as well as their cultural and technology cohorts-we can assure the quality, versatility, and speed that product delivery demands, along with the elasticity and scale to tailor to individual client needs.

Slalom Build leverages a foundation of innovation inherited from Slalom, a Seattle-based firm that set out in 2001 to disrupt and redefine management consulting. Now 10,000+ professionals strong around the globe, Slalom is deeply engaged with some of the world's most influential, change-making enterprises. Learn more at slalom.com.

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer additional benefits such as a yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being related expenses as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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