Senior Consultant - Program/ Project Manager

Slalom

Slalom

Operations
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Oct 27, 2024
Who You Will Work With

At Slalom, personal connection meets global scale. Our vision is to create an environment in which everyone loves their work and life.

We focus on high-impact projects, meeting our clients where they are to uncover business needs and deliver results. Our teams go beyond the expected to help clients move confidently through ambiguity and risk and drive more transformative outcomes. The Project Delivery capability consists of experienced program and project managers who collaborate with clients to plan project milestones, create roadmaps, and manage initiatives.

What You Will Do

  • Plan and lead the execution of all aspects of a client project; this includes managing core elements like timelines, resources, scope, budget, risks/issues, and communication
  • Be responsible and accountable for project success, keeping the team and client stakeholders aligned to desired business outcomes
  • Sometimes work in an Agile framework, alongside a Product Owner, facilitating the effort of the scrum teams to iteratively develop new product features
  • Guide team members and customers to meet and exceed delivery commitments
  • Guide work (self & others) for prioritization, quality, and accuracy
  • Responsible for aspects of project financial & operational health (e.g., margin, revenue, staffing, engagement)
  • Model collaborative behaviors and engage in productive conflict
  • Proactively contribute to building team vision and strategy
  • Collaborate within Slalom and be ready, willing, and able to drive growth within our Delivery practice through strong partnerships with our other capabilities, to improve solutioning and drive business outcomes
  • Seek opportunities to convert early-stage engagements into longer programs through excellent delivery and building client relationships and trusted partnerships
  • Strive to meet an 80-85%+ annual client billable utilization goal
  • At Principal level, expectations include ability to achieve at least $1M in managed or sold revenue

What You Will Bring

  • Demonstrated experience providing consulting services in managing and leading project teams to achieve desired outcomes
  • Core skills that align to Project Management capabilities including schedule, scope, and resource management
  • Familiarity with methodologies including Agile, Waterfall & Hybrid, bringing best practice, structure and rigor to client engagements
  • Work experience that demonstrates the ability to drive solutions to outcomes, and monitor and measure project success
  • Ability to adapt to evolving expectations and responsibilities in context of the team structure and client priorities
  • Efficient and collaborative approaches for defining business value and quantifiable outcomes, providing business gap analysis, and building project plans and roadmaps
  • Strong communication skills to deliver detailed and summary status reporting, and effectively set and manage expectations with clients and project teams
  • Holds current PMP certification
  • Knowledge of risk and issue management, and the ability to effectively communicate, escalate and help remove obstacles to unblock the team

About Us

Slalom is a purpose-led, global business and technology consulting company. From strategy to implementation, our approach is fiercely human. In six countries and 43 markets, we deeply understand our customers—and their customers—to deliver practical, end-to-end solutions that drive meaningful impact. Backed by close partnerships with over 400 leading technology providers, our 13,000+ strong team helps people and organizations dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows for all. We’re honored to be consistently recognized as a great place to work, including being one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For seven years running. Learn more at slalom.com.

Compensation And Benefits

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 yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We are looking to hire at the Consultant OR Senior Consultant level. For this position at the Consultant level, the base salary pay range is 114,000 - 161,000 and the targeted base salary is range is 114,000 - 145,000. For this position at the Senior Consultant level, the base salary pay range is 131,000 - 185,000 and the targeted base salary pay range is 131,00 - 167,000. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

EEO and Accommodations

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity 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. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.