Senior Consultant: Project & Program Management

** This role is not eligible for 100% remote work. Employees must live within a commutable distance of the Chicago metropolitan area and must be willing to be on-site at the client and/or Slalom Chicago office up to 5 days a week.**

At Slalom, our Delivery capability is the engine that powers transformation. We are the connective tissue across all capabilities—bringing strategy to life through execution that is rigorous, adaptive, and outcome-driven.

You’ll join a community of delivery professionals who thrive in complexity and are passionate about making things happen. Our teams lead high-impact initiatives across industries, partnering with clients to navigate ambiguity, align stakeholders, and deliver results that matter. Whether it’s a multi-workstream transformation or a product launch, we bring clarity, structure, and momentum to every engagement.

We work shoulder-to-shoulder with clients, tailoring delivery approaches to meet them where they are—whether Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid. Our focus is on enabling predictable, repeatable outcomes that help organizations dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows.

• Lead the delivery of business and technology projects, ensuring successful outcomes aligned with client objectives.
• Define project scope, timelines, budgets, and success measures in partnership with clients and cross-functional teams.
• Manage day-to-day delivery, including planning, resource coordination, risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder communications.
• Deliver projects using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies based on client and engagement needs.
• Apply AI-enabled tools and techniques to improve delivery efficiency, automate routine work, enhance reporting, and support informed decision-making.
• Contribute to business development activities, including solution shaping, estimation, and proposal support.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to Slalom's delivery capability and knowledge sharing.

• Strong project and program management experience delivering complex business and technology initiatives in consulting or large-enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated success leading large, multi-workstream, cross-functional projects with significant budgets, complex dependencies, and executive stakeholders.
• Experience delivering across both business and technology initiatives. Product Management experience is a plus.
• Practical experience working on AI-related initiatives and incorporating AI tools into day-to-day delivery. Direct experience leading AI enablement or AI transformation programs is a plus, but not required.
• A consulting mindset with the ability to build trusted client relationships, navigate ambiguity, influence without authority, and identify opportunities to add value beyond project execution.
• Strong understanding of project governance, delivery methodologies, and modern ways of working, including Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid approaches.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively from delivery teams through executive leadership.
• Experience supporting business development through solution shaping, estimation, or proposal development is preferred.
• Industry experience is flexible, and we welcome candidates from a variety of sectors. Experience in Healthcare & Life Sciences, Financial Services, or Consumer & Retail is a plus.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or similar certification is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.

What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.

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