Senior Project / Program Manager

Role :   Senior Project / Program Manager

Title :   Senior Consultant

Who You’ll Work With

Slalom Phoenix is seeking an experienced Sr. Project / Program Manager with a strong consulting background to join our growing Delivery practice. Are you able to easily build rapport with clients, team members, managers, and senior executives alike while also demonstrating flexibility and leadership for your project teams? In joining our team of project management specialists, you'll waste no time applying your proven skills and methodologies to run teams, proactively mitigate risks, resolve issues, and raise to client executives when appropriate.

Slalom’s Project Managers work across multiple spaces and industries. We expect that you'll be able to deeply understand our clients’ businesses and build credibility quickly. Typical project areas include leading custom and packaged system development and implementation, process or system improvement, vendor selection, and product definition, development, and launch using a variety of methodologies.

What You’ll Do

• Understand the client’s business challenges to design effective solutions that address the people, process, technology, and data needs of our clients to achieve their desired outcomes
• Work with clients to define scope and requirements, create solutions, and develop an executable plan, including resource needs, timelines, and costs
• Own scope, requirements, resources, time, cost, quality, risks, and communications for projects
• Identify potential people-side risks and anticipated points of resistance, and develop specific plans to mitigate or address concerns
• Manage a portfolio of projects, ensuring coordination of shared resources, common activities, and other dependencies across projects
• Develop and manage program financials including forecasting, profitability, invoicing, and expense management
• Own and nurture the client relationship, keeping stakeholders engaged in the project through status reporting, issues management, and risk management
• Partner with the client to understand the organization, to determine potential project impact, and to tailor the project approach, plan, and deliverables accordingly

What You’ll Bring

• 7-10+ years of consulting experience with at least 5 of which were in senior project management or program management roles spanning multiple workstreams / delivery teams (client and consultant) on complex engagements.
• Demonstrated experience in all phases of Waterfall and Agile software development lifecycle methodologies
• Demonstrated experience running mid to large scale technology implementations from initiation through project closeout
• Experience managing project budgets, forecasts, schedules, status reporting, and resource management across multiple development teams
• Knowledge of AI concepts as applied in project management contexts and / or experience in managing projects that involve the development or deployment of AI-based solutions, is preferred
• Adaptable self-starter who is skilled at creating structure in ambiguous environments
• Strong logical and analytical problem-solving skills; meticulous in your approach to project management delivering enterprise-level projects
• Ability to build and lead robust, high-performing teams
• A history of mentoring and coaching others with a knack for balancing feedback while effectively communicating development needs

About Us

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 collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.

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. For this position, the base salary pay range is $115,000 - $135,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. 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 attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. 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.