Who You’ll Work With

At Slalom, personal connection meets global scale. Our vision is to enable a world in which everyone loves their work and life. We help organizations of all kinds redefine what’s possible, give shape to the future—and get there. Slalom Los Angeles is seeking a Solution Owner as a part of our Technology Advisory Practice. Solution Owners are lead-from-the-front technology and agile delivery experts who are deeply dedicated to a single project. They partner with clients to translate requirements into actionable user stories and lead multi-functional development teams to shepherd those stories into working products on time and on budget.

What You’ll Do

• Define and work within an agile project governance framework (e.g. establish team cadence, facilitate Scrum events, manage dependencies, issues and risks)
• Be the functional and subject matter authority for the solution and act as the liaison between product, technology, business and governance teams
• Partner with the Product Owner to define the product roadmap, owning the structure and content of the product backlog including user stories that effectively communicate stakeholder requirements and that are easily consumed by software development teams
• Drive delivery across multiple domains, e.g. define and validate the technical approach, strategy and deliverables with engineering leads; lead QE in the execution of test plans and verification of sprint feature releases; facilitate UAT and business acceptance .

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years managing software projects in a consulting environment; must have experience leading teams of 5 or more, projects over 15,000 FTE hours, and/or $1M in budget
• Able to serve as a liaison between business and technical teams to drive effective, timely solutions that fulfill both strategic and operational needs
• Solid knowledge in software delivery: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, XP and Lean
• Experience leading all Scrum events including sprint planning, daily Scrum, sprint review, and retrospective 

About Us

Slalom is a modern consulting firm focused on strategy, technology, and business transformation. In 39 markets around the world, Slalom's teams have autonomy to move fast and do what's right. They are backed by regional innovation hubs, a global culture of collaboration, and partnerships with the world's top technology providers. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Seattle, Slalom has organically grown to over 8,000 employees. Slalom has been named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For five years running and is regularly recognized by employees as a best place to work. Learn more at slalom.com. 

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud it 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, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veterans status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.