Description and RequirementsJob Description
Job Title: Enterprise - Program Leadership Senior Principal (Vacant Role)
So, what will I do?
• Help build a team to influence, enable, and scale our delivery roles and teams across Slalom to ensure consistent and high-quality delivery.
• Lead efforts to bring continuity to our Salesforce engagement management and delivery methodology to all Salesforce practitioners globally.
• Lead the efforts to capture best practices and develop case studies and other core deliverables to build solution offerings
• Influence the job description, qualifications, and brand of Delivery Excellence practitioners.
• Engage directly with senior client stakeholders as an Accountable Executive and/or Engagement Lead on our most transformational engagements, ensuring delivery leaders are set up to manage engagement risk, project financials, accounts receivable, defining deliverable content, and ensuring buy-in of proposed solutions from top management levels at the client.
• Perform oversight of large-scale, complex software delivery project/program management on client engagements.
• Work with local teams to ensure successful adoption of delivery methodology.
• Build collaborative relationships across Slalom, including local market leadership, Build, and other lines of business.
• Provide guidance, coaching, mentoring, and day-to-day direction for a team of direct reports on a project(s); handle the performance feedback and annual review processes for direct reports.
• Provide expert guidance and lead business development opportunities, including writing SOWs and presenting solutions to perspective clients.
• Serve as a People Manager for people within Enterprise Salesforce Program Leadership team and provide meaningful mentoring and advising to members of the capability.
• Build collaborative relationships across Slalom, including local market leadership, Build, and other lines of business.
• Support recruitment, selection, staffing and onboarding of consultants to projects; assist in qualifying opportunities and work with people managers and consultants to assess project fit.
• Promote and influence employee and leader development and create opportunities for career progression.
• 70% target utilization at the designated enterprise client account.
And, what will I bring?
• 8+ years of consulting experience in delivery leadership relative to iterative software development as a Program Lead, Engagement Lead, and similar roles leading complex projects
• 3+ years of experience selling and delivering business solutions on the Salesforce platform; demonstrated ability to speak to the delivery approach(es) and considerations for different sizes and scales of projects and clients across Salesforce clouds
• Experience in all phases of product development, software development, and testing lifecycles
• Experience in management of established technology and product departments with mature program management processes and standards for both Agile and Waterfall project methodologies
• Experience with recruiting and building out teams; experienced management with a strong history of mentoring others
• Demonstrated professional growth and the proven ability to work cross-functionally
• Familiarity with delivery governance and status tracking tools and processes to support oversight and quality assurance on a global project portfolio
• Demonstrated track record of writing RFPs and SOWs, and reviewing proposals with clients and negotiating contracts
• Expert business operations experience (e.g., invoicing, SOW, margins, utilization)
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills to audiences of all levels including client-facing skills
• Expert in agile software delivery methodologies: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, XP, and Lean
• Passion for building Salesforce and other software solutions with state-of-the-art technology
• Embrace challenging situations and enjoy solving complex problems
• Expert at project delivery, including all aspects of program management and the SDLC
• Expert communication (verbal and written)
• Excellent mentoring and leadership skills
Hybrid/In office: We are hybrid but there are expectations that if your team leader requires you onsite that you are able to meet those expectations/requirements
Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position, the expected base salary pay range is $156,000 to $194,000. In addition, there is potential for a 15% discretionary bonus based on individual and company performance. Actual compensation will depend upon individual's skills, experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors.
Slalom Employee Perks:- Culture & fun!
- Lunch & learns
- Health & wellness activities
- Holiday parties
- Employee community groups
- Social clubs & activities
- Vacation (20 days prorated based on start date & wellness/sick days)
Tangible perks- Competitive compensation package
- $100 cell phone monthly reimbursement
- Registered Retirement Program (RRSP) & Employer Matching
- Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)
- Annual "Thrive Well-Being" Gift Card
- Family planning/ Fertility Benefit
- Maternity/Parental Leave Top-Up
- Medical & Dental Benefits
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Access to Supplementary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Inkblot Therapy
- And more!
*All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements