AI-Driven Solution Owner & Delivery Architect

Slalom, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 133,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Health, dental, & vision coverage

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Job summary

Slalom, LLC in Chicago is seeking an Architect - Solution Owner to lead AI-native product delivery, shaping the right solutions, directing teams, and owning outcomes and business value. You will define governance, collaborate with Product Owners, own lifecycle, maintain the context hub with AI tooling, and lead delivery teams through risks and status updates.

Travel may be required depending on client needs.

Qualifications

• Ability to translate conversations into clear product specs and acceptance criteria.
• Bridge business and tech teams with comfort in version control and delivery toolchains.
• Strong analytical and communication skills leveraging AI to drive insights.

Responsibilities

• Defining and managing project governance including cadence, Agile events, and delivery reporting that surfaces the data clients need to decide.
• Partnering with Product Owners to define the product, pressure-test assumptions, and produce clear specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria tied to OKRs – reframing conversations from solutions to outcomes when needed.
• Owning the product lifecycle from concept through launch and beyond – collecting feedback, measuring impact, and planning the next iteration.
• Maintaining the project's context hub – a shared source of truth across strategy, decisions, requirements, risks, and technical context – and using AI tooling to keep it current and accessible.
• Leading delivery teams through managing issues and risks, facilitating meetings, and providing clear project status updates.
• Collaborating with engineering leaders, validating the technical approach, strategy, and deliverables, and documenting the toolchain the team relies on.
• Building and refining effective prompts, templates, and repeatable AI workflows that support requirements, documentation, analysis, and backlog management.
• Testing ideas through lightweight prototypes and using feedback to sharpen product direction.
• Travel may be required depending on client needs.

Skills

Idea to spec translation

Bridge business and tech teams

Analytical thinking

Agile frameworks (Scrum/Kanban/SAFe)

Delivery risk management

AI in delivery

Modern developer tooling

Education

Technical degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Slalom, LLC in Chicago is seeking an Architect - Solution Owner to lead AI-native product delivery, shaping the right solutions, directing teams, and owning outcomes and business value. You will define governance, collaborate with Product Owners, own lifecycle, maintain the context hub with AI tooling, and lead delivery teams through risks and status updates.

Travel may be required depending on client needs.