Architect - Solution Ownership (Chicago)

Slalom, LLC; Chicago (IL); Presencial; USD 133.000 - 163.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

401(k) with match

Health, dental, & vision coverage

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Disability coverage

Descripción de la vacante

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.

Formación

• 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.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

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

Educación

Technical degree or equivalent experience

Descripción del empleo

Description and Requirements

Architect - Solution Owner AI-native product and delivery leader who works with clients to shape the right solutions, directs teams on how to deliver them, and stays accountable for outcomes, performance, and business value.

Who You'll Work With

Slalom's Solution Owners are hands-on technology, AI, and Agile delivery experts dedicated to their projects and clients. Our job is to make sure our clients build the right thing at the right time – and then build it right. AI tools, agents, and workflows are embedded into our delivery practices – accelerating discovery, documentation, analysis, backlog management, and team alignment. We are passionate, adaptive experts who continually practice and hone our craft.

What You'll Do

• 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 (e.g., MCPs, agents) 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.

What You'll Bring

• Skill in turning ideas and conversations into clear specifications, backlogs, acceptance criteria, and success metrics for iterative development.
• Ability to bridge business and technical teams, with comfort in repositories, version control, and delivery toolchains.
• Strong investigative, analytical, and communication skills – including the use of AI to accelerate research, validate findings, and produce actionable insights.
• Knowledge of Agile frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, XP, and Lean, and the ability to adapt the framework to project needs.
• Strong delivery acumen, risk identification and mitigation skills, in complex or ambiguous environments.
• Experience applying AI to real delivery work, and the curiosity to keep pushing what it can do.
• A technology-oriented mindset and comfort with modern developer tooling.
• A technical degree, software delivery background, or equivalent experience is helpful.

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 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.

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
• short/long-term disability
• yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses
• discounted home, auto, and pet insurance

The targeted base salary pay range for Architect is $133,000 to $163,000. 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.

We are committed to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws.

If you have questions or concerns about the pay range or other compensation information in this posting, please contact us: [e-mail]. Please note, this recipient is not a note to support recruitment beyond this purpose.

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 or contact [e-mail] if you require accommodations during the interview process.