Client Partner, Financial Services – Senior Principal

Slalom; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 144,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Slalom in Chicago is seeking a Senior Principal Client Partner to drive strategic direction and deliver transformative outcomes for insurance clients. You will lead pre-sales motions, oversee engagements, and guide delivery teams to align with client objectives.

This role blends business development with client service leadership and portfolio growth across the Financial Services practice. The successful candidate will bring deep industry knowledge and a proven ability to win large opportunities

Qualifications

• Understanding of the insurance industry and market structure.
• Experience in Financial Services or leading consulting engagements with focus on required functions.

Responsibilities

• Identify and lead opportunities within managed insurance accounts.
• Sell to and create new opportunities within the Financial Services portfolio.
• Own and manage the life cycle of the consulting sales process and all pre-sales steps.
• Maintain market presence to establish Slalom as a top consulting firm for insurance clients.

Skills

Insurance industry knowledge

Financial Services understanding

Consulting experience

Strategic selling

Education

MBA or equivalent

Job description

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's Financial Services industry team helps organizations redefine what’s possible, give shape to the future—and get there. We focus on high-impact projects, meeting our clients where they uncover business needs and deliver results. Our teams go beyond the expected to help clients move confidently through ambiguity and risk and drive more transformative outcomes. Slalom is actively seeking a Senior Principal Client Partner in Chicago to grow the Slalom brand within our insurance clients. This Client Partner will lead the way in solving the insurance industry's most pressing challenges across all our services. This role is targeted at a Senior Principal level. Do you thrive on standing beside clients to set strategic direction, deliver solutions, and innovate for the future? We’d love to get to know you!

What You’ll Do

Business Development:

• Identify and lead opportunities within our managed insurance accounts.
• Sell to and create new opportunities within the Financial Services portfolio.
• Own and manage the life cycle of a consulting sales process and all steps in the pre-sales motions for advisory work.
• Maintain an ongoing market presence to establish Slalom as a top-of-mind strategy, business, and technology consulting firm for insurance clients.

Client Service and Delivery Leadership:

• Drive account growth by developing annual account plans and executing the strategy to drive new sales.
• Guide the development teams to ensure strong delivery is aligned with the client's goals.
• Utilize your insurance industry knowledge, partner with your clients to influence strategic direction and identify ways Slalom can help them achieve business objectives.
• Lead from the front through billable roles on active engagements such as client service lead, delivery lead, SME, engagement lead, or accountable executive.
• Provide oversight and governance across all sold/managed engagements.
• Operate a fiscally healthy industry sector including levers such as utilization, revenue, gross profit, and pipeline.

Portfolio Leadership:

• Assist in developing the industry strategy and business plan for the Financial Services portfolio.
• Collaborate with other practices to bring new solutions to the market.
• Identify opportunities for growth/maturat ion of Slalom offerings and help set the direction for that growth.
• Provide thought leadership to clients through developing market POVs.

What You’ll Bring

Industry Background / Knowledge:

• Understanding of the insurance industry.
• Strong knowledge of insurance market structure (products, players, technologies, industry dynamics, and relevant regulatory topics).
• Regulatory frameworks impacting the insurance industry and evolving standards in risk and compliance.

Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies:

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in Financial Services OR a minimum of 10 years of experience within a leading consulting firm with a focus on the functions above.
• MBA or equivalent preferred.

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 includemeaningful 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 role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges: The targeted base salary pay range for Senior Principal is $144,000-$216,000. 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.

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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.