Director, Client Partner - Manufacturing

Slalom Build; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off & holidays

Parental leave

401(k) with match

Health, dental, vision

Adoption & fertility support

Short/long-term disability

Wellbeing reimbursement

Discounted insurance

Job summary

Slalom Build is seeking a Director, Client Partner, Manufacturing to accelerate growth across the Manufacturing portfolio in the South Central market. You will expand strategic client relationships, drive business development, and oversee account growth across manufacturing organizations.

The role requires executive relationship management, a track record in revenue growth, and leadership across delivery teams to ensure client success.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to build trusted executive relationships with clients.
• Experience leading large, multi-engagement programs in a professional services context.
• Demonstrated success in growing accounts and driving revenue.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders across Manufacturing organizations.
• Build and execute a Manufacturing portfolio growth strategy across the South Central market.
• Expand Slalom's presence within strategic accounts through expansion and new client acquisition.
• Partner with clients to influence business and technology strategy for measurable impact.
• Develop relationships with C-suite executives and senior decision-makers.
• Drive business development: shaping opportunities, proposals, SOWs, negotiations and contracts.
• Lead account planning and portfolio strategy for sustainable growth.
• Collaborate across capabilities: strategy, data/AI, cloud, and operations.
• Maintain awareness of Manufacturing trends like Industry 4.0 and digital transformation.
• Provide leadership across multiple engagements and ensure delivery quality.
• Mentor teams and develop future leaders within Slalom.
• Build $3M+ in annual new business and manage a $10M-$20M+ portfolio.
• Maintain utilization around 40% while supporting outcomes.

Skills

Executive relationships

Account leadership

Business development

Delivery leadership

Consulting background

C-suite relationships

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.

Client Partners are deeply connected to their clients, developing trusted executive relationships and maintaining a strong understanding of their clients' business strategies, operational priorities, market dynamics, and industry challenges. They proactively identify opportunities to help clients achieve business outcomes while partnering closely with delivery teams to ensure exceptional client experiences and results.

Slalom South Central is seeking a Director, Client Partner, Manufacturing to accelerate growth across our Manufacturing portfolio. This leader will be responsible for expanding strategic client relationships, driving business development, and overseeing account growth across manufacturing organizations throughout the South Central market.

The ideal candidate brings a strong combination of industry expertise, consulting experience, executive relationship management, and a proven ability to drive revenue growth within complex organizations.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders across Manufacturing organizations.
• Build and execute a Manufacturing portfolio growth strategy across the South Central market.
• Establish and expand Slalom's presence within strategic manufacturing accounts through both account expansion and net-new client acquisition.
• Partner with clients to influence business and technology strategy, identifying opportunities where Slalom can create measurable impact.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with C-suite executives and senior business and technology decision-makers.
• Drive business development efforts, including opportunity shaping, proposal development, Statements of Work (SOWs), commercial negotiations, and contract execution.
• Lead account planning and portfolio strategy efforts to drive sustainable growth and long-term client partnerships.
• Collaborate across Slalom capabilities including strategy, data and AI, cloud, customer transformation, supply chain, operations, and technology modernization.
• Maintain awareness of manufacturing industry trends, including digital transformation, smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0, supply chain optimization, operational excellence, and emerging technologies.
• Provide leadership and oversight across multiple client engagements, ensuring quality delivery and strong client satisfaction.
• Manage and coach teams across multiple engagements, helping develop Slalom talent and future leaders.
• Build $3M+ in annual new business while helping manage and grow a portfolio of $10M-$20M+.
• Maintain a utilization target of approximately 40% while actively supporting delivery quality and client outcomes.

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive experience in manufacturing, consulting, account leadership, business development, delivery leadership, or client-facing professional services roles.
• Deep understanding of the Manufacturing industry, including operational, technology, and business transformation priorities.
• Proven experience building relationships with executive stakeholders and C-suite leaders.
• Strong consulting background with the ability to connect strategy, sales, and delivery.
• Demonstrated success creating and executing account growth strategies within complex enterprise environments.
• Proven track record of business development, including both net-new logo acquisition and expansion within existing accounts.
• Experience owning or influencing portfolio performance, revenue growth, and business outcomes.
• Experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives, including technology, operations, cloud, data, AI, supply chain, or organizational change programs.

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: T he targeted base salary pay range for Director is $180,000 to $230,000. 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

Slalomisanequalopportunityemployerandiscommittedtoattracting,developingandretaininghighlyqualifiedtalentwhoempowerourinnovativeteamsthroughuniqueperspectivesandexperiences.Allqualifiedapplicantswillreceiveconsiderationforemploymentwithoutregardtorace,color,religion,sex,nationalorigin,disabilitystatus,protectedveterans’status,oranyothercharacteristicprotectedbyfederal,state,orlocallaws.Slalomwillalsoconsiderqualifiedapplicationswithcriminalhistories,consistentwithlegalrequirements.Slalomwelcomesandencouragesapplicationsfromindividualswithdisabilities.Reasonableaccommodationsareavailableforcandidatesduringallaspectsoftheselectionprocess.Pleaseadvisethetalentacquisitionteamorcontact [e-mail] ifyourequireaccommodationsduringtheinterviewprocess.

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