Principal (Solution Owner Skillset)

evolv Consulting; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

evolv Consulting in the United States seeks a Principal (Solution Owner Skillset) to define and deliver solutions that create business value and address client needs. You will connect strategy to execution by translating priorities into outcomes, roadmaps, backlog ownership, and technically feasible solutions while partnering with client stakeholders and delivery leaders.

This role leads multi-workstream delivery, governs program cadence, and steers executive reviews to ensure realized value

Qualifications

• 8-10 years leading delivery and stakeholder management independently.
• 10+ years owning program-level delivery strategy and client engagement.
• Advanced product and solution ownership, including discovery, defining solution strategy, and owning roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver solutions that create business value and address client needs.
• Translate business priorities into clear outcomes, delivery plans, and technically feasible solutions.
• Partner with client stakeholders, delivery leaders, business analysts, and technical teams to shape solutions and drive outcomes.
• Own discovery, roadmap development, backlog ownership, and cross-functional alignment.
• Lead delivery planning, execution, and reporting for assigned workstreams.
• Lead delivery across large, complex engagements with multiple workstreams and governance models.
• Drive executive sprint reviews, status updates, and decision forums; build business cases for investment decisions.

Skills

Agile Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Solution Ownership

Program Leadership

Jira/Confluence

SAFe/Scaled Agile

Communication

Tools

Jira

ADO

Confluence

MS Project

SharePoint

Power BI

Job description

Do you want to support innovative clients at the intersection of cutting-edge technologies and impactful relationships?

evolv’s culture of integrity, humility, passion, and drive and have been named "Best Places to Work" by Dallas Business Journal in 2021 and 2022, "Top Workplaces" by Dallas Morning News in 2023, ranked #368 on Inc. 5000's list of fastest growing private companies in 2023 and ranked #14 on the 2024 Inc. Regionals: Southwest list of fastest growing private companies in America.

We are seeking a talented and professional Principal (Solution Owner Skillset) to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Is a ccountable for defining and delivering solutions that create business value and address client needs.
• Connects strategy to execution by translating business priorities into clear outcomes, delivery plans, and technically feasible solutions.
• Partner s closely with client stakeholders, delivery leaders, business analysts, and technical teams to shape solutions, align priorities, and drive successful outcomes.
• Partners closely with executive client stakeholders, Delivery leadership, product managers, business analysts, and technical teams to define solution direction, establish governance, and drive successful outcomes.
• Will utilize strong product leadership, stakeholder management, and accountability for end-to-end solution delivery, including discovery, roadmap development, backlog ownership, and cross-functional alignment.
• Drives delivery planning, execution, and reporting for assigned workstreams.
• Leads delivery across large, complex engagements with multiple workstreams; establishes governance models, operating cadences and stakeholder reporting structures to manage scale and interdependencies.
• Translates business goals into actionable delivery plans and prioritize workstreams.
• Leads discovery with minimal client support; surfaces pain points and opportunities, provides strategic recommendations beyond client-defined needs, and defines solution direction, roadmaps, and prioritized backlogs.
• Acts as the single point of accountability for ensuring delivered solutions meet client expectations.
• Owns accountability for business outcomes and realized value at the program or portfolio level; leads executive sprint reviews, status updates, and decision forums; and builds business cases to support investment decisions.
• Identifies and mitigate s delivery risks early; escalate appropriately.
• Oversees broader program risks, sets mitigation strategy, and engages executive stakeholders as needed.
• Facilitate s collaboration across business, technical, and product teams to ensure delivery success.
• Serves as the Solution Owner for the Agile Release Train (ART), defining solution vision and priorities, aligning multiple teams to business outcomes, and ensuring product direction, scope, and sequencing drive measurable value.
• Maintains delivery documentation, reporting, and stakeholder communication.
• Oversees program-level reporting, distills insights for executives, and ensures cohesive communication across all workstreams.
• Serves as a representative of evolv and its clients at meetings and presentations relative to assigned projects.
• Participate in community and industry networking groups.
• Meet regularly with clients to discuss current project(s), evaluate firm performance, and identify other business opportunities.
• Partner with evolv’s Sales team to create action items regarding potential Business Consulting opportunities with current and potential clients.
• Coach, develop and mentor Analysts, Consultants, Senior Consultants, Managers, and Architects within the Business Consulting Group.
• Committed to best practices relating to craft/technology across multiple clients (success metrics involve deliverables within their craft/capability are being met, influencing client decisions and utilizing subject matter expertise to create new work on previous/existing or new clients.)
• Prioritizes individual operational excellence by meeting or exceeding all utilization goals (1500 billable hours) while driving their team members to complete necessary activities that target billable hours (2000 billable hours).
• Contributes to evolv’s culture and people development through collaborating well internally, serving as a trusted advocate of our mission/vision/core values, participates or leads in internal initiatives (events/groups), and/or obtains/motivates team to obtain new approved certifications.
• Helps to grow evolv by understanding how we build client partnerships and evolv brand. This includes: initiating and driving sales activity within craft/technology, recruiting top talent from personal or professional network, hosting local meetups, attending /presenting at conferences and authoring case studies/success stories and blog posts while co-owning alliance partnerships.
• Responsible for assigned annualized revenue for the Consulting Group/Client Team they oversee.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• 8-10 years leading delivery and stakeholder management independently.
• 10+ years owning program-level delivery strategy and client engagement.
• Advanced product and solution ownership, including leading discovery, defining solution strategy, and owning roadmaps across complex programs or portfolios.
• Proven ability to connect business value to solution design, including developing business cases and providing strategic recommendations beyond client-defined needs.
• Deep expertise in Agile governance and delivery frameworks (e.g., Scrum, SAFe), including operating model design and multi-workstream coordination.
• Ability to define and implement program-level governance structures (cadence, reporting, escalation paths) to manage scale and interdependencies.
• Strong technical acumen to partner with architecture and engineering leaders on solution direction, feasibility, and trade-offs.
• Exceptional stakeholder leadership, including influencing executive stakeholders, facilitating decision forums, and serving as a trusted advisor.
• Strategic mindset with experience driving value realization, defining success metrics, and ensuring alignment to business outcomes.
• Experience establishing quality and delivery governance (acceptance criteria, UAT strategy, release readiness) across multiple teams.
• Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate program-level risks, dependencies, and gaps, and drive mitigation strategies with leadership alignment.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills to distill complex delivery insights into executive-level updates and recommendations.
• Delivery Methods:
  • Agile, Scrum, or hybrid project delivery models.
• Experience leading Agile Release Trains (ARTs), program increments (PI planning), and multi-team delivery coordination.
• Jira, ADO, Confluence, MS Project, SharePoint, Power BI, or equivalent project tracking tools.
• Preferred Requirements:
  • PMP, SAFe (e.g., SAFe Agilist, SAFe Program Consultant), or equivalent delivery certification(s).
  • Product or Agile leadership certifications.
  • Exposure to enterprise transformation programs or large-scale technology implementations.
  • Understanding of systems architecture and integration principles (ERP, CRM, data platforms).

We believe in being inclusive of all people regardless of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, or any attribute not relevant to job performance. We know that an inclusive, equitable and diverse company is a more innovative and successful one. We aim to employ the most talented professionals in the world by casting a wide net to find Team Members with shared values. evolv is committed to creating and maintaining a high-performing workplace in which all Team Members have a fair and just opportunity to contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and authentic perspectives.

EOE/M/F/D/V