Senior Principal, Delivery Leadership

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 collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organisations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.

Senior Delivery Principal

Slalom Senior Delivery Principals play a critical role in managing complex client engagements across diverse industries. This position requires a skilled individual capable of leading delivery execution, driving client success, and managing delivery teams in transformation, technology, and engineering programs.

What You'll Do

• Demonstrate a strong sense of accountability and entrepreneurship, driving projects and teams from discovery to closure.
• Manage and lead programs with multiple stakeholders, resolving complex issues and ensuring alignment with organisational strategies.
• Design delivery and execution plans, guiding engagements from inception to completion, with a focus on technical delivery management.
• Form and support cross-functional teams tailored to project requirements and ensure successful client engagements.
• Lead delivery efforts, navigate risks, adjust project plans, and ensure timely project completion.
• Actively engage in day-to-day program and project activities, focusing when needed on hands-on technical delivery across various technology environments such as Azure, AWS, or Salesforce.
• Manage risks, adjust plans proactively, and implement necessary changes to ensure success.
• Drive financial outcomes, including meeting revenue, margin, and profitability targets.
• Serve as a senior delivery expert, contributing to a delivery community capable of managing complex engagements and transformational programs.
• Support the sales lifecycle by developing tailored delivery approaches and customized delivery plans.
• Enhance your functional and technical expertise, mentor others, and contribute to Slalom's capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to improve Slalom delivery expertise and framework, specifically in technical delivery.

What You'll Bring

• Success in enterprise delivery, including program management from inception to solution rollout, with a strong emphasis on technical delivery management.
• Experience working within different technology environments, such as Azure, AWS, and Salesforce, and understanding their unique capabilities and integration points.
• Skill in shaping client expectations, delivering quality programs on time, and mentoring project managers.
• Experience managing transformational programs across diverse industries in consulting environments.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams, including engineers, designers, operational and functional consultants, and quality assurance experts.
• Proficiency in anticipating risks, addressing obstacles, co-creating team vision and strategy, and providing meaningful feedback.
• Capability to lead and solution for pursuits, share opportunities with project or account leads, and manage project financial and operational health.
• Experience in leading and growing teams, managing employee performance, and fostering a culture of excellence.
• Experience in implementing modern delivery practices, leveraging and scaling agile delivery frameworks, and work methodologies to enhance team velocity and collaboration.
• Hands-on experience navigating various contractual terms (e.g., fixed-price, time-and-material contracts).
• Industry knowledge of enterprise delivery environments, including expertise in enterprise architectural principles, engineering, and infrastructure domains.
• Strong communication skills, coupled with problem-solving and risk-management capabilities.
• Proven technical delivery management experience, with the ability to oversee complex technical implementations and integrations.

Please note that this role requires Australian Citizenship and it is based in Melbourne or Sydney. Also, due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Our Values

Our culture and values reflect each individual Slalomer. We are dedicated to encouraging workplace diversity and ensuring all our people, from any background can contribute to their full potential. We wish to build a team that echoes the diversity of the communities we serve, and our values are an active part of our every-day, guiding our decisions.

What keeps us here?

When we moved to Australia in 2020, we had no idea just how important our work/life balance would need to be. We've asked our consultants what makes Slalom a great place to work and the most common answer – "the freedom to be ourselves when life gets in the way". We make a big effort to bring everyone together and allow space when space is needed. We believe in helping each other thrive in work and life and are proud to invest in benefits that include holistic wellbeing, meaningful allowances, and investment in our team's professional, technical, and personal growth.

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Slalom does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion, or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.