Corporate Strategist

<strong>Who You’ll Work With<br><br></strong>Slalom is seeking a Corporate Strategist to join our Strategy team. Our Strategy team helps organizations of all kinds redefine what’s possible, give shape to the future—and get there. We focus on high-impact projects, meeting our clients where they are to 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.<br><br><strong>What You’ll Do<br><br></strong><ul><li>Lead, develop and deliver the creation of enterprise wide and/or business-unit-level strategies to demonstrate the what, why and how to deliver business outcomes</li><li>Direct the development of complex situation assessments for organizations in highly dynamic, ambiguous and innovative industries</li><li>Coach and lead team members through research and assessment activities, including data-gathering, analysis, and data synthetization, to provide a digestible and compelling narrative to our customers</li><li>Provide key perspectives and thought leadership on emerging trends and their impact on industry and client opportunities and challenges</li><li>Build capabilities of the client team to think and work together as Strategist through the strategy development process</li><li>Mentor and lead other Strategists to grow in their expertise, taking an active leadership role in Slalom’s strategy communities</li><li>Build project and program-level roadmaps that enable long-term client success and align to Slalom-enabled work</li><li>Provide process mapping guidance for the team and support complex process mapping portfolios</li><li>Understand and lead client outcome and deal strategies to drive solution details</li><li>Build and create strategy opportunities and solutions, including Slalom’s cost estimates, staffing plans, team structure and project timeline</li><li>Develop capabilities and solutions that align to our client’s “Why”<br><br></li></ul><strong>What You’ll Bring<br><br></strong><ul><li>3+ years of big 4 consulting background.</li><li>Experience and demonstrated leadership in key areas of Business Strategy and Process Optimization including:</li><ul><li>Business and Growth Strategy Development</li><li>Financial, Business and Process Analysis</li><li>Competitive Research & Analysis</li><li>Value Stream Mapping</li><li>Strategic Roadmap & Execution Plans</li><li>Executive Management & Communications</li><li>Continuous Process Improvement</li></ul><li>MBA required<br></li></ul><strong>About Us<br><br></strong>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 organizations 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.<br><br><strong>Compensation And Benefits<br><br></strong>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, 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.<br><br>Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position the base salary pay range is $94,000 to $145,000 for Consultant, and $130,000-$185,000 for Senior Consultant 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.<br><br><strong>EEO and Accommodations<br><br></strong><em>Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. 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 if you require accommodations during the interview process.</em>

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