Professional Services Commercial Governance & Contract Senior Manager

Role Overview

Slalom is seeking a strategic, entrepreneurial, and execution-oriented Senior Manager, Commercial Governance & Contract Management to help establish and scale a new capability that strengthens how we manage contractual risk, commercial performance, client relationships, and delivery outcomes across our most complex engagements.

Description and Requirements

• Drive Contractual Governance During Delivery

  • Partner with Accountable Executives, Engagement Leads, and Delivery Leaders to provide commercial governance for Slalom's largest and most complex engagements, aligning contractual commitments, financial objectives, and delivery outcomes.
  • Oversee contract performance throughout the engagement lifecycle by managing contractual obligations, scope governance, change control, and contract modifications while proactively resolving risks before they impact delivery or client relationships.

• Manage Risk and Compliance

  • Partner with Legal, Finance, Procurement, Operations, and Delivery teams to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, client commitments, and regulatory requirements while proactively managing commercial risk across public sector and commercial engagements.
  • Lead the resolution of complex commercial issues, disputes, and escalations by establishing governance practices that mitigate risk, strengthen compliance, and support successful delivery outcomes.

• Protect Revenue and Improve Profitability

  • Partner with finance and delivery leaders to improve margin performance and commercial outcomes.
  • Advise teams on contractual levers that can improve financial performance while maintaining strong client relationships.

• Support Pursuits and Commercial Deal Shaping

  • Provide guidance on contract structures that balance client objectives, delivery flexibility, and profitability.
  • Advisory on commercial and contractual considerations unique to public sector, regulated industry, and commercial clients, including procurement requirements, compliance obligations, funding constraints, and governance expectations.

• Enable Client Growth and Lifecycle Management

  • Support account teams in identifying opportunities for contract expansion, renewals, amendments, and follow-on work.
  • Develop governance approaches that strengthen client confidence and improve long-term account health.

• Build and Scale a New Capability

  • Help define and scale Slalom's Commercial Governance & Contract Management capability by developing its vision, role definitions, competencies and operating standards/frameworks, contract lifecycle management practices, and supporting tools.
  • Drive adoption and continuous improvement by establishing metrics, leveraging enabling technologies, and partnering with leadership to mature the capability across markets, practices, and strategic engagements.
  • Support future recruitment, onboarding, and capability expansion efforts.

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.

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 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 a yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

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 accomodationrequest@slalom.com if you require accommodations during the interview process.