Client Partner - Financial Services

Client Partner - Financial Services

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Slalom DC‑Cheasapeake is seeking a Client Partner to expand the Slalom brand within our DC Financial Services line of business. You will work closely with capability leaders and other markets to establish Slalom as the “go-to” consulting partner for transformation projects across business and technology. The Client Partner will engage across Slalom to introduce thought leadership, create winning proposals, and deliver superlative work, thereby growing Slalom’s consulting footprint with existing customers and opening doors to new ones.

• Provide oversight, direction setting and relationship development for a client account(s) within Financial Services in the DC area.
• Build and maintain trust‑based relationships – drive new connections and deepen relationships within the market and the client accounts.
• Industry expertise – provide subject matter expertise to teams, clients and partners; support development of our consultants with an interest in focusing on Financial Services.
• Building our capability – focus on increasing brand recognition by attending various industry or functional meetings, forums, publications, sponsoring/speaking at industry events and/or client workshops.
• Financial management – oversee the profit and loss of accounts in the Financial Services group, including the management of receivables.
• Sales pipeline management – generate and lead new sales opportunities for Slalom and respond to client RFP responses and service requests.
• Delivery and quality management – oversee all work, deliverables being performed on accounts in the Financial Services group; engage on steering committees and with executives to drive expectation alignment across teams; spend time with clients conducting Customer Love conversations.
• People and talent management – provide guidance, supervision and coaching to the team members assigned to accounts in the Financial Services client group; ensure Slalom teams serving clients are engaged and excited about their work.
• Administration – ensure proper administrative controls are in place and adhered to on the account, including the management of client charge codes, billing and internal administration.

• 10+ years of knowledge and experience in the Financial Services, Capital Markets and/or Asset and Wealth Management industries.
• 5–10 years’ experience managing teams of 3+ resources through all life cycles of a project.
• Excellent team builder and player, with a learner philosophy.
• Experience simultaneously managing multiple projects across multiple domains and/or clients.
• Experience developing and marketing thought leadership assets in the Financial Services industry.
• 5–10 years’ experience building relationships with executives and C‑Suite leaders in the Financial Services industry.
• Experienced in building relationships with CXOs and business decision‑makers.
• Experienced and adept at aligning teams to work toward a common goal; consistently demonstrates strong leadership skills.

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.

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. We 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…