Product Operating Model Strategist
Slalom
Product
Minneapolis, MN, USA
USD 159k-198k / year
Posted on Oct 6, 2025
Who You'll Work With
In today’s world, fast beats slow, and the secret to speed is the intersection of people, experiences, and technology. The Transformation Capability’s Modern Product Organization team lives in and loves that intersection as we help our clients reach for and realize their desired business outcomes. We accelerate the growth of more impactful work and the evolution of Slalom.
The Role: Product Op Model Strategist
We are seeking a visionary Product Leader who drives insight in the intersection of Product, AI, Technology and Data Productization to join our consulting organization. As a Product Operating Model Strategist your primary focus will be on transforming Product, AI, Technology, Data organizations into value/customer experience aligned organizations with scalable products for both internal and end customers ready to evolve with rapidly changing needs. Your expertise in AI, Analytics, and product management will drive innovation, accelerate time-to-market, and ensure the successful adoption of data-driven products within our organization and by our clients.
You will play a critical role in defining perspectives, shaping offerings, driving sales, leading a consulting team, and delivering high impact operating models and that help our clients gain competitive edge in their respective industries.
Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership and Offerings Development:
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.
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 yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position, the base salary pay range is $159,000 to $198,000. 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.
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 if you require accommodations during the interview process.
In today’s world, fast beats slow, and the secret to speed is the intersection of people, experiences, and technology. The Transformation Capability’s Modern Product Organization team lives in and loves that intersection as we help our clients reach for and realize their desired business outcomes. We accelerate the growth of more impactful work and the evolution of Slalom.
The Role: Product Op Model Strategist
We are seeking a visionary Product Leader who drives insight in the intersection of Product, AI, Technology and Data Productization to join our consulting organization. As a Product Operating Model Strategist your primary focus will be on transforming Product, AI, Technology, Data organizations into value/customer experience aligned organizations with scalable products for both internal and end customers ready to evolve with rapidly changing needs. Your expertise in AI, Analytics, and product management will drive innovation, accelerate time-to-market, and ensure the successful adoption of data-driven products within our organization and by our clients.
You will play a critical role in defining perspectives, shaping offerings, driving sales, leading a consulting team, and delivering high impact operating models and that help our clients gain competitive edge in their respective industries.
Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership and Offerings Development:
- Develop and execute strategies, offerings and frameworks for enabling product models for organizations and ways to adopt AI in the product space to accelerate value realization for our clients.
- Keep a pulse on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in AI and product operating models to drive innovation and thought leadership.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify client needs and patterns, and industry-specific challenges to enable consulting teams
- Partner with local go to market sales teams, client service leaders, and other capability leaders to drive business development efforts and win new work
- Provide subject matter expertise during client engagements, sales meetings, and presentations to articulate the value proposition of our services.
- Support proposal development, including solution design, scoping, and pricing, to secure new business opportunities.
- Oversee the successful execution of product transformation engagements, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards to meaningful results for our clients.
- Provide guidance and support to project teams, offering technical expertise and problem-solving capabilities.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure project success and client satisfaction.
- Publish thought leadership content, whitepapers, and case studies to showcase our AI and Analytics expertise and generate market interest.
- Foster a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing across product capabilities and across the organization.
- Establish strong relationships with technology partners, academia, and industry experts
- Mentor and lead people in building skills for the future
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Analytics, or a related field.
- Proven experience (7+ years) in a leadership role within Product, Analytics, Data Science consulting.
- Strong practical skills and understanding of AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and statistical modeling techniques.
- Demonstrated success in developing and implementing strategies to drive business growth and client satisfaction.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to mentor and motivate teams.
- Track record of delivering consulting engagements on time and within budget and resulting in business value to our clients
- Experience in collaborating with sales teams and supporting business development efforts.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and a strategic mindset.
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.
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 yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position, the base salary pay range is $159,000 to $198,000. 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.
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 if you require accommodations during the interview process.