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# Slalom Flex (Project Based) Product Owner

- **Company:** Slalom, LLC
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $228,800.0 - $249,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Business Systems, Scrum Methodology, Release Management, Strategies of Testing
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/75908096-slalom-flex-project-based-product-owner

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree with 8 years' experience; Master's Degree with 7 years' experience; or PhD with 3 years' experience.
 * Experience developing and/or managing the development of technology applications, regardless of tech stack.
 * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a keen ability to build trust, listen, and ask effective questions with the goal of creating a scalable and reusable business solution along with forming effective partnerships.
 * Ability to interact with business leaders to demystify complex concepts without relying on technical language.
 * Thorough understanding of and hands-on experience with SLC (Software Life Cycle) phases, including Build and Run aspects of a Technology Product.
 * Demonstrable working knowledge of Agile methodology, process and ceremonies.
 * 1-2 years of experience managing or coaching cross-functional resources - employees or contract resources.
 * Ability to self-manage time and priorities.

## Description

* Overseeing a portfolio of technology products from ideation to operation, including securing cross-functional alignment on project scope, benefits, cost, and timeline.
 * Proactively understand business strategies, educate business stakeholders on existing technology capabilities, and influence/develop capability roadmaps and investment.
 * Identifying current and emerging unmet business needs and evaluating technology solutions to balance short-term and long-term objectives.
 * Proposing, initiating, and leading programs that transform the focus Business function's processes or technology capabilities.
 * Project intake, scope clarification, epic and story grooming, estimating, generating cost and timeline plans, defining UAT and testing strategy, release management, and overseeing engineering decisions.
 * Supervising a matrix team of Product Analysts, Business Systems Analysts, Scrum Masters, Project Managers, Architects, Engineers, Testers to deliver technology products to the business.
 * All BRM (business relationship management) activities, including serving as the single point of contact for initiatives in your portfolio.
 * Identifying re-use opportunities and proposing viable pilot and MVP solutions.
 * Responsible for compliance with applicable client Policies and procedures.
 * Managing an IT investment budget.