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# Architect - Solution Ownership (Chicago)

- **Company:** Slalom, LLC
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Salary:** $133,000 - $163,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Iterative and Incremental Development, Scrum Methodology, Data Analytics, Extreme Programming, Software Version Control, Automation Anywhere
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c90795d3454c41b1

## About the Role

You are a curious problem solver and bring several years of product development experience as a Product, Project, or Program Manager using Agile methodologies and leveraging AI across the full software and testing lifecycle. You demonstrate:

 * Skill in turning ideas and conversations into clear specifications, backlogs, acceptance criteria, and success metrics for iterative development.
 * Ability to bridge business and technical teams, with comfort in repositories, version control, and delivery toolchains.
 * Strong investigative, analytical, and communication skills - including the use of AI to accelerate research, validate findings, and produce actionable insights.
 * Knowledge of Agile frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, XP, and Lean, and the ability to adapt the framework to project needs.
 * Strong delivery acumen, risk identification and mitigation skills, in complex or ambiguous environments.
 * Experience applying AI to real delivery work, and the curiosity to keep pushing what it can do. A technology-oriented mindset and comfort with modern developer tooling. A technical degree, software delivery background, or equivalent experience is helpful.
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## Description

As an Architect-level Solution Owner, you'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with engineers, architects, designers, and data specialists inside high-velocity delivery pods, and partner directly with client product owners and technology leaders to translate business intent into clear product direction, lead AI-enabled Agile delivery teams, and keep strategy, scope, delivery health, and value connected from concept through launch and iteration. Core responsibilities include:

 * Defining and managing project governance including cadence, Agile events, and delivery reporting that surfaces the data clients need to decide.
 * Partnering with Product Owners to define the product, pressure-test assumptions, and produce clear specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria tied to OKRs - reframing conversations from solutions to outcomes when needed.
 * Owning the product lifecycle from concept through launch and beyond - collecting feedback, measuring impact, and planning the next iteration.
 * Maintaining the project's context hub - a shared source of truth across strategy, decisions, requirements, risks, and technical context - and using AI tooling (e.g., MCPs, agents) to keep it current and accessible.
 * Leading delivery teams through managing issues and risks, facilitating meetings, and providing clear project status updates.
 * Collaborating with engineering leaders, validating the technical approach, strategy, and deliverables, and documenting the toolchain the team relies on.
 * Building and refining effective prompts, templates, and repeatable AI workflows that support requirements, documentation, analysis, and backlog management.
 * Testing ideas through lightweight prototypes and using feedback to sharpen product direction.
 * Travel may be required depending on client needs.