Google Solution Architect at Slalom, LLC in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

Who You'll Work With



Do you love to help organizations tackle their most meaningful transformational problems and build for the future? Do you love solving complex technical problems using the best of what Google Cloud has to offer? We're looking for an experienced, curious and humble leader to join our Google team as a Principal - Sr. Principal Solution Architect. Here at Slalom, our Premier GCP partnership enables us to pursue, win and deliver some of the most exciting cloud work happening across the globe. In that spirit, we invite you to join us in our purpose of creating a world in which everyone has the opportunity to love their work and their life.


As a top Google partner, Slalom helps clients reach for and realize their vision on the Google Cloud Platform. Our team is made up of GCP-certified experts with experience across the product stack and multiple industries. As our partnership grows, we are committed to growing and developing our Google talent, offering continued growth opportunities, and exposing our people to interesting and diverse projects.


Preferred location: Greater Chicago area



What You'll Do

• Bring immediate credibility to client conversations ranging from engineers to CIOs by leveraging your business and technical depth across the Google ecosystem solving business problems


• Shape, influence and structure projects across Slalom with a heavy orientation toward doing the right thing by our clients, including Multi-Cloud possibilities


• Partner with customers, Slalom teams, and our Google partners to craft scalable, flexible, and resilient architectures that address our customers' critical business problems


• Work closely with Google and Slalom team members to evaluate new GCP services, features, programs, and evangelize the best thinking from Slalom on how to market, sell, and deliver these services


• Participate in early sales funnel activities including marketing events, workshops, and early stage sales pursuits


• Establish and expand relationships with Google sales and professional services teams


• Focus estimated to be 70-80% supporting sales / pre-sales pursuits, 10-20% developing repeatable solutions, 10-20% supporting delivery in a SME capacity

What You'll Bring

• Experience in a sales / pre-sales and delivery role


• Ability to drive engagements to ensure success


• Experience helping shape and win sales opportunities


• Experience with the Google platform and or other cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / Oracle)


• Excellent communication and teaming skills. Gifted at navigating multiple teams and driving to right outcomes


• Certification(s) highly preferred

About Us



Slalom is a modern consulting firm focused on strategy, technology, and business transformation. In 39 markets around the world, Slalom'steams have autonomy to move fast and do what's right. They are backed byregional innovation hubs, a global culture of collaboration, and partnerships with the world's top technology providers. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Seattle, Slalom has organically grown to over 10,000 employees. Slalom has been named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For five years running and is regularly recognized byemployees as a best place to work. Learn more at slalom.com.


Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud it 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 additional benefits such as a yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being related expenses as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.


Slalom is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veterans status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Apply Now