About this role
About the Role This is a Managing Director role within Slalom’s global teams, open to hiring in many locations with travel required as needed by clients. The Global Industry Managing Director will lead and grow Slalom’s Media & Communications practice, preferably with a background in Media & Entertainment. The role combines strategic leadership, client advisory, and cross-market collaboration to deliver transformative outcomes. What You'll Do
- Set the vision for and lead the direction of the global media, communications, and entertainment industry at Slalom; establish industry targets and develop overall industry strategy.
- Partner with account leaders to develop growth plans and drive accountability to achieve targets.
- Advise clients on business and technology transformations working with senior business and functional leaders to understand key business drivers, define strategic needs, and develop future business capabilities leveraging industry best practices.
- Develop and grow our media and entertainment industry community, cultivate our experts, and expand industry offerings, curating compelling success stories.
- Ensure the synergy between business processes, technology, data, and people to drive performance across enterprises in media and entertainment.
- Drive connections and strategy with our Global Partners to best serve our media, communications, and entertainment industry clients collaboratively.
- Serve as a leader within our Global Industry Community and steward of Slalom’s core values, demonstrating a daily growth mindset and passion for people.
- Contribute to business development and solutioning conversations across multiple Slalom markets & clients, specifically focusing on media and entertainment sectors. What We're Looking For
- Passion for building expertise in media, entertainment, and communications that enables you to work with our clients to solve their most critical and complex business challenges.
- Thrive in an entrepreneurial environment, driving significant growth, transformational outcomes, and creating innovative approaches to achieve those outcomes.
- Keep an eye on major trends and technology disruptions within media, entertainment, and communications, advising clients on opportunities created by those disruptions.
- Advanced experience and leadership in areas such as:
- Competitive Research & Analysis
- Benchmarking
- Strategic Planning & Roadmap Development
- Operating Model Development
- Business Case Development
- Business Process Design & Implementation
- Program Management
- Executive Stakeholder Management
- Business & Technical Transformation
- Change Management
- Account Leadership
- At least 10 years of experience working in the media, communications, and entertainment industry, including broadcast consulting, media operations, and entertainment production.
- Expert and C-level relevant experience in multiple functional areas within the Media, Entertainment, and Communications Industry.
- 10+ years’ experience working in the consulting services industry supporting media, communications, and entertainment customers.
- Regularly attend industry conferences and share learnings with other Industry Practitioners and clients.
- Experience presenting/speaking at industry conferences, hosting industry-focused expert panels, and/or being published in industry publications.
- Set and achieve ambitious 5-year financial targets across diverse markets, focusing on identifying industry trends and growth areas to craft insightful thought leadership and innovative solutions.
- Pinpoint strategic accounts within the industry and collaborate across markets to formulate effective account strategies, actively seeking out target/greenfield accounts and leading negotiations for new Master Service Agreements (MSAs).
- Play a crucial role in supporting procurement and pricing strategies tailored to the unique dynamics of the media and entertainment industry.
- Cultivate marketing and alliance partnerships to enhance our market presence in media and entertainment.
- Commit to industry learning and development, staying abreast of emerging trends, and fostering alliances to contribute to the continuous growth and success of our organization. Compensation & 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 role,