Principal (Solution Owner Skillset)

About this role

Do you want to support innovative clients at the intersection of cutting-edge technologies and impactful relationships?

evolv’sculture of integrity, humility, passion, and drive and have been named "Best Places to Work" by Dallas Business Journal in 2021 and 2022, "Top Workplaces" by Dallas Morning News in 2023, ranked #368 on Inc. 5000's list of fastest growing private companies in 2023 and ranked #14 on the 2024 Inc. Regionals: Southwest list of fastest growing private companies in America.

We are seeking a talented and professionalPrincipal (Solution Owner Skillset)to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Is accountable for defining and delivering solutions that create business value and address client needs.

• Connects strategy to execution by translating business priorities into clear outcomes, delivery plans, and technically feasible solutions.

• Partnersclosely with client stakeholders, delivery leaders, business analysts, and technical teams to shape solutions, align priorities, and drive successful outcomes.

• Partners closely with executive client stakeholders, Delivery leadership, product managers, business analysts, and technical teams to define solution direction, establish governance, and drive successful outcomes.

• Will utilizestrong product leadership, stakeholder management, and accountability for end-to-end solution delivery, includingdiscovery, roadmap development, backlog ownership, and cross-functional alignment.

• Drivesdelivery planning, execution, and reporting for assigned workstreams.

• Leadsdelivery across large, complex engagements with multiple workstreams; establishes governance models, operating cadences and stakeholder reporting structures to manage scale and interdependencies.

• Translatesbusiness goals into actionable delivery plans and prioritize workstreams.

• Leads discovery with minimal client support; surfaces pain points and opportunities, provides strategic recommendations beyond client-defined needs, and defines solution direction, roadmaps, and prioritized backlogs.

• Actsas the single point of accountability for ensuring delivered solutions meet client expectations.

• Owns accountability for business outcomes and realized value at the program or portfolio level; leads executive sprint reviews, status updates, and decision forums;and builds business cases to support investment decisions.

• Identifiesand mitigatesdelivery risks early; escalate appropriately.

• Oversees broader program risks, sets mitigation strategy, and engages executive stakeholders as needed.

• Facilitatescollaboration across business, technical, and product teams to ensure delivery success.

• Serves as the Solution Owner for the Agile Release Train (ART), defining solution vision and priorities, aligning multiple teams to business outcomes, and ensuring product direction, scope, and sequencing drive measurable value.

• Maintainsdelivery documentation, reporting, and stakeholder communication.

• Oversees program-level reporting, distills insights for executives, and ensures cohesive communication across all workstreams.

• Serves as a representative ofevolvand its clients at meetings and presentations relative to assigned projects.

• Participate in community and industry networking groups.

• Meet regularly withclientsto discuss current project(s), evaluate firm performance, and identify other business opportunities.

• Partner withevolv’sSales team to create action items regarding potentialBusiness Consultingopportunities withcurrent and potential clients.

• Coach, develop and mentor Analysts, Consultants, Senior Consultants, Managers, and Architectswithin theBusiness ConsultingGroup.

• Committed to best practices relating to craft/technology across multiple clients (success metrics involve deliverables within their craft/capability are being met, influencing client decisions and utilizing subject matter expertise to create new work on previous/existing or new clients.)

• Prioritizes individual operational excellence by meeting or exceeding all utilization goals (1500 billable hours) while driving their team members to complete necessary activities that target billable hours (2000 billable hours).

• Contributes toevolv’sculture and people development through collaborating well internally, serving as a trusted advocate of our mission/vision/core values, participates or leads in internal initiatives (events/groups), and/or obtains/motivates team to obtain new approved certifications.

• Helps to growevolvby understanding how we build client partnerships andevolvbrand. Thisincludes:initiating and driving sales activity within craft/technology, recruiting top talent from personal or professional network, hosting local meetups, attending /presenting at conferences and authoring case studies/success stories and blog posts while co-owning alliance partnerships.

• Responsible for assigned annualized revenue for the Consulting Group/Client Team they oversee.

• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• 8-10years leading delivery and stakeholder management independently.

• 10+years owningprogram-level delivery strategy and client engagement.

• Advanced product and solution ownership, including leading discovery, defining solution strategy, and owning roadmaps across complex programs or portfolios.

• Proven ability to connect business value to solution design, including developing business cases and providing strategic recommendations beyond client-defined needs.

• Deepexpertisein Agile governance and delivery frameworks (e.g., Scrum,SAFe), including operating model design and multi-workstream coordination.

• Ability to define and implement program-level governance structures (cadence, reporting, escalation paths) to manage scale and interdependencies.

• Strong technical acumen to partner with architecture and engineering leaders on solution direction, feasibility, and trade-offs.

• Exceptional stakeholder leadership, including influencing executive…