Chris Chandler

As a Client Partner at Slalom, I am passionate about building and sustaining strategic relationships that drive meaningful business impact for my clients. I partner closely with executive stakeholders to understand their goals, challenges, and strategic priorities—acting as a trusted advisor in architecting innovative solutions that unlock value and fuel long-term growth. My focus is on connecting Slalom’s diverse capabilities, talented teams, and deep industry knowledge to help clients redefine what's possible. I lead cross-functional teams to deliver complex technology and business transformations, guiding projects from initial scoping and solution development through execution and successful delivery. I am hands-on throughout the project lifecycle—overseeing revenue growth, operational management, account health, and delivery excellence. I deeply value collaboration and believe that the strongest client outcomes are achieved through teamwork, transparency, and integrity. I regularly identify new opportunities to drive additional value, lead proposal development, and connect organizational resources for the best client outcomes. My commitment is to consistently deliver high-quality service, build trusted partnerships, and help both clients and teams thrive. Key areas of expertise: Account Leadership & Relationship Management Business Growth & Solution Development Delivery Oversight & Operational Excellence Cross-Industry & Technology Transformation Team Leadership & Talent Development

Responsible for providing technical, functional and industry expertise to clients, serving as their trusted advisor. Accountable for client executive relationships, sales, revenue, and margin with annual revenue up to $30M. Sample Client & Internal Engagements: - Served as a Portfolio Account Lead for a Diamond Client (+$100M in Revenue), responsible for executive relationships and driving strategic IT initiatives. - Successfully planned, architected, and managed a multi-year, $20M program to re-invent a Global Retailer’s Import Ordering capabilities. - Worked with a Fortune 500 company’s IT Organization to assess key IT focus areas including Data Center, Cloud, Security, Applications, Data & Analytics. Assessed current state, identified significant pain points, conducted maturity assessments, developed high level strategies and corresponding initiatives to drive a 3-year strategic roadmap & blueprint for each focus area. - Program manager for a multi-site team (California, New York, India, Philippines) in the delivery of a hybrid custom solution and a Global Trade Management software with significant integration into legacy applications and external parties.

Responsible for planning and delivering transformational IT programs & solutions focused on driving value around strategic business outcomes specifically for the Retail industry. Sample Client & Internal Engagements: - Led the delivery of a multi-year ad-hoc analytics solution utilizing Big Data solutions (Hadoop, Microsoft) and helped shape a Data Insights Organization to utilize the new self-service analytics capability (Data Lake). - Coached client teams to implement best practices and ensure quality standards were being followed for major IT implementations. - Built an offshore factory model from the ground up enabling significant savings and quality improvements for the Enterprise Reporting area of a major retailer. - Led multiple programs including implementing a new Planning System (JDA), overseeing an overhaul of the integration architecture (SOA), and managing multiple enhancement projects within my client’s highly customized Oracle Retail Applications.