Six positioning scores, 1 to 10.
See Methodology.
| Dimension | Score | vs.Entire Market | vs. Revenue Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|
AI-first Headline 'AI in motion', title tag positions as 'AI consulting firm', dedicated AI service, AI Research Report anchoring homepage, AWS GenAI and Google Cloud AI Partner of the Year awards, OpenAI partnership, agentic/co-pilot/responsible-ai hot-words; AI is central but balanced with broader consulting. | 8Strong | Top 38% | Top 40% |
Consultative partner Explicitly 'leads with outcomes and partners with leaders', strategy-to-implementation framing, upskills client teams, Forbes Best Management Consulting recognition—clear consultative, outcomes-led positioning. | 9Leading | Top 1% | Top 2% |
Clear differentiator 'Fiercely human' ethos plus upskilling client teams as work is done is a distinctive, plainly stated differentiator, though somewhat brand-slogan; backed by partner-of-year proof. | 7Strong | Top 28% | Top 13% |
Thought leadership 19 pieces including a named AI Research Report with webinar and POV-driven titles (e.g., 'When AI can do everything, restraint becomes strategy', ambition-to-execution gap); substantive with clear point of view. | 7Strong | Top 19% | Top 29% |
Industry specialization Multiple named industry groups with deep signals in financial services (75% of F500 FS), healthcare (named clients), public sector (OpenAI gov collaboration), plus 2026 industry outlooks and sector client stories. | 8Strong | Top 2% | Top 2% |
Technology-forward, owns IP Surfaces PEM methodology, Cantata platform (10x cost stat), AI Research Report dataset, and 2026 Outlooks—several owned assets but mostly medium/low substantiveness with limited documented detail. | 6Present | Top 35% | Top 39% |
Size
1,000 plus people
Revenue
$250M plus(medium confidence)
HQ
Seattle, WA
AI emphasis
Normal
Homepage positioning
“AI in motion”
Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology company that leads with outcomes and partners with leaders—bringing more together. From strategy to implementation, Slalom helps businesses unlock the full potential of AI—driving innovation, efficiency, and measurable results. The firm offers broad, deep, and infinitely customizable consulting services spanning strategy, data, AI, cloud, digital product building, and more.
Selling points
- AI that drives real impact—from strategy to implementation
- End-to-end solutions crafted in partnership with customer teams
- Services are broad, deep, and infinitely customizable
- Relentless focus on 'why'—combining services to discover, design, and build impactful outcomes
- No predetermined processes—practical, end-to-end solutions
- Legacy modernization done right
- Meet customers in the moments that matter
Named clients
- Carhartt
- IGM Financial
- Siemens
- Multnomah County
- Protas
- Angel City Football Club
- Renown Health
- Keywords Studios
- Clariant
- Securian Financial
- Lead Bank
- Southwest Airlines
- Riot Games
- Mass General Brigham
- West Bend Insurance Company
- Vibrant Emotional Health
- PUMA
Services and capabilities
Advisory and strategy
Strategy
Business strategy, customer strategy, and data & technology strategy services helping organizations set direction and achieve outcomes.
Data and analytics
Data
Data engineering & architecture, management & governance, and literacy & analytics services to build and govern data foundations.
AI and ML
Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning, generative AI, and intelligent products services helping businesses unlock the full potential of AI—driving innovation, efficiency, and measurable results.
Cloud and platform
Cloud
Cloud migration & modernization, optimization, and infrastructure services including legacy modernization.
Advisory and strategy
Systems Implementation
Customer applications, business applications, and integration services for systems implementation.
Design and experience
Experience Strategy & Design
Customer & employee experience, product strategy, design & innovation, and advertising & marketing transformation services.
Product engineering
Digital Product Building
Product engineering, platform engineering, and data engineering & machine learning services to build digital products end-to-end.
Advisory and strategy
Planning & Delivery
Product management, project & program management, and lean portfolio management services.
Advisory and strategy
Organizational Change & Talent
Change management, talent development & learning, and culture transformation services.
Advisory and strategy
Sustainability
Strategy & impact tracking, ESG digital transformation, and value chain decarbonization services.
Advisory and strategy
Operations
Mergers & acquisitions, operating model design, and process improvement services.
Security
Privacy & Security
Governance, risk & compliance, data privacy, and security services.
Industries
Energy and utilities
Named focusEnergy & Natural Resources
Financial services
Deep focusFinancial Services (Banking & Payments, Capital Markets, Insurance, Real Estate, Wealth & Asset Management)
Healthcare
Deep focusHealthcare (Provider, Payer, Consumer Health, Health Tech, Association)
Manufacturing
Named focusManufacturing & Mobility (Discrete, Process, Aerospace, Construction, Mobility)
Media and entertainment
Named focusMedia & Communications (Communications, Gaming, Marketing & Advertising, Media & Entertainment, Sports & Live Entertainment)
Public sector
Named focusPublic & Social Impact (Federal, State/Local Government, Education, Nonprofit)
Retail and consumer
Named focusRetail & Consumer Goods (Consumer Goods, Restaurants, Retail, Travel & Hospitality)
Technology
Named focusTechnology (Hardware, Professional Services, Semiconductor, Software)
Education
MentionedEducation (within Public & Social Impact practice)
Travel and hospitality
MentionedTravel & Hospitality (within Retail & Consumer Goods practice)
Thought leadership
Slalom runs a prolific, broad-based insights program spanning articles, industry outlooks, webinars, and videos across AI, data, technology trends, and industry verticals—with a clear editorial point of view that AI must translate to measurable business value rather than experimentation for its own sake. The library of 91 pieces shows a mature, institutionalised program with strong coverage across both horizontal themes (agentic AI, operating models, data strategy) and vertical industries (financial services, life sciences, healthcare, government).
Volume
Prolific
Cadence
~Weekly
- The CMO mandate: 5 focus areas for navigating complexityArticles
- When AI can do everything, restraint becomes strategyArticles
- Beyond the screen: Ambient intelligence as a growth strategyArticles
- The case for zero-waitArticles
- Endless peak performance is engineeredArticles
- Imperatives for making adaptability a board priorityArticles
- Decision-grade data for AI separates pilots from profitsArticles
- AI tools deliver more when you design for humans in the loopArticles
- Stop building "cool agents" and build outcome engines insteadArticles
- AI research webinar: Turn AI ambition into executionWebinars
Owned IP
Surfaced from what the firm names on its homepage and primary navigation, plus what a quick crawl turns up. Large firms may own more than is shown here.
No proprietary IP surfaced
Hot-words
The buzzword spaces this firm chooses to lean into.
“leads with outcomes”
“AI in motion”
“Siemens activates AI for 30,000 software developers”
“data engineering & architecture, management & governance”
“faster and better results”
Contact surface
Ways we found to reach this firm.