Digital Public Sector Director

Huron Consulting; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Huron Consulting is seeking a Digital Public Sector Director to drive growth in the Digital business by shaping market strategy, developing pipeline, and leading complex sales pursuits across public sector clients. This role reports within the Digital Sales organization and serves as the primary client executive for assigned federal accounts.

Responsibilities include building and closing multi-million-dollar digital solution deals, collaborating with senior public sector leaders, and ensuring

Qualifications

• 6+ years of federal government digital solutions sales experience.
• Experience in public sector consulting with a federal focus.
• Proven ability to build long-term client relationships and drive revenue.
• Strong written and verbal communication; credibility with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Grow and support the Digital Federal Government public sector business (80% of time).
• Originate and close $4-8M in annual Digital solution sales.
• Develop go-to-market and account strategies for Digital Federal solutions.
• Build and qualify a robust pipeline for high-end Digital solutions.
• Serve as sales solution architect for Federal RFx responses.
• Collaborate with public sector leadership and sales teams.
• Provide client service across multiple federal engagements with up to 20% utilization.
• Oversee active engagements' health and financial performance.
• Advance executive client relationships within government agencies.

Skills

Federal government sales

Public sector consulting

FAR knowledge

Relationship management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Huron is a global consultancy that collaborates with clients to drive strategic growth, ignite innovation and navigate constant change. Through a combination of strategy, expertise and creativity, we help clients accelerate operational, digital and cultural transformation, enabling the change they need to own their future.

You'll help federal, state and local government agencies implement agile solution and turn insights into action to improve their efficiency and to help them better serve their constituencies.

The Digital Public Sector Director drives growth for Huron's Digital business by shaping market and account strategy, developing pipeline, and leading complex sales pursuits across public sector clients. As part of the Digital Sales organization, the Digital Technology Market Leader serves as the primary client executive for assigned accounts, lead all aspects of sales cycle from capture to contract close including but not limited to defining win strategies, leading opportunity qualification, deal shaping and pricing, and proposal development.

This role collaborates closely with senior public sector executives, solution architects, delivery teams, and alliance partners to create differentiated value propositions and high-quality pursuit materials, including proposals, orals, and demonstrations. The leader ensures excellence in pursuit execution by managing timelines, coordinating cross-functional contributions, facilitating reviews, and proactively mitigating risks.

Given the significant role in the end to end sales cycle, this position ensures a seamless handoff to delivery and may remain engaged post-sale to support project success, client satisfaction, and outcomes. Operating in a matrixed environment, the role provides leadership across pursuits and contributes to the growth of Huron's public sector digital solutions.

This role requires a seasoned digital sales leader with a proven ability to build pipeline, close complex deals, and maintain strong government relationships. Typical duties include the following:

• Grow and support the Digital Federal Government public sector business (approximately 80% of time)
• Originate and close $4-8M in annual Digital solution sales
• Develop and execute go-to-market and account strategies for Digital solutions with targeted Federal and Public Sector clients
• Build and qualify a robust pipeline focused on high-end Digital solutions
• Shape opportunities and elevate the Huron brand through thought leadership, white papers, demonstrations, and related activities
• Serve as sales solution architect for Federal RFx responses
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Digital vendor sales teams
• Provide exceptional client service across multiple Federal and Public Sector engagements, with expected utilization up to 20%
• Support oversight of active engagements, including project health and financial performance, as directed by industry leadership
• Leverage established, trust-based relationships and serve as the executive client relationship owner within one or more government agencies; contracting relationships are beneficial but not required
• Collaborate closely with public sector industry leadership, federal market leaders, sales teams, and the Growth Enablement Team (GET)

QUALIFICATIONS:

This position requires effective communication skills, deep government sales experience, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings a strong federal network, maintains market intelligence, and drives business development outcomes.

Technical Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs) and Background

• 6+ years of experience selling digital solutions within the Federal Government
• Experience in Public Sector consulting, with a primary focus on federal agencies
• Demonstrated success leading Federal Government business development efforts, including strong working knowledge of FAR and the federal budget and authorization process
• Proven ability to build and sustain long-term client relationships that drive revenue growth
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to establish and maintain credibility with senior executive (SES-level or equivalent) client stakeholders
• Demonstrated thought leadership through speaking engagements and/or publications
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives of varying size and complexity
• Experience in mentoring and developing consulting staff
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Willingness to travel up to 50%
• Washington, DC-area location strongly preferred

The estimated base salary for this job is $175,000 - $225,000 USD. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and