Digital Senior Director — Data & Analytics, Financial Services

Huron Consulting Group Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 215,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Huron Consulting Group is seeking a Senior Director to lead the Data & Analytics capability within Digital for Financial Services. You will own data modernization, governance, and AI-readiness across banking, capital markets, insurance, and wealth clients, shaping data-intensive pursuits and steering solution deployments.

You will bridge advisory relationships into data transformation, master data management, and partner-originated sales, overseeing origination, pipeline, and qualified revenue

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, data/analytics, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years in data & analytics, digital, or consulting with leadership in data/AI capabilities or 10+ years FS industry experience.
• P&L ownership or revenue origination experience with client-facing roles.
• Fluency in modern data platforms, data governance and MDM, AI/ML incl. generative AI.
• Executive relationship management with C-suite exposure (CDO, CFO, CIO/CTO).
• Full sales-cycle ownership — origination, proposals, and final presentations.
• Proven thought leadership via speaking engagements or publications.
• Willingness to travel weekly.

Responsibilities

• Define and own FS data strategy offering: modernization, governance, MDM, and AI/ML infra.
• Architect data platforms for AML, KYC, fraud, regulatory reporting.
• Develop FS data viewpoints: BCBS 239, data lineage, real-time analytics for risk/treasury.
• Serve as senior data architecture lead on cross-capability engagements.
• Build platform-partner relationships with hyperscalers and data vendors to drive co-sell pipeline.
• Originate demand across Advisory, alliance partners, and direct client relationships.
• Own pipeline, proposals, and pricing for Data & Analytics domain.

Skills

P&L ownership

Data & analytics leadership

AI/ML incl. generative AI

Executive relationship management

Sales-cycle ownership

Thought leadership

Travel weekly

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, CS, data/analytics

Tools

Quantexa

SymphonyAI

OFSAA data layers

Salesforce FSC

AWS

Microsoft

Job description

Remote

Chicago - 550 Van Buren

Full time

JR-0016154

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 banks, asset management and insurance organizations own their future by helping them to transform and create new business models to meet changing customer needs and drive sustainability.

Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

Huron's Digital practice provides advisement and delivers solutions that help organizations manage and optimize their business processes to improve financial performance, operational efficiency, and client experience. With expertise in full-service, end-to-end solutions for enterprise resource planning, enterprise performance management, human capital management, customer relationship management and experience, financial crime and compliance, regulatory reporting, business analytics, and automation, Huron helps clients across industries drive results and gain competitive advantage. Our comprehensive offerings include organizational improvements and software consulting leveraging digital and cloud configurations, and managed services. Huron provides vendor specific services for Oracle, Workday, Salesforce, Amazon Web Services, UIPath, Blue Prism, and many others. Huron is a leader across all our partner platforms. Our team hold numerous certifications on vendor products.

In this role, the Senior Director leads Huron's Data & Analytics capability for Financial Services Digital — owning data modernization and AI-readiness across banking, capital markets, insurance, and wealth clients, and shaping and winning data-intensive pursuits. This leader bridges Advisory relationships into data transformation, master data management, and partner-originated sales, operating across the full account lifecycle from business development through solution deployment.

As a market-facing leader, the Senior Director owns a portfolio of clients and projects, leads larger data and analytics implementations, and drives business development as an industry, data, and technology subject matter expert. The role owns origination, pipeline, and qualified revenue for the Data & Analytics domain, sets the FS data strategy offering, and serves as the senior data architecture authority on cross-capability engagements. The position carries full client, team, and practice management responsibility, with significant onsite client contact and weekly travel.

This role is within the Digital practice with a specialization in the Financial Services Industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own Huron's FS data strategy offering: data platform modernization, data governance, master data management (MDM), and AI/ML infrastructure across banking, insurance, and wealth clients.
• Architect and deliver data platforms supporting AML, KYC, fraud, and regulatory reporting across leading financial-crime, risk, and regulatory data technologies.
• Develop differentiated FS data points of view: regulatory data lineage, BCBS 239 compliance, data mesh for financial institutions, and real-time analytics for risk and treasury.
• Serve as the senior data architecture lead on cross-capability engagements where data quality is critical.
• Build and expand platform-partner relationships across hyperscalers, cloud data platforms, and specialized FS data and analytics vendors to drive joint go-to-market and co-sell pipeline.
• Originate demand across multiple channels — Advisory, alliance partners, and direct client relationships — and convert it into data transformation and MDM engagements.
• Own origination, pipeline, and opportunity qualification for the Data & Analytics domain; manage pursuit cadence, proposals, and pricing.
• Embed data and AI-readiness as a cross-domain accelerator across the Oracle, Workday, GenAI/Automation, and Customer Experience capability teams.
• Provide market-facing thought leadership — points of view, benchmarks, and industry events — that position Huron as an authority in FS data and analytics.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, data/analytics, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years in data & analytics, digital, or consulting, including building and leading data, analytics, and AI capabilities AND/OR 10+ years in the Financial Services industry including banking, capital markets, insurance, asset and wealth management, payments, and fintech.
• Demonstrated P&L ownership and/or revenue origination and growth as a client-facing partner, principal, or practice lead.
• Core fluency in modern data platforms, data governance and MDM, regulatory data (BCBS 239, data lineage), and AI/ML including generative and agentic AI.
• C-suite advisory and executive relationship management experience (CDO, CAO, CFO, CIO/CTO).
• Full sales-cycle ownership — origination, proposal development, and leading final presentations.
• Proven thought leadership as indicated by speaking engagements and/or publications.
• Willingness to travel weekly.
• Preferred: experience with FS-specific data and decisioning platforms (e.g., Quantexa, SymphonyAI, OFSAA data layers, Salesforce FSC).
• Preferred: hyperscaler and vendor alliance experience (e.g., AWS, Microsoft) and co-sell motions.

The estimated base salary for this job is $215,000 - $275,000 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 required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $268,000 - $371,000 USD. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future.

Position Level

Senior Director

Country

United States of America

At Huron, we’re redefining what a consulting organization can be. We go beyond advice to deliver results that last. We inherit our client’s challenges as if they were our own. We help them transform for the future. We advocate. We make a difference. And we intelligently, passionately, relentlessly do great work…together.

Are you the kind of person who stands ready to jump in, roll up your sleeves and transform ideas into action? Then come discover Huron.

Whether you have years of experience or come right out of college, we invite you to explore our many opportunities. Find out how you can use your talents and develop your skills to make an impact immediately. Learn about how our culture and values provide you with the kind of environment that invites new ideas and innovation. Come see how we collaborate with each other in a culture of learning, coaching, diversity and inclusion. And hear about our unwavering commitment to make a difference in partnership with our clients, shareholders, communities and colleagues.

Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year. All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.

Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.