Higher Education Consulting Manager, Risk and Compliance Solutions

Huron; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Huron Education & Research is seeking a Manager to join our Risk & Compliance practice. You will lead client engagements focusing on institutional compliance, governance, and enterprise risk management for colleges, universities, and health systems.

This role requires strong project leadership, executive presence, and subject‑matter expertise in regulatory compliance and organizational risk management. You will mentor teams and contribute to business development while traveling up to 50% of the

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in consulting, higher education, healthcare, compliance, regulatory affairs, governance, risk management, or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead consulting projects related to compliance program effectiveness, governance, enterprise risk management, and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with client staff and leadership and implement comprehensive solutions to improve organizational structures, policies, controls, governance models, and operational practices.
• Facilitate executive interviews, stakeholder workshops, and governance discussions with institutional leadership.
• Support institutions in responding to regulatory inquiries, audits, investigations, and emerging compliance requirements.
• Develop actionable recommendations, implementation roadmaps, and future‑state operating models.
• Support project teams in evaluating regulatory, compliance, governance, and operational risks associated with strategic affiliations, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other partnership arrangements.
• Advise institutional leaders on compliance implications associated with emerging strategic initiatives, collaborations, and expansion opportunities.
• Manage project teams, mentor junior staff, and ensure quality delivery of engagement work products.
• Contribute to business development efforts through proposal development, thought leadership, and client relationship management.

Skills

Project leadership

Relationship management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

J.D. or advanced degree

Job description

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We collaborate with education organizations to develop strategies and implement solutions that enable the transformative change our clients need to own their future. Together, we empower clients to drive innovation, create sustainable funding streams and deliver better student outcomes. Today, leaders of higher education institutions and academic medical centers are spending too much time reacting to market forces, rather than focusing on the essential priorities that help students, faculty and staff thrive. The most productive path forward requires an intentional approach and innovative thinking, whereby stakeholders across the entire institution rally around a shared vision and embrace the hard work of effecting change. You’ll help our clients to achieve organizational effectiveness, improve student outcomes, implement new technologies and align resources and investments to ensure long‑term sustainability. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

Summary

Huron’s Education & Research practice is seeking a Manager to join our growing Risk & Compliance solution. This role supports colleges and universities, academic medical centers, health systems, research institutes, and other mission‑driven organizations in navigating complex regulatory, operational, and governance challenges. Managers lead client engagements focused on institutional compliance, governance, enterprise risk management, regulatory investigations, and related compliance functions. Successful candidates bring strong project leadership skills, executive presence, and subject matter expertise in one or more areas of regulatory compliance and organizational risk management. Managers are responsible for leading project workstreams, supervising consulting teams, developing client relationships, and helping institutions design and implement sustainable compliance and governance frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead consulting projects related to compliance program effectiveness, governance, enterprise risk management, and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with client staff and leadership and implement comprehensive solutions to improve organizational structures, policies, controls, governance models, and operational practices.
• Facilitate executive interviews, stakeholder workshops, and governance discussions with institutional leadership.
• Support institutions in responding to regulatory inquiries, audits, investigations, and emerging compliance requirements.
• Develop actionable recommendations, implementation roadmaps, and future‑state operating models.
• Support project teams in evaluating regulatory, compliance, governance, and operational risks associated with strategic affiliations, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other partnership arrangements.
• Advise institutional leaders on compliance implications associated with emerging strategic initiatives, collaborations, and expansion opportunities.
• Manage project teams, mentor junior staff, and ensure quality delivery of engagement work products.
• Contribute to business development efforts through proposal development, thought leadership, and client relationship management.

Skills & Tools

• Strong consulting, project leadership, and relationship management skills with the ability to engage effectively with executive leadership, compliance professionals, attorneys, and university and healthcare stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex initiatives or assessments, facilitating stakeholder discussions, and managing multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive‑level presentations and facilitation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in consulting, higher education, healthcare, compliance, regulatory affairs, legal services, governance, risk management, or related fields.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution required.
• Juris Doctor (J.D.), Master's Degree, MPA, MPH, MBA, or other relevant advanced degree preferred.
• Willingness and ability to travel on a 50% basis annually; work extended hours as necessary.

Preferred

• Prior consulting experience.
• Experience working within a university, academic medical center, health system, research institute, government agency, or regulatory organization.
• Experience conducting investigations, compliance assessments, audits, or regulatory reviews.
• Experience in specialized higher education compliance functions, such as athletics compliance, Title IX, Clery Act, research compliance or privacy.
• Knowledge of federal regulatory requirements impacting higher education and academic medical centers.
• Experience with data privacy, cybersecurity governance, AI governance, or emerging regulatory frameworks.
• Experience supporting organizational transformation, governance redesign, or operating model development.
• Experience supporting intercollegiate athletics programs, including NCAA compliance, athletics governance, NIL compliance, investigations, institutional control assessments, or athletics‑related risk management initiatives.
• Experience supporting strategic transactions, affiliations, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, or large‑scale organizational transformations within higher education, healthcare, research, or other highly regulated environments.

The estimated base salary for this job is 140,000- $185,000. 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 $168,000 - $222,000. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs.

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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.