Senior Manager, Consulting – Data Management & Analytics

Huron • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

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. Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future. Huron is seeking a Senior Manager to join our Data Management & Analytics team. This role is responsible for leading complex, end-to-end data platform initiatives—including data warehouse, data lake, and lake house implementations—while serving as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings deep project leadership experience, strong data architecture fluency, and the ability to drive results across scope, budget, resourcing, and risk in a consulting environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
• 10+ years of consulting or industry experience with progressive responsibility in data management, analytics, or technology delivery
• Proven experience managing enterprise-scale data warehouse, data lake, or lakehouse projects
• Demonstrated success managing client stakeholders, project budgets, scope, resourcing, and delivery risks
• Strong understanding of modern data architectures, integration patterns, and analytics ecosystems
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced consulting environment
• Ability to travel up to 50%

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Microsoft technologies such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Fabric, SQL Server, Power BI, or related tools
• Experience serving higher education clients (e.g., universities, systems, research institutions)
• Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms and modern analytics operating models
• Project management certifications (e.g., PMP, SAFe, Agile) a plus

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary engagement lead for large, complex data management and analytics programs
• Build and maintain strong relationships with executive and senior client stakeholders
• Translate business objectives into executable data platform roadmaps and delivery plans
• Act as a trusted advisor, guiding clients through strategic and operational decisions related to enterprise data platforms
• Lead all aspects of project delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, resourcing, and risk management
• Develop and manage integrated project plans across business, technical, and vendor workstreams
• Proactively identify, mitigate, and escalate risks and issues to ensure successful delivery
• Oversee financial performance of engagements, including forecasting, margin management, and change control
• Manage full lifecycle implementations of data warehouses, data lakes, and/or lakehouse architectures, from strategy and design through build, testing, and deployment
• Collaborate with data architects, engineers, and analytics teams to ensure solutions align with best practices and client requirements
• Ensure strong data governance, data quality, security, and compliance considerations are incorporated into delivery
• Lead, mentor, and develop consulting teams across multiple engagements
• Support staffing, performance management, and career development for project team members
• Contribute to practice growth through thought leadership, solution development, and business development activities

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior