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Huron is seeking an Operations Leader for the Education sector, responsible for driving operational strategy, financial management, and team leadership in a remote setup.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include strategic operations management, financial acumen in budgeting and forecasting, execution of large-scale projects, leadership in talent development, and continuous process improvement.

Skills: Candidates should have extensive operational/financial leadership experience, strong project management skills, exceptional communication abilities, and proficiency in digital tools such as Workday and Power BI.

Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or accounting is ideal; an advanced degree is a plus. The candidate should also possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a matrixed environment.

Location: This is a remote position; however, the company is based in Chicago, USA.

Compensation: $200000 - $280000 / Annually

Huron is redefining what a global consulting organization can be. Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals and communities. We’re helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. And, we’re developing strategies and implementing solutions that enable the transformative change they need to own their future.

As a member of the Huron corporate team, you’ll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron’s collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results.

Join our team and create your future.

As key leader of Huron’s Office of the Chief Operating Officer’s team, this leader will use their extensive problem-solving, business acumen, collaboration/consensus building, decision-making skills, and operational expertise to successfully enable Huron’s Education industry’s (“industry segment”). ability to deliver on its commitments to the Enterprise.

This multi-faceted role partners not only with the COO but also with Huron’s Chief Financial Officer, Education Industry leader and HR Strategy Leader to ensure that the management and execution of the business through empowerment and decision-making authority in the areas of finance – which includes financial planning and reporting, operations, and administrative support required by the industry business segment. In addition, the Operations Leader, Education will closely collaborate with the other corporate functions, on behalf of the Education Industry Leader, IT, Legal, and Tax to deliver support in accordance with the industry business segment strategy and direction. These resources will also have dotted line reporting to the respective corporate functions. This position has shared responsibility for the P & L for the industry segment.

Job Details: 

•   Operations Strategy and Management – Responsible for thinking strategically and providing leadership in identifying opportunities for growth, driving margin improvement, and executing practice operations consistent with Enterprise’s strategic direction and standards. 

•   Financial Acumen – Responsible for defining and executing strong financial management strategies and practices, including oversight of Enterprise-defined processes e.g financial planning, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.

•   Operational Expertise – In partnership with the industry leader, executing large-scale projects, driving complex operations (including comprehensive recurring business reviews, monitoring performance to plan, etc.), and being accountable for execution of follow-on actions and decisions to ensure business objectives of the service line are met.

•   Leadership – Model Huron’s Leadership Principles and Values bringing strong leadership skills, the ability to inspire and motivate teams to achieve results, and a demonstrated track-record of engaging and developing talent. Lead the career development and day-to-day support tasks that OBPs/Financial Operations members aligned to Education Industry perform. As a point of escalation, the Operations Leader collaborates and supports the activities of the OBP and Financial Operations team aligned to different service/solution lines within the Education Industry.

•   Continuous Improvement – Lead broadly across the Enterprise to define, plan, and implement new/revised processes consistent with the strategic direction of the Enterprise.

•   Communication – Evidences strong communication skills and consistently articulates complex ideas and strategies to a range of stakeholders across the industry segment. 

Candidate Requirements: 

•   Extensive experience in an Operational/Financial Leadership role; ideally in a professional services organization. Operational/financial leadership can be achieved through large-scale program/client account management within a professional services organization. 

•   Experience successfully leading in a matrix environment 

•   Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, flexibly and establish credibility with the senior team and all levels within the organization. 

•   Keen project management skills and the ability to deliver results via influence, not simply with positional authority

•   Demonstrated leadership and experience working effectively within a highly matrixed environment across the various functional areas

•   Bachelor’s degree ideally in business, finance or accounting, advanced degree a plus 

•   Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

•   Strong executive presence with excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to learn quickly, work independently, and meet deadlines.

•   Digitally fluent across a broad range of platforms (e.g. Workday, Power BI, Microsoft Office, etc.)

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The estimated base salary range for this job is $200,000-$280,000. 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 $260,000-$325,000. 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