Director, AI Advisory

Huron Consulting Services•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Director, AI Advisory is the engagement leader and delivery anchor for Huron’s AI Strategy & Transformation Practice. Reporting to the Senior Director, AI Strategy, Advisory & Partnerships, the Director leads AI strategy and implementation engagements and manages the 12–15 person team that delivers them. The role primarily serves healthcare providers, including health systems and academic medical centers, and may extend proven approaches to financial services, education, and commercial clients. The role combines business development, client delivery, and practice building. The Director partners with senior leaders to shape and win advisory work, leads engagements from AI vision through measurable value realization, and develops people and reusable intellectual capital to scale the practice. The Director also helps shape the practice’s growth agenda, including new offerings, strategic partnerships, and expansion into adjacent markets. The estimated base salary is $195,000–$245,000, with eligibility for Huron’s annual incentive compensation program. The total estimated compensation range, inclusive of the annual incentive opportunity, is $253,000–$318,000. The position is eligible for Huron benefit plans, including medical, dental, and vision coverage and other wellness programs.

Requirements

10+ years of consulting experience.
Experience leading enterprise AI, technology, or intelligent automation engagements.
Direct experience serving healthcare providers; knowledge of healthcare economics and AI-relevant clinical, operational, and revenue cycle challenges is strongly preferred.
Deep expertise defining and implementing generative and agentic AI, machine learning, RPA, and intelligent automation in enterprise production environments.
Strong structured problem-solving and business analysis skills, including demonstrated development of business cases, value propositions, and roadmaps that secure executive investment.
Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams of 10+ consultants across multiple workstreams.
Proven ability to identify and lead consultative sales from origination through proposal, oral presentation, and close, and to grow accounts through delivery excellence.
Executive presence and ability to communicate credibly with technical and financial executives; ability to influence in a matrixed organization.
Builder’s orientation, ability to operate with ambiguity, contribute to new offerings, and turn market opportunities into repeatable practice capabilities.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
Willingness to travel up to 50% for client engagements and pursuits.
Flexible living location within the United States or Canada.

Nice To Haves

Experience at a top-tier strategy, technology, or Big Four firm.
MBA or relevant advanced degree.
AI or automation platform certifications, such as Azure AI, AWS, UiPath, or Power Platform.

Responsibilities

Own scope, quality, timeline, financials, and client satisfaction for multiple concurrent AI strategy and implementation engagements.
Lead AI vision sessions, maturity diagnostics, value lens assessments, roadmap development, and AI operating model design, with measurable clinical, operational, and financial outcomes.
Identify and prioritize AI and intelligent automation opportunities across clinical, operational, and revenue cycle workflows; develop business cases and ROI models.
Guide solution design for generative and agentic AI, machine learning, and intelligent automation, including architecture, application integration, data readiness, and process redesign.
Advise clients on AI and automation governance, risk, and operating model structures suitable for clinical, regulatory, and Board-level scrutiny.
Partner with Managing Directors, Principals, and Senior Directors to identify, shape, and close consultative sales opportunities; lead proposal development, pricing, statements of work, and oral presentations.
Build trusted relationships with C-suite executives and clinical leaders, and expand advisory engagements into broader transformation and implementation programs.
Present AI business value to executive audiences through concise, board-grade narratives and investment cases.
Evaluate healthcare AI and automation solutions and advise clients on build-versus-buy-versus-partner decisions; support joint pursuits with Huron ecosystem partners.
Create reusable delivery playbooks for AI value capture, governance, operating model design, and agent economics.
Contribute to points of view, whitepapers, and speaking engagements that strengthen Huron’s voice in healthcare AI and support pipeline development.
Lead, coach, and manage a team of 12–15 consultants across concurrent engagements and foster a high-performance culture.
Develop team capabilities in strategy topics and advisory skills, including problem structuring, executive communication, business case development, and client navigation.
Own team staffing, performance feedback, and career development; contribute to recruiting and strengthening the practice bench.
Partner with Huron’s Healthcare, Digital, and AI Capability Center teams to deliver integrated client outcomes and a consistent Huron voice.
Work with the Senior Director to shape the practice growth agenda, including new offerings, strategic partnerships, and expansion into adjacent markets.