Innosight Consulting Senior Associate, Strategy & Operations

Huron Consulting Services•Chicago, IL

4d•Remote

About The Position

Huron’s Innosight Strategy & Operations consulting team is seeking a Senior Associate to drive client impact by owning significant workstreams, leading rigorous analyses, and helping clients solve complex strategic and operational challenges. Working closely with Managers, Directors, and Partners, the Senior Associate helps organizations translate strategy into measurable business results. Projects may involve growth strategy, operational transformation, profitability improvement, performance enhancement, organizational effectiveness, value creation, and business transformation. The team serves clients across industries including industrials, manufacturing, life sciences, aerospace and defense, consumer products, energy, and oil and gas, and works with private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Successful candidates are intellectually curious, analytically rigorous, and comfortable in fast-paced, client-facing environments involving ambiguity and complex problem solving.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, operational transformation, business transformation, private equity value creation, leadership as a commissioned military officer, or related business leadership roles.
Experience supporting strategic, operational, and value creation initiatives, such as growth or corporate strategy, business transformation, operational improvement, organizational effectiveness, supply chain and operations, profitability enhancement, private equity due diligence, or complexity reduction.
Demonstrated experience owning significant workstreams and delivering results in client-facing, high-stakes operational, or mission-critical environments.
Strong analytical, quantitative, and structured problem-solving capabilities.
Experience applying generative AI tools and technologies in consulting, analytical, or business environments to support research, problem solving, analysis, and client impact.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and navigate ambiguous business challenges.
Strong proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel, including creating client-ready deliverables.
Bachelor’s degree required.
Willingness to travel weekly as needed, up to 80%.
Candidates may live anywhere in the contiguous 48 states near a major airport.

Nice To Haves

MBA strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Independently own and manage one or more project workstreams from problem definition through final recommendations.
Structure complex business problems, develop hypotheses, build workplans, and prioritize analyses to drive client outcomes.
Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses of business performance, operational effectiveness, growth opportunities, profitability drivers, and organizational capabilities.
Translate analyses into clear, actionable insights and executive-ready recommendations.
Develop client deliverables, including presentations, models, and supporting analyses.
Facilitate client meetings, workshops, interviews, and working sessions.
Present findings and recommendations to client stakeholders, including senior executives.
Manage workstream timelines, risks, and dependencies while ensuring high-quality execution.
Coach and mentor junior team members by providing guidance, feedback, and quality review of work products.
Contribute to business development activities, proposal development, thought leadership, and internal firm initiatives.
Use Innosight methodologies and emerging technologies, including generative AI, to enhance analysis, problem solving, and client impact.