University Associate, Digital Advisory

Ankura • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth. This position will support the Ankura Digital Business Group - one of our six practices focused on client delivery services across the Firm. Practice Overview: Digital Strategy specializes in the development of innovative and technology-driven approaches to solve our clients’ technology-related challenges. We have a deep expertise transforming massive amounts of disparate data into knowledge to inform critical decision making. The team provides data analytics and advisory services in a wide variety of engagements, including litigations and disputes, regulatory and fraud investigations, business process automation and improvement, and business intelligence and automated reporting. Role Overview: As an Associate in our digital advisory group, you will help businesses modernize by finding new ways to increase revenues and improve their internal operations. Your work will involve researching how technologies like AI can create new products or services, assisting companies that are struggling financially to become efficient again, and redesigning how teams work together. On a daily basis, you will analyze business data, help map out more effective workflows, and create reports or presentations that explain these changes to clients.

Requirements

• Graduating between December 2025 and June 2026 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Mathematics, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Statistics, or other related area with a solid academic performance.
• Strong interest or experience in using technology to solve complex problems
• Background and strong interest in AI
• Ability to engage in team-oriented projects within a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Advanced decision-making, problem-solving, logic-based skills with a strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage time and prioritization of tasks
• Ability to prepare high quality work product under strict deadlines
• Ability to interact confidently with senior team members
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), quantitative, and organizational skills
• Strong work ethic, eagerness for continued development, and motivation to succeed
• Creative and innovative thought process
• Permanent authorization to work in the U.S. (i.e. U.S. citizen or permanent resident)
• Internships and full-time University Associate roles are not eligible for U.S. immigration sponsorship, work visa or any other temporary work authorization (i.e. OPT, CPT).

Responsibilities

• Analyze business data
• Help map out more effective workflows
• Create reports or presentations that explain these changes to clients
• Research how technologies like AI can create new products or services
• Assist companies that are struggling financially to become efficient again
• Redesign how teams work together

Benefits

• Ankura is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees