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Workday AMS Leader - Senior Director

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In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
210K-338K Annually
Senior level
In-Office
Chicago, IL, USA
210K-338K Annually
Senior level
Leads Huron’s Workday Application Managed Services business, overseeing client delivery, service quality, post-production support, revenue growth, offering development, staffing, and operational improvement. Directs services for more than 50 clients, including enhancements, release management, issue resolution, reporting, and process optimization. Drives business development, renewals, pricing, recruiting, leadership development, AI enablement, automation, delivery efficiency, and margin improvement across a large consulting organization.
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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 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.
The Workday AMS Leader sets the strategic, operational, and delivery direction for Huron's Workday Application Managed Services (AMS) business. It spans client delivery and service quality, revenue growth, people leadership, offering development, optimization, and continuous improvement of the AMS operating model. It also oversees the operational systems, reporting, and AMS specific processes.

Core responsibilities:


1. Workday AMS business and delivery leadership

  • Leads Huron's Workday Application Managed Services offering end to end. Directs teams supporting more than 50 clients across higher education, research, nonprofit, healthcare, manufacturing, investment, and professional services organizations.
  • Sets the standard for quality delivery across clients and employees.

2. Post-production Workday services

  • Ensures delivery of more than 1400 cases annually and more than 140 consultants contributing
  • Oversees post-production enhancements, release management, functional and technical issue resolution, and application optimization.

3. Growth, sales, and offering development

  • Drives business development, AMS pursuits, cross-selling, and revenue growth.
  • Advances statements of work, pricing structures, scope assumptions, renewals, and AMS offering development.

4. People leadership

  • Builds people and leadership capability through coaching, team development, and leadership by example.
  • Manages AMS staffing, skills, capacity and recruiting with client and portfolio needs.

5. Strategic initiatives and operational improvement

  • Oversees the operational systems, reporting, and AMS specific processes that cross multiple tools/applications including ServiceNow, UET, Salesforce, and Workday.
  • Continuously refines the AMS methodology, operating model, and scalable delivery practices.
  • Leads strategic initiatives in AI enablement, automation, delivery efficiency, and margin improvement.

The estimated base salary range for this job is $210,000 - $260,000 (USD).  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 $273,000 - $338,000 (USD). 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 LevelSenior Director

CountryUnited States of America
HQ

Huron Chicago, Illinois, USA Office

550 W. Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL, United States, 60607

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