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Workday Adaptive Director

Huron
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/20/2026
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 correlation between World-Class Professional Services firms and Directors…

Thriving professional services firms share a number of traits— a team of first-rate Directors heads the list. At Huron, Directors represent the pinnacle of professionalism and expertise. They effectively collaborate with Huron and client senior leaders to architect and implement goal-achieving enterprise technology solutions while delivering remarkable results that meet - but usually exceed - specified engagement objectives. They provide client engagement delivery oversight, team leadership and program management. Throughout the process, they construct enduring relationships that benefit the firm in profound ways including selling additional project work into clients.

Huron Directors contribute more than 10 years of experience and dedication to helping organizations solve their most complex challenges—and they consistently convert expertise and intuition into the growth of our clients and Huron alike. Their talents and leadership instill passion and followership in clients, juniors and management. If you’re defined by ongoing progress—if you can lead teams, create solutions, and masterfully communicate on every level…If you’re a consummate professional, a prospective champion of Huron's core values, and an inspiration of confidence and trust… then you can and will help Huron and it’s clients achieve their full potential.

Rewarding and boundless… a Director role at Huron will ignite your future in professional services.

We see what’s possible in you and help you achieve it.

Job Description

  • 8 years of experience with cloud implementations in a consulting role
  • 4 years of experience as a functional lead or technical specialist
  • Minimum 5 years proven prior success in roles directly implementing Workday Adaptive Planning or Legacy Adaptive Insights while managing a team
  • 5-7 years’ experience in analyzing requirements, writing functional specifications, conducting tests, troubleshooting issues and interfacing with business users
  • Willingness to travel as needed to work with client or other internal project teams

Preferred Skills & Experience

  • Holds active Workday Certification (Financials or Adaptive preferred)
  • May consider candidates with prior experience implementing TM1 Cognos, Anaplan, or Oracle EPM solutions
  • Experience leading medium to large scale Adaptive Planning (or similar) implementation projects
  • Experience with Adaptive in both development and administrative roles
  • Experience with automation and integration of Adaptive
  • Extensive knowledge of Excel
  • Extensive knowledge FP&A processes and activities
  • Prior team management experience, experience managing people (mentoring, delegating, reviewing work, and coaching staff)
  • Experience in pre-sales activities, proposal development, presentations, and Demo's
  • Willingness to attend and present at orals

The estimated base salary range for this job is $175,000 - $225,000. 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 $227,500 - $303,750. 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

Director

Country

United States of America

Salary : $175,000 - $225,000

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