Senior Director – IT M&A Integration & Digital Transformation

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end IT integration across mergers, acquisitions, carve-outs, and separations, from IT due diligence and Day 1 readiness through post-close integration, TSA exit, and value realization
• Serve as the primary IT integration lead on complex, high-stakes transactions, balancing speed, risk, and disciplined execution under compressed timelines
• Lead IT due diligence in coordination with functional workstreams, translating findings into actionable integration scope, cost, risk, and timing implications
• Lead IT carve-outs and separations across applications, infrastructure, data, security, and access management
• Own IT TSA strategy, execution, and exit planning
• Provide CIO/CTO-level advisory support while remaining actively engaged in execution details and delivery decisions
• Lead client work across the following areas in digital transformation:
• Advise clients on IT strategy, operating model design, and digital roadmaps that leverage emerging technologies, including AI, automation, telehealth, and advanced analytics
• Drive the strategy and implementation of IT Advisory engagements across EHR and ERP modernization for healthcare provider clients
• Conduct in-depth analysis of provider operations, including clinical and administrative workflows, to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for technology-enabled improvement
• Develop compelling business cases that quantify transformation benefits: cost reduction, revenue enhancement, and improved clinical outcomes
• Design and execute change management plans to ensure successful adoption of new technologies and workflows by clinical and non-clinical staff
• Navigate complex organizational structures and foster cross-functional collaboration to align technology initiatives with strategic business goals

Methodology, Governance & Quality Ownership

• Establish, refine, and own Huron's IT M&A integration methodology, playbooks, templates, and delivery standards
• Design and enforce integration governance models, decision frameworks, and escalation paths
• Apply equivalent delivery rigor to digital transformation engagements, structured frameworks, stakeholder governance, and risk management
• Manage project teams providing guidance, mentorship, and quality assurance to deliver high-quality work products on time and within budget
• Identify delivery risks, interdependencies, and gaps early; drive corrective actions across both M&A and digital engagements

Program & Workstream Leadership

• Oversee Integrated IT Programs Spanning Multiple Workstreams, Including Infrastructure & Networks, Cybersecurity & Identity Management, EHR / EMR Platforms (Epic, Cerner, and Third-party Clinical Applications), ERP and Enterprise Platforms (Workday, Oracle, SAP, Infor), Data, Analytics, AI, and Automation Technologies, Cloud Strategy, Migration, and Optimization, Digital Health and Patient-facing Technology Enablement, Finance and Accounting Systems including FP&A, Revenue Reconciliation, and Close Automation

People Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing delivery teams across M&A and digital engagements
• Coach senior consultants and managers into strong, independent leaders capable of operating across integration and transformation contexts
• Define role archetypes, skill requirements, staffing models, and delivery structures to enable scale across both M&A and digital work
• Build succession depth and leadership capacity across the IT integration and digital capabilities
• Contribute to a supportive, inclusive team environment where diverse perspectives are valued

Commercial & Client Leadership

• Build lasting relationships and cultivate trust with client CIOs, CTOs, VPs of IT, and C-level executives, serving as a peer and trusted advisor
• Influence executive decision-making and confidently challenge clients when needed to protect outcomes and advance long-term value
• Cultivate and expand client relationships, identifying new business development opportunities within existing accounts and potential clients
• Lead the development of proposals, presentations, and thought leadership related to M&A integration, healthcare transformation, and digital innovation
• Leverage internal and external networks to contribute to new business, delivering sales and industry presentations, participate in negotiations, and closing contracts
• Own delivery economics: scoping accuracy, margin performance, and utilization management across engagements

Growth & Market Development

• Contribute to the long-term strategy for scaling Huron's IT M&A and Digital offerings
• Drive reuse of delivery assets, templates, and playbooks across transactions and transformation engagements
• Partner across Huron practices, connecting M&A integration with operational, digital, and AI-enabled transformation efforts
• Contribute to the growth of the practice by building market presence, expanding service offerings, and mentoring junior consultants
• Support build-vs-buy decisions for expanding IT integration depth, tooling, and delivery capacity