In the consulting industry’s era of AI upheaval, even job titles aren’t safe from change.
Deloitte is preparing to overhaul job titles for its U.S. workforce as part of a sweeping “modernization” effort, as originally reported by Business Insider. According to an internal presentation seen by BI, the firm is shifting away from a workforce structure that was originally designed for “traditional consulting profiles,” a model the firm now deems outdated.
Mo Reynolds, Deloitte U.S.’s chief people officer, hosted the meeting where these changes were announced. While the presentation focused on the consulting division, the changes will be firm-wide and impact all of the firm’s U.S. divisions, which comprises about 181,500 employees, according to Deloitte’s 2025 U.S. Facts and Figures page.
Under this new system, consultants can expect to see a divergence from the familiar progression of analyst, consultant, and manager, according to the presentation. Those roles will be replaced by more specific titles that include a reference to a “job family” and “sub-family.” Following the change, a “senior consultant” could expect their title change to become “Software Engineer III,” “Project Management Senior Consultant,” or “Senior Consultant, Functional Transformation.”
