Workday Student Architect — Higher Ed Leader (ANZ, Remote)

Collaborative Solutions, LLC; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant seeks a Functional Architect – Workday Student (Australian Higher Education) to lead student administration engagements across Australia and New Zealand universities. You will own end-to-end student lifecycle design across admissions, records, curriculum, advising, progression, student finance and graduation, ensuring a connected, compliant solution.

The role requires deep higher education domain knowledge, a Workday Student certification or demonstrated capability to achieve it, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent is required.
• Current Workday Student certification or capacity to achieve certification.
• Significant experience in Australian or New Zealand universities in student administration roles.
• Ability to translate higher education requirements into practical Workday design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the functional architecture for Workday Student programs from discovery through deployment.
• Own end-to-end student lifecycle design (admissions, records, curriculum, advising, progression, graduation).
• Ensure compliant, sustainable localised solutions for AU/NZ regulatory obligations.
• Translate institutional strategy into clear solution principles and roadmaps.
• Mentor consultants and lead workshops with executives and staff.

Skills

Workday architecture

Student lifecycle

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Workday certifications

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Workday Student certification

Experience in ANZ universities

Tools

Workday Student or similar

Job description

Cognizant seeks a Functional Architect – Workday Student (Australian Higher Education) to lead student administration engagements across Australia and New Zealand universities. You will own end-to-end student lifecycle design across admissions, records, curriculum, advising, progression, student finance and graduation, ensuring a connected, compliant solution.

The role requires deep higher education domain knowledge, a Workday Student certification or demonstrated capability to achieve it, and