Senior Registrar Operations & Data Governance Lead

KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology); Thuwal; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

KAUST seeks an Associate Registrar to lead day-to-day Registrar services, including academic records, registration, scheduling, and graduation processing. The role owns SIS-related processes, data standards, and workflow design, ensuring compliance with policy and privacy across the student lifecycle.

Collaboration with academic and technical partners is essential for auditable, service-oriented operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, business administration, computer science, or education administration.
• Master’s degree preferred for advancement.
• 7–10 years of experience in registrar operations or similar higher education settings.
• Experience with Banner or a comparable enterprise SIS is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day Registrar services operations including academic records, registration, scheduling, enrollment verification, and graduation processing.
• Lead SIS-enabled business ownership for registrar data, rules, workflows, and data standards.
• Define registrar requirements, data standards, controls, acceptance criteria, and readiness needs for SIS-supported operations.
• Maintain accuracy, auditable processes, and service quality across student lifecycle activities.
• Ensure compliance with academic policy, privacy, and records governance.
• Coordinate with academic, administrative, and technical partners for system changes.
• Translate academic policy into procedures, controls, data rules, and service standards.
• Develop functional requirements for SIS-supported processes and support testing, UAT, and change readiness.
• Provide stakeholder alignment and support continuous improvement in registrar services.

Skills

Registrar operations

SIS processes

Data governance

Policy compliance

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems / Business Admin / CS / Education Admin

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Banner

Job description

KAUST seeks an Associate Registrar to lead day-to-day Registrar services, including academic records, registration, scheduling, and graduation processing. The role owns SIS-related processes, data standards, and workflow design, ensuring compliance with policy and privacy across the student lifecycle.

Collaboration with academic and technical partners is essential for auditable, service-oriented operations.