SIS Implemenation Project Consultant

HCI College; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

An education institution is looking for a SIS Implementation Project Consultant. This role involves leading project meetings, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring successful migration from legacy systems. You will coordinate communications and training for effective change management. The ideal candidate will have extensive ERP/SIS migration experience and strong collaboration skills. This is a full-time consulting assignment with remote options available, requiring engagement with various stakeholders to align workflows and training.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in ERP/SIS migration transitioning institutions from legacy systems to modern cloud-based environments.
• Ability to collaborate with academic and administrative teams.
• Proven ability to manage SaaS vendor relationships effectively.
• Exceptional communication and people-management skills to drive adoption and alignment.

Responsibilities

• Lead recurring project meetings and working sessions.
• Provide clear weekly status updates to leadership and stakeholders.
• Support change management and adoption by coordinating communications and training.
• Coordinate change management activities, including communications, training plans, and readiness.
• Coordinate tenant provisioning and environment setup (production and sandbox as needed).
• Support system configuration and workflow alignment with College stakeholders.
• Coordinate data migration support (templates, validation, imports, reconciliation).
• Coordinate integration and testing where applicable; plan end-user training sessions.
• Support go-live planning, execution, and post-go-live stabilization with weekly check-ins.
• Align internal engineering/technical support resources during deployment.

Skills

ERP/SIS migration experience

Collaboration skills

Vendor management

Communication skills

Tools

Moodle

Brightspace

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

SIS Implementation Project Consultant

Location: West Palm Beach, FL (onsite) or remote/virtual

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Engagement: Full‑time consulting assignment (40 hours/week) for 6–9 months, with potential to convert to a permanent position based on business need and performance.

Compensation: Market rate; based on qualifications, resume, and earning history.

Contract type: 1099 (independent contractor)

Time zone: Eastern Time (EDT) business hours

What You’ll Do

This role is as much about people and communication as it is about systems. You’ll be the connective tissue between vendors, leadership, and end users—keeping workstreams aligned, informed, and moving forward.

• Lead recurring project meetings and working sessions; publish agendas, notes, decisions, and action items.
• Provide clear weekly status updates to leadership and stakeholders (progress, risks, decisions needed, and next steps).
• Track risks, issues, and dependencies across teams; elevate and drive timely resolution.
• Support change management and adoption by coordinating communications, training plans, and readiness activities.
• Coordinate tenant provisioning and environment setup (production and, as needed, sandbox).
• Support system configuration and workflow alignment with College stakeholders.
• Coordinate data migration support (templates, validation, imports, and reconciliation).
• Coordinate integration and testing (where applicable).
• Plan and support end‑user training sessions across departments (live sessions).
• Support go‑live planning and execution.
• Coordinate post‑go‑live stabilization (four weeks) with weekly check‑ins.
• Align internal engineering/technical support resources during deployment.

For SIS implementations, the project typically includes approximately 200 structured tasks across 17 milestones, spanning discovery, configuration, data validation, training, and launch readiness.

Platforms in Scope

• Student Information System (SIS): Anthology moving to New SIS platform
• Learning Management System (LMS): Moodle moving to Brightspace
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): Great Plains moving to Microsoft Business Central

How to Apply

Please apply with your resume and a brief summary of your relevant SIS/ERP/LMS migration experience, including the systems you have implemented and your role in go‑live support.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• ERP/SIS migration experience: demonstrated success transitioning institutions from legacy systems (e.g., Anthology) to modern cloud‑based environments.
• Ability to collaborate with academic and administrative teams (registrar, student services, finance/Financial aid) to align workflows, testing, and training.
• Vendor management: proven ability to manage SaaS vendor relationships, scope, timelines, and deliverables.
• Exceptional communication and people‑management skills: able to facilitate meetings, align cross‑functional stakeholders, manage expectations, and drive adoption through change.

Preferred Qualifications

• Higher education operations knowledge, including Title IV compliance, financial aid system integrations, and registrar workflows.

Preferred Certifications (Not Required)

• PMP
• ITIL
• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Business Central
• CISA