Workday Student Advising/Curriculum

INSPYR Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 124,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

INSPYR Solutions is seeking a Workday Student Advising/Curriculum Consultant to support a remote, 6-month engagement. The role involves understanding student lifecycle processes, documenting requirements, and coordinating testing and change materials with an implementation partner and IT teams.

You will mentor and guide others in a fast-paced environment, using hybrid agile approaches to manage projects and ensure data conversion quality. U.S. work authorization is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Experience with student information systems (SIS).
• Expert knowledge of student lifecycle processes.
• Experience with Agile or Scrum methodologies.
• Experience with major SI or enterprise software partners.
• Ability to document requirements and create test scenarios.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and document detailed business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Translate requirements with partner and technical teams to solutions.
• Document future state business processes with stakeholders.
• Coordinate vendor interactions and IT requirements for integrations.
• Perform Workday configuration as needed.
• Develop and execute test plans and scenarios; coordinate defects.
• Create user guides and training materials with change enablement teams.
• Lead projects using hybrid agile methods and project management best practices.
• Identify data quality issues and assist with data conversion validation.

Skills

SIS experience

Student lifecycle

Business analysis

Agile/Scrum

Documentation

Testing

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ServiceNow

SharePoint

Smartsheet

Jira

Confluence

Teams

Job description

Title: Workday Student Advising and Curriculum Consultant

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 months

Compensation: $90-100/hour

Work Requirements: U.S. Citizen, GC Holders, or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

The Workday Student Advising/Curriculum Business Analyst is part of the customer team implementing Workday Student and works closely with business stakeholders, the technical team, and the implementation partner. This position is responsible for understanding business needs, documenting business processes, creating test scenarios, supporting and participating in testing, identifying and documenting change impacts, and developing reports. This role requires a deep understanding of the business processes in the student lifecycle, excellent analytical skills, and expertise in student information systems. Mentoring and leading others in a collaborative and fast-paced environment is an important component of this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and document detailed and clear business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Work closely with the implementation partner and technical team to translate business requirements into solutions
• Work closely with business stakeholders to evaluate and document future state business processes
• Participates in integrating Workday with other systems including gathering requirements from IT and customers and coordinating vendor interactions
• Performs Workday configuration, as needed
• Develop and execute test plans and test scenarios, and coordinate defect resolution
• Work with the change enablement team to document change impacts and develop user guides and training materials
• Manage assigned projects by leveraging project management principles using a hybrid agile approach and best practices
• Work with IT and customers on identifying data quality issues and support validation and reconciliation during data conversion
• Identify delivered reports to support requirements and create custom reports
• Works with IT and customers to identify and resolve risks and issues that could impact project scope and/or timeframe, escalating when appropriate
• Other duties as assigned

Required

• Bachelor's degree
• Student information system (SIS) experience required
• Expert knowledge of the student lifecycle business processes
• Expert domain experience in one or more of the following:
• Academic Foundation / Student Records
• Advising / Curriculum Management
• Financial Aid
• Student Financials
• Proven experience as a business analyst with superior analytical and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with Agile or Scrum methodologies
• Experience working with a major systems integrator and/or an enterprise software company
• Experience with tools like ServiceNow, SharePoint, Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, Teams, or other project management and collaboration tools
• Excellent communication skills, organizational, prioritization, time management skills and a commitment to integrity and professionalism

Preferred

• Workday Certification(s)

About INSPYR Solutions

Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.

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