Workday Student Analyst & Process Improvement Lead

University of New Orleans; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

LSU New Orleans seeks a Business Analyst – Workday Student to lead functional analysis of student administration processes and collaborate with Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, and other offices to optimize Workday configurations and reporting.

The role covers requirements gathering, testing governance, process improvement, and data analytics to support regulatory compliance and student success initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a relevant field.
• Three years of experience supporting ERP or student information systems.
• Experience analyzing complex business processes and translating requirements.
• Experience supporting enterprise reporting and data analysis.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience facilitating meetings with stakeholders and documenting requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects.
• Experience developing business process documentation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary functional analyst for Workday Student and related processes.
• Collaborate with Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, and other offices to improve processes.
• Translate business needs into Workday configurations and specifications.
• Lead testing, governance, and deployment activities for Workday updates.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and data analytics to support decision making.
• Coordinate security, integrations, and cross-functional work.
• Provide training and documentation to campus users.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder facilitation

Project coordination

ERP experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Higher Education Administration, Public Administration, or closely related field

Tools

Workday Student

Workday Report Writer

Prism Analytics

Workday Extend

Job description

LSU New Orleans seeks a Business Analyst – Workday Student to lead functional analysis of student administration processes and collaborate with Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, and other offices to optimize Workday configurations and reporting.

The role covers requirements gathering, testing governance, process improvement, and data analytics to support regulatory compliance and student success initiatives.