Workday Student Analyst — Student Ops & Reporting

LSU New Orleans; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

LSU New Orleans seeks a Business Analyst – Student Administration to lead Workday Student activities. You will collaborate with Enrollment Management, Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, and other departments to optimize student processes, analyze requirements, and support governance and testing for Workday updates.

You will develop requirements, manage security, coordinate testing, and provide reporting and dashboards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field required.
• Three years of experience with ERP or student information systems.
• Experience translating requirements into technology solutions.
• Experience with enterprise reporting and data analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary functional analyst and SME for Workday Student and related processes.
• Partner with Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, Student Accounts, and other offices to optimize workflows.
• Develop business requirements, functional specs, process maps and use cases.
• Translate requirements into technical specs for IT and developers.
• Lead governance and change management for Workday configurations.
• Coordinate testing, deployment, and UAT for new functionality.
• Support system security, integrations, and cross-functional data integrity.
• Create training materials and provide guidance to campus stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder facilitation

Documentation

Problem solving

Communication

Project coordination

Education

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

Master's degree in Business Administration, Higher Education Administration, Information Systems or related discipline

Tools

Workday Student

Workday Report Writer

Prism Analytics

Workday Extend

Job description

LSU New Orleans seeks a Business Analyst – Student Administration to lead Workday Student activities. You will collaborate with Enrollment Management, Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, and other departments to optimize student processes, analyze requirements, and support governance and testing for Workday updates.

You will develop requirements, manage security, coordinate testing, and provide reporting and dashboards.