Workday Student Senior Principal Consultant - Records and Advising

Position Overview

• Location Type: Onsite (Travel may be required)
• Job Type: Full Time
• Salary: $106,171 - $159,257 (Annual, depending on experience and qualifications)

We are seeking experienced Workday implementation professionals to join our higher education transformation consulting practice. This role focuses on delivering superior results in Workday Student Records. Consultants at this level will be expected to execute day-to-day activities, serve as functional experts, conduct customer sessions, develop solutions, share product knowledge, and support business development.

Requirements

• Current Workday certification in Records and Advising: Preferred
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience: Required
• Experience gathering requirements, configuration design, prototyping, testing, and deploying solutions: Required in the records and academic advising functional areas.
• Recent experience deploying Workday Student Records: Strongly preferred
• Subject Matter Expertise in Student Records: Experience in a registrar’s office at a college or university is ideal.
• Passion for exceptional customer service: Required
• Strong communication and presentation skills: Required, including the ability to manage customer expectations and relationships.
• Report writing experience: Desired
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite: Particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Execute the day-to-day activities of a Workday Student Records consultant.
• Serve as a functional expert in Student Records with deep knowledge of current functionality, design concepts, touchpoints with relevant functional areas, and future product direction.
• Conduct sessions with customers to analyze business requirements, provide solutions to complex business problems, and transfer knowledge.
• Develop solutions to align with customer requirements and provide appropriate artifacts and deliverables.
• Actively share product knowledge with others to grow our practice.
• Support Workday Delivery Assurance reviews to achieve design and build sign-off.
• Identify strategies, risks, and options to determine ideal approaches that lead to meeting requirements for customers.
• Provide subject matter expertise on Workday best practices.
• Support business development activities such as identification, proposal development, and other pursuit activities.

Application Instructions

• Applications will be accepted until 08/10/2025.

Company Information

• Company: Cognizant (Implied)
• Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance, Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off, 401(k) plan and contributions, Long-term/Short-term Disability, Paid Parental Leave, Employee Stock Options (Potential)
• Travel: Minimal travel required, but willingness to travel on-site may be needed.