Registrar (Temporary 1 Year)

Berklee College of Music•Boston, MA

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Office of Enrollment Strategy & Operations is seeking a highly skilled, collaborative, and systems-savvy Registrar (Temporary 1 Year). This pivotal interim leadership role is for a data-driven professional who can manage an active department of 10 staff while navigating a major technological evolution to Workday Student. At Berklee, your work directly supports the next generation of creative leaders. The Registrar will provide strategic leadership for all functional registrar areas serving both Berklee College of Music and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee across our global campuses (including Boston, NYC, and Valencia) alongside the current Registrar.

Requirements

Master’s degree in education, higher education administration, or a related field.
Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive experience in records and registration services.
Direct, proven experience implementing, upgrading, and managing the Workday Student information system is required.
Highly developed organizational leadership, critical thinking, analytical depth, and a commitment to diversity.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

Maintain, audit, and optimize academic rules and business processes within Workday Student, aligning workflows with academic catalog changes.
Champion the ongoing utilization of Workday Student while managing the strategic sunsetting of legacy platforms (Colleague and Power Campus).
Serve on the Workday Operations Committee to approve cross-functional system alignments and evaluate semi-annual feature releases.
Leverage reporting tools like Informer and the Transfer Evaluation System (TES) to eliminate processing bottlenecks and support data-informed decisions.
Recruit, manage, and evaluate a dedicated team of 10 registrar staff members, driving high performance and a collaborative environment.
Execute and ensure the accurate completion of student course registration, grading, degree audits, academic standing, and the formal conferring of degrees.
Partner closely with Student Success Advising, Academic Affairs, Information Technology, Data Analytics, and the One Stop team to ensure seamless cross-functional alignment.
Lead the registrar's components of the annual College audit and fulfill reporting mandates from local, state, and federal governments.
Directly support logistical planning and execution prior to and on the day of commencement activities.