Workday Student Records - Consulting Manager

Huron•Boston, MA

1d•$149,500 - $214,000

About The Position

Huron is a global consultancy that works with clients on strategic growth, innovation, and operational, digital, and cultural transformation. Managers plan, shape, and deliver technology solutions aligned with client goals, lead projects and teams, build long-standing client relationships, and collaborate with colleagues to address client challenges. They also mentor junior engagement-team members by sharing expertise, feedback, and encouragement. Managers can specialize in enterprise software products that match their expertise and career goals, with opportunities for professional development and exposure across the organization. In this role, the focus is Workday Student Records in higher education, including design, implementation, and optimization. The position involves guiding large-scale Workday transformations, aligning academic processes with institutional goals, supporting reporting and data-driven decisions, and addressing student records operations and compliance. The role also includes client-facing communication, change management, executive presentations, training, and post-implementation support.

Requirements

Deep expertise in all areas of Workday Student Records within higher education, including design, implementation, and optimization with a Tier 1 Professional Services firm.
Proven leadership in large-scale Workday transformations, including guiding client and consulting cross-functional teams, managing stakeholders, and driving adoption across academic and administrative units.
Strategic mindset and ability to align academic processes with institutional goals, improve reporting and analytics, and enable data-driven decision-making.
Strong understanding of higher education student records operations and related compliance requirements.
Excellent client-facing, communication, and change management skills, including executive-level presentation, training, and post-implementation support.

Responsibilities

Plan, shape, and deliver technology solutions that align with client goals, visions, and missions.
Manage projects and lead engagement teams.
Build and maintain long-standing client relationships.
Guide client and consulting cross-functional teams through large-scale Workday transformations.
Manage stakeholders and drive adoption across academic and administrative units.
Align academic processes with institutional goals.
Improve reporting and analytics to enable data-driven decision-making.
Mentor junior engagement-team members by sharing expertise, feedback, and encouragement.
Provide executive-level presentations, training, change management, and post-implementation support.