Overview

Job Location:
Remote Home Office

With the release of Workday Student, Higher Education has quickly become one of the hottest markets in the Workday ecosystem.  Alchemy is the only Workday partner that is 100% focused on Higher Education projects and holds the largest number of successful Workday deployments in the space. We are highly regarded as Workday’s Premier Higher Education Partner, and we proudly celebrate this achievement.

At Alchemy, we believe that success begins with people, and we’ve made it our mission to hire individuals with great potential and to provide them with the tools and resources needed to build rewarding Workday consulting careers.

Read more about Alchemy’s values here: https://alchemy.us/about/.

Your Responsibilities

  • Become an expert in the Workday Student Financials product
  • Execute the day-to-day activities on a Workday Student implementation for clients including process design, demonstrate configurations through the development of prototype systems, package implementation lifecycle support, conversion, testing, and project reviews with customers
  • Work with customers to help convert legacy data into Workday
  • Assist the integration consulting team in configuring and testing integrations between Workday and other third-party or custom solutions
  • Help mentor new consultants and serve as a professional role model
  • Collaborate effectively and synergistically on team-based projects
  • Ensure customers understand and take advantage of Alchemy and Workday best practices
  • Help ensure customers remain referenceable once in production
  • Partner with Project Managers to ensure alignment across project plans and allocated budgets
  • Strive to innovate and suggest new approaches and tools to deploy Workday efficiently and effectively
  • Maintain Workday certifications and qualifications

About you (Required skills)

  • Bachelor's Degree or commensurate work experience required
  • Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in consulting, higher education, and/or finance and accounting 
  • Material knowledge of Student Information Systems (SIS)
  • Previous experience deploying Student solutions:  Workday, Ellucian, Banner, Kuali, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, or similar applications
  • Higher Education or Functional expertise in one or more of the following areas:  Recruiting and Admissions, Curriculum Management, Student Records and Registration, Academic Advising, Financial Aid, or Student Financials
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively manage customer expectations
  • Passion for providing exceptional customer service
  • Ability to effectively manage against timelines and goals

About you (Bonus skills)

  • Previous consulting experience within Higher Education (college/university)
  • Technical SaaS skills a plus

For you (What we offer)

  • Market competitive compensation packages and annual merit program
  • A remote work environment
  • One-time home office reimbursement for new hires
  • Expense allowance per pay period (towards technology, office, and/or wellness)
  • Investment in your ongoing Workday training
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits that begin on day one
  • HSA, FSA, STD, LTD, and life benefits
  • Unlimited vacation and unlimited sick days. We want you to take care of yourself and those who matter most to you
  • Ten (10) paid holidays
  • 401(k) with employer annual contribution
  • Paid parental leave
  • DEIB council
  • Quarterly awards and recognition
  • Award-winning culture! Alchemy is a Great Place to Work-certified company