Workday Senior Consultant, Student Core

With the release of Workday Student, Higher Education has quickly become one of the hottest markets in the Workday ecosystem and Alchemy holds the largest number of successful Workday Student deployments. 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 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 

• Be a subject matter expert in the Workday Student Records, Recruiting and Admissions product(s), or Workday Student Security 

• Execute the day-to-day activities on Workday Student implementations 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 to 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 Engagement 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) 

• Minimum 4 years of experience leading the Workday Student Records or Recruiting and Admissions workstreams or as a Security lead on multiple Workday Student implementations 

• Active Workday Student Records or Recruiting and Admissions certifications 

• Significant consulting or practitioner experience in higher education 

• 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 

• Bachelor's Degree or commensurate work experience 

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% 

About you (Bonus skills) 

• Experience supporting or leading the Curriculum & Advising, Academic Foundation, Financial Aid, Student Financials, Reporting or Testing workstreams 

• Active Workday Reporting, HCM, or Financials certifications 

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 paid time off. We want you to take care of yourself and those who matter most to you 

• Ten (10) paid holidays 

• One (1) paid flex day 

• 401(k) with employer annual contribution 

• Paid parental leave 

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) council 

• Quarterly awards and recognition 

• Award-winning culture. Alchemy is a Great Place to Work-certified company!