Workday Student Records Implementation Lead - Education

Who We Are

We are Accenture, a global professional services company, searching for a Workday Student Records Lead to join our experienced Higher Education Team. This individual will be part of a team of professionals focused on cloud‑based data‑reporting operations for higher education that integrate and optimize the essential institution functions of the Workday Student for faculty, administrators, and students. For many of our clients, successfully getting their data operations into cloud environments is a major focus.

The enterprise data‑reporting software of Workday is a critical component of many of the cloud solutions we design, which is why Accenture has assembled a team of very specialized Workday‑certified professionals dedicated to higher education and the student experience.

Help higher education leaders define and execute their strategy and give them, their institution, and its students the adaptability they need in a fast‑changing world.

• Be the Workday functional expert and lead clients through the entire systems development lifecycle for Student Records/Curriculum/Advising
• Guide clients through all project phases including fit/gap, configuration and testing
• Assist clients in fully integrating the Workday system into their current business environments
• Advise client on options, risks, and any impacts on other processes or systems
• Configure the Workday system to meet each client's unique business requirements and provide insight on best practices
• Work with the client and data migration team to help convert legacy data into Workday
• Assist the integration team with design, configuration and testing delivered and custom integrations
• Complete tasks efficiently and in a timely manner, reporting progress to managers
• Continually seek ways to improve the process of delivering Workday solutions

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

• Workday Partner Certification
• Minimum of 3 years experience in Higher Education within Student Records
• Minimum of 3 years experience implementing student systems or other ERP software solutions such as Workday, Banner, or People Soft
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate's Degree, must have minimum 6 years of work experience)

• Curriculum & Advising experience and certifications
• Previous consulting experience as a functional lead with Student Admissions solutions preferred
• Experience gathering functional business requirements and translating to solutions
• Advanced MS Excel (formulas, pivot tables, v lookups) and MS Office skills

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted on 02/20/2026 and open for at least 3 days.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long‑term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here.

California $73,800 to $218,800

Cleveland $68,300 to $175,000

Colorado $73,800 to $189,000

District of Columbia $78,500 to $201,300

Illinois $68,300 to $189,000

Maryland $73,800 to $189,000

Massachusetts $73,800 to $201,300

Minnesota $73,800 to $189,000

New York $68,300 to $218,800

New Jersey $78,500 to $218,800

Washington $80,200 to $201,300

Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations…