Oracle Higher Education Manager

We Are:

In the ever-changing world of higher education, leaders often find themselves reacting to market shifts instead of focusing on what truly matters for students, faculty, and staff. We believe in a more intentional and creative approach, uniting everyone around a shared vision and driving meaningful change.

To thrive in a competitive environment, colleges and universities need to enhance the student experience. We're here to support with practical, scalable strategies that put students at the forefront. Our collaboration includes leveraging modern technologies for effective recruitment, streamlined financial aid, tracking the student journey, seamless referrals, targeted support, and innovative advancement strategies. Improving the student experience also means adopting a unified cloud-based technology system. Our services cover everything from planning to implementation, ensuring institutions can create a smoother, personalized student experience.

You Are:

You are a transformative expert ready to address the distinctive challenges of digitization in higher education. Youll help our clients to achieve organizational effectiveness, improve student outcomes, implement new technologies and align resources and investments to ensure long-term sustainability.

Armed with exceptional skills, creativity, and analytical prowess, your superpower lies in solving complex business problems within the academic landscape. Whether leading projects, managing teams, or configuring Oracle solutions, your expertise spans both the functional and technical facets of Oracle in a higher education context. With effective communication and leadership skills, you inspire teams to deliver exceptional results tailored to the specific needs of educational institutions.

The Work:

• Play a key role in building the Higher Education Oracle Student Cloud practice by actively participating in pre-sales activities and overseeing the implementation of Oracle Student Cloud projects.
• Take the lead in Student Financial Planning Functional Design Workshops to identify business requirements, address functionality gaps, and develop necessary solutions.
• Collaborate with the Oracle Student product team to validate new functionality and provide client feedback.
• Provide design options through prototype development, catering to specific requirements.
• Collaborate with the project team on reports, interfaces, data conversion programs, and application extensions.
• Oversea configuration of Oracle Student Cloud Application according to client requirements and thoroughly document application setups.
• Assist clients in designing an effective test approach for Student financial planning.
• Regularly provide updates on project health to client leadership
• Share knowledge to enhance implementation methodology.
• Stay informed about industry trends and Oracle features.
• Guide team members and clients through the complete lifecycle of Oracle Cloud projects.

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

Here's What You Need:

• Minimum of 8 years of experience delivering transformation programs in the higher education sector / working with clients
• Minimum of 4 years of functional end to end project implementation experience with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions or Ellucian Banner modules including one or more of the following: Financial Aid, Student Records, Student Financials, Academic Advisement, Campus Community, Admissions
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent (12 years) work experience (If an associate degree with 6 years of work experience)

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Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $94,400 to $266,300

Colorado $94,400 to $230,000

District of Columbia $100,500 to $245,000

Illinois $87,400 to $230,000

Minnesota $94,400 to $230,000

Maryland $87,400 to $213,000

New York $87,400 to $266,300

Washington $100,500 to $245,000

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