Lead Implementation Analyst - College Park, MD, United States - University of Maryland

    University of Maryland
    University of Maryland College Park, MD, United States

    1 month ago

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    The Elevate Program is moving the University of Maryland Fearlessly Forward, leading the transition from legacy mainframe student systems to the next generation of administrative computing.


    We are seeking a dynamic, highly skilled, and experienced leader to join our team as the Graduate Student Functional Lead.

    The incumbent will lead all aspects of this cross-functional Graduate Student Workstream as part of the Elevate Program's Workday Student implementation.

    This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Student leadership team, shaping the future of the Graduate Student experience at the University of Maryland.

    The incumbent will provide strong leadership and direction in all aspects of the Graduate Student workstream. This is a full-time, permanent position with the ERP team in DIT.

    Following implementation of Workday Student, the incumbent will transition to a post-production support role responsible for ongoing management of Graduate Student functionality in Workday.

    This position is considered an essential position and may be required to work at the normal work location or an alternative location during a major catastrophic event, weather emergency, or other operational emergencies to help maintain continuity of University services.

    Bachelor's degree OR equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

    Minimum of five (5+) years' experience with Graduate Student operations in a Higher Education environment


    • In-depth knowledge of Student information systems, particularly in the area of Graduate Student education
    • Expertise with office productivity applications such as Google Workspace or Microsoft Office


    Ability to understand possible impacts to changes to a highly integrated system, determine the depth/breadth of testing necessary to minimize risk of system changes, execute and record results of testing (including data staging), etc.


    • Knowledge of Graduate Student life cycle, regulatory requirements, and current business challenges
    • Exceptional interpersonal skills, including relationship and conflict management
    Experience with large-scale, cross-functional technology implementations in an institution of higher education


    • Experience in change management or project management
    • Experience managing relationships with implementation partners
    Medical,dental, and vision coverage designed to help you and your family live a healthy lifestyle.


    • Flexible work opportunities
    • Retirement Benefits created to aid employees in reaching future retirement goals.
    • The incumbent works in an office environment and the position requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Occasional evening and weekend work to meet deadlines.

      This position is considered an essential position and may be required to work at the normal work location or an alternative location during a major catastrophic event, weather emergency, or other operational emergencies to help maintain continuity of University services.