Workday Student Advising and Curriculum Management Principal Consultant

Role overview Lead the design and configuration of student advising, academic planning, and curriculum processes for higher education system implementations. The work combines university operations expertise with consulting: you’ll guide institutional stakeholders through design decisions and help shape solutions that fit local academic structures, policies, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities - Facilitate discovery and design workshops with academic, registrar, and advising teams. - Configure course catalogues, offerings, prerequisites, academic requirements, advising assignments, student cohorts, notes, appointments, and communications. - Align curriculum and advising processes with student records, enrolment, progression, and completion workflows. - Translate institutional policies into system designs, documenting requirements and decisions. - Identify data, reporting, security, and integration needs; support testing, data validation, training, cutover, and go-live readiness. - Share practical guidance and reusable delivery materials with the wider consulting practice.

Requirements - Experience in academic administration, curriculum management, registrar services, student advising, student success, or a related university function in Australia or New Zealand. - Understanding of academic programs, course approval, progression, degree requirements, and advising practices. - Familiarity with relevant Australian or New Zealand higher education requirements, such as the AQF, HESF, ESOS National Code, CUAP processes, or Pastoral Care Code. - Experience with a student information system as an implementer, support specialist, or super-user. - Ability to turn academic policy into system requirements and guide stakeholders through options and trade-offs.

Nice to have - Experience facilitating workshops and documenting decisions across academic and professional teams. - Background in testing, data validation, training, or deployment readiness.

Benefits and work setup - The listing describes the role as remote and based in the Australia and New Zealand region. - Learning and career development opportunities are noted.