About Ellucian
Ellucian is a global market leader in education technology. We power innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,900 customers across 50 countries and serving over 20 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, from student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners, and user community of more than 45,000 provide best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.
Values Rooted in Purpose
We embrace the power to
lead, the courage to
innovate, and the determination to
grow. At our core, we believe in
humanizing our approach, recognizing that our people are our greatest strength. With a shared vision of
transformation, we endeavor to shape a brighter future for higher education.
About The Opportunity
Ellucian is on the hunt for a dynamic and experienced
Banner Financial Aid Consultant to join our North American Professional Services team. In this role, you'll lead the charge in implementing our cutting-edge administrative solutions for colleges and universities. You'll be at the forefront of transforming higher education, leveraging your deep expertise in the Banner Financial Aid Information System, including Application Processing, Requirements Tracking, Budgeting, Funds Management, Packaging, Disbursement, Federal Program Management, Self Service, and Satisfactory Academic Progress. Bonus points if you understand how Financial Aid contributes to the overall Student Financial Success and Accounts Receivable Modules!
Where You Will Make an Impact
- Lead with Excellence: Prepare for and deliver top-notch services, always ready to learn and adapt as technology and implementation methodologies evolve.
- Bridge the Gap: Use your strong analytical and problem-solving skills to connect the functional and technical aspects of Ellucian solutions with our clients' business objectives.
- Drive Transformation: Inspire customers to embrace performance improvement, modernization, and transformation, addressing any issues that stand in the way of their success. Execute all activities with precision and professionalism to ensure successful SaaS implementations.
- Analyze and Organize: Identify, clarify, and organize system requirements for financial aid rule writing, creating use cases and specification parameters for development peers.
- Collaborate and Innovate: Work with Professional Services teammates to improve processes, maintain service artifacts, and promote best practices.
- Measure Success: Your success will be gauged by customer satisfaction, achievement of project goals, and utilization targets.
What You Will Bring
- Expertise in Banner: 3-5+ years of experience in Banner Financial Aid modules mentioned above.
- Continuous Learning: A willingness to expand your knowledge across other Ellucian solutions.
- Effective Communication: Ability to communicate and present effectively to stakeholders and project leaders, both internally and externally.
- Problem-Solving Prowess: Creativity, critical thinking, and a strong work ethic to enable delivery readiness, problem-solving, and root cause analysis.
- Prioritization Skills: Strong ability to prioritize tasks based on business impact and time constraints.
- Multitasking Ability: Capable of managing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines.
- Ellucian Values: Demonstrate and support Ellucian's core values.
- Travel Flexibility: Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed to deliver services.
- Bonus Points: Experience with consortium or system-wide models, and knowledge of higher education regulations in California, Texas, Florida, or New York.
What makes #Ellucianlife
- Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision
- Flexible time off
- Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account (LSA) that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests
- 401k w/ match & BrightPlan - to help you save for the future
- Parental Leave
- 5 charitable days to support the community that supports us
- Telemedicine
- Wellness
- Headspace Care (mental health)
- Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes)
- RethinkCare & Wellthy- caregiver support
- Diversity and inclusion programs which provide access to internal employee resource groups
- Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
- We Foster a learning culture with:
- Education Assistance Program
- Professional development opportunities
