[Hiring] Senior Solutions Consultant @Ellucian

Role Description

Ellucian’s Solutions Consulting organization is seeking a Senior Solutions Consultant with deep Banner Student experience and a strong understanding of the end-to-end student lifecycle, ideally complemented by exposure to Banner Finance. This role operates within a capability-based presales model, where Solutions Consultants partner closely with Strategic Business Advisors and Professional Services to deliver confident, delivery-ready presales engagement.

• Serve as a Banner Student subject matter expert, helping institutions understand how Ellucian solutions support the full student lifecycle, from admissions through completion.
• Participate in structured discovery and strategy conversations to understand institutional goals, challenges, and readiness, working in partnership with sales, SBAs, and services teams.
• Deliver virtual and on-site capability demonstrations that are aligned to customer needs, sales strategy, and realistic delivery approaches — emphasizing what is standard, configurable, and scalable.
• Collaborate within a team-based model, contributing your functional expertise while supporting broader opportunity ownership and continuity from presales into delivery.
• Build credibility and trust with institutional stakeholders — including staff, administrators, and decision-makers — through clear communication, practical insight, and higher-ed expertise.
• Support competitive and complex pursuits by helping customers visualize outcomes, assess fit, and move forward with confidence.
• Represent Ellucian at regional and national conferences, user groups, and events, sharing expertise and strengthening Ellucian’s presence in the higher education community.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in higher education administration or related presales experience, within Student / Academic Services (Admissions, Registration, Academic Records, Student Accounts, etc.).
• Hands-on expertise with Banner Student is required; experience with Banner Finance is strongly preferred.
• A solid understanding of higher education business processes, institutional constraints, and industry trends.
• The ability to translate functional expertise into clear, value-focused conversations for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfort operating in a SaaS-first environment, with curiosity and willingness to continuously learn evolving solutions and delivery models.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to logically and confidently communicate complex concepts.
• A collaborative mindset, with the ability to work effectively within a team, meet deadlines, follow through on commitments, and act with urgency when needed.

Benefits

• 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

Company Description

Ellucian is a global market leader in education technology. We power innovation for higher education, partnering with more than 2,800 customers across 50 countries and serving over 20 million students.