Workday Adaptive Planning Solution Architect

The OpportunityHuron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. We collaborate with education organizations to develop strategies and implement solutions that enable the transformative change our clients need to own their future. Together, we empower clients to drive innovation, create sustainable funding streams and deliver better student outcomes.Today, leaders of higher education institutions and academic medical centers are spending too much time reacting to market forces, rather than focusing on the essential priorities that help students, faculty and staff thrive. The most productive path forward requires an intentional approach and innovative thinking, whereby stakeholders across the entire institution rally around a shared vision and embrace the hard work of effecting change.Youll help our clients to achieve organizational effectiveness, improve student outcomes, implement new technologies and align resources and investments to ensure long-term sustainability.Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.Position SummaryThe multi-faceted role youve been looking for Managers play a vibrant, integral role at Huron. Their invaluable knowledge reflects in the projects they manage and the teams they lead. Known for being politically savvy, they build long-standing partnerships with clients, while collaborating with colleagues to solve their most important challenges. They plan, shape and deliver technology solutions that deliver results and seamlessly align with client goals, visions and missions. Remarkably versatile, our Managers also spend significant time mentoring junior staff on the engagement teamwhere they tirelessly share expertise as well as feedback and encouragement. This benefits Huron profoundly as it promotes a culture of respect, unity, collaboration and personal achievement.Our environment inspires and rewards growth As a Manager, you have the unique ability to specialize in certain areas of enterprise software products that showcase and employ your areas of expertise while pursuing your career vision. Huron is big enough to offer the opportunity and exposure you need for your career growthbut small enough to give you individual attention for your professional development. Every Manager adds to who we are as an organizationand the more you evolve, the more we do. An exciting career experience awaits you: Its intense its analytically rigorous its practical its entrepreneurial its intellectually stimulatingand most definitelyits career-defining Its the Huron Way.Lets get to work together.QualificationsRequired:Minimum 5 years proven prior success in roles directly implementing Workday Adaptive Planning or Legacy Adaptive Insights5-7 years experience in analyzing requirements, writing functional specifications, conducting tests, troubleshooting issues and interfacing with business usersHuron requires a Bachelors Degree in a field related to this position or equivalent work experiencePost-pandemic willingness to travel up to 50%Preferred Skills & Experience:Holds active Workday Certification (Financials or Adaptive preferred)May consider candidates with prior experience implementing TM1 Cognos, Anaplan, or Oracle EPM solutionsExperience leading medium to large scale Adaptive Planning (or similar) implementation projectsExperience with Adaptive in both development and administrative rolesExperience with automation and integration of AdaptiveExtensive knowledge of ExcelExtensive knowledge FP&A processes and activitiesPrior team management experience, experience managing people (mentoring, delegating, reviewing work, and coaching staff)Experience in pre-sales activities, proposal development, presentations, and Demo''sWillingness to attend and present at oralsPosting CategoryEducationOpportunity TypeRegularCountryUnited States of AmericaResidents of the state of Colorado may receive salary range information for this job through this link .Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year. All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.

Created: 2025-10-04