Job Details

This job is with Ellucian, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

Ellucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with approximately 3,000 customers across 50 countries, serving more than 21 million students. Ellucians 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, including data-rich tools for student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucians innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners and user community of more than 45,000 provides best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

Ellucians 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.

In this role, you will serve as a trusted advisor and functional subject matter expert, helping institutions envision how Ellucian Student and related capabilities enable student success while aligning early conversations to realistic delivery and change outcomes. You will be part of a team that owns opportunities end-to-end - from early discovery and demonstration through a clean handoff to implementation - ensuring continuity, clarity, and reduced risk throughout the sales cycle.

This is not a demo-only role. It is a position for someone who can combine deep functional credibility with thoughtful discovery, disciplined scoping, and clear value articulation in a SaaS environment. Your expertise will directly influence discovery quality, solution alignment, and customer confidence, helping institutions modernize with minimal disruption and reinforcing Ellucians reputation for offering the most advanced ERP, SIS, and AI-driven solution to power innovation for higher education.

Where You Will Make an Impact

• 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 Ellucians presence in the higher education community.

What You Will Bring

• 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.

• 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

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