Ellucian

Lead large-scale, complex SaaS and cloud transformation programs in higher education, driving strategic alignment, governance, and executive stakeholder engagement. | 10+ years leading enterprise SaaS/ERP programs, strong leadership and communication skills, experience with program governance, risk management, and mentoring, preferably with higher education or consortium experience. | Principal Project Manager (Higher Education Systems & Consortiums /SaaS/ERP) • US • Services • 6242 • Up to 50% About Ellucian 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. 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 seeking a Principal Project Manager to join our North American Field Delivery team and lead complex, strategic programs and high-impact implementations of our integrated administrative solutions for higher education. In this senior leadership role, you will drive large-scale, cross-functional SaaS and cloud transformation initiatives that require advanced program management expertise, strategic vision, and the ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders. At Ellucian, we power the essential work of colleges and universities so they can focus on changing lives through education. Joining our team means contributing to a mission-driven company where your leadership directly shapes the success of institutions around the world. You’ll collaborate with senior leaders, partner with clients on their digital transformation journeys, and play a critical role in advancing innovation, inclusion, and continuous learning across our delivery organization. Where You Will Make an Impact • Own and drive large, complex enterprise programs from initiation through delivery, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and measurable business outcomes. • Serve as a strategic advisor to executive stakeholders—both internal and external—on program direction, risk management, and best practices for SaaS and cloud transformation. • Lead multiple, concurrent projects and programs through all phases of the Ellucian Implementation Methodology, ensuring consistent delivery excellence. • Champion governance, standards, and quality, embedding project management best practices across all engagements. • Mentor and coach senior and mid-level Project Managers, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. • Anticipate and navigate complexity, proactively identifying risks and dependencies while developing actionable mitigation strategies. • Drive executive-level communications, including concise, data-driven status updates, risk summaries, and recommendations for action. • Balance strategic oversight with hands-on leadership, ensuring programs are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget. • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Customer Relations teams to ensure delivery success and customer satisfaction. • Represent Ellucian as a thought leader, contributing to the evolution of project management frameworks and transformation practices. What You Will Bring • 10+ years’ experience leading enterprise-scale SaaS, ERP, or CRM implementation programs in a complex, matrixed environment as a Project or Program Manager. • Understanding of ERP/CRM cloud and SaaS architecture and connection with delivery methodology. • Demonstrated ability to manage multimillion-dollar budgets, resource forecasts, and financial performance across portfolios. • Proven leadership driving strategic alignment, stakeholder engagement, and customer satisfaction at the executive level. • Depth in project governance and delivery excellence, proactive risk management, ensuring consistent adherence to scope, quality, and outcomes. • Experience influencing pre-sales activities, partnering with Customer Relations and Solutioning teams to define scope, timelines, and value propositions. • Strong mentoring and leadership skills, with a passion for developing high-performing delivery teams. • Exceptional communication and executive presence, with the ability to build trust, influence decisions, and guide transformation. • Advanced certifications in project and program management (e.g., PMP, PgMP, Agile, SAFe, Cloud certifications) preferred but not required. • Higher education experience, familiarity with academic or administrative business processes preferred, but not required. • Extensive experience leading higher education systems or consortiums, either within a system or consortium or in a business partnership capacity preferred but not required. 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 #LI-PB1 #LI-remote Apply At Ellucian, we believe in the “power of together.” We embrace an inclusive workplace, and believe that our differences help inspire a culture of acceptance that makes our company more collaborative and innovative. We’re proud to provide equal employment opportunities for job applicants and for our employees, and we are committed to providing a process and an environment that is free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), and other legally protected classifications. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs. To enable employees to perform essential functions of their positions and to offer applicants a meaningful opportunity to be considered for positions, we also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees and applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices. This job posting is intended to comply with all applicable laws. If we learn during the course of our recruitment process that, due to an applicant’s location, further information about the position is required, including certain salary information, the information in this posting will be supplemented accordingly. Additionally, we are aware of fake applicant schemes and have rigorous internal processes in place to mitigate such risk and inform proper authorities of any such instances that arise. We’re excited by your interest in Ellucian! Please know that all authentic communication regarding any aspect of our hiring process will always come from an @ellucian.com email address. If you receive a message from any other source, it isn’t from us. When in doubt, you can always contact talentacquisition@ellucian.com. Additionally, you can visit https://careers.ellucian.com to verify any external job posting

Drive expansion of enterprise accounts through strategic relationships with higher education executives, manage complex sales cycles, and collaborate with internal teams to meet revenue targets. | 6+ years selling SaaS/Cloud products to enterprise C-levels, proven quota achievement, ability to manage complex sales cycles, and willingness to travel 50-75%. | Account Executive | New Logo | West Coast, MST or PST preferred • US • Sales • 6349 • Up to 75% 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 This role requires 50-75% travel We have an immediate opening for an Account Executive who will work in our West Coast territory. In this role, you will work with higher education institution executives, including Presidents, Provosts, CFOs and CIOs to form strategic relationships and partnerships to sell Ellucian solutions in a consultative approach. You will be responsible for expanding our existing enterprise accounts and drive complex sales cycles by working with and supported by internal teams including Ellucian Executives, pre-sales consultants, proposals, inside sales, marketing, and sales support. If you’re a self-starter, enjoy working in a dynamic team environment, & love building relationships with your client’s Executives, then Ellucian is the place for you! Where you will make an impact • You will be a key player in Ellucian’s field sales team to drive expansion of current enterprise accounts • Develops effective and specific account plans to ensure revenue target delivery and sustainable growth. • Develop relationships with customers and leverage to drive strategy through the organization. • You will apply value-selling processes leveraging vast knowledge of Ellucian’s product portfolio • Establish strong relationships with C-levels based on knowledge of customer requirements and commitment to value. • Actively understand each customer’s technology footprint, strategic growth plans, technology strategy and competitive landscape. Review public information (e.g. new executive appointments, earnings statements, press releases) for the company and its competitors to remain updated on key industry trends and issues impacting the prospect. • Lead designated territory, including accounts, account relationships, prospect profiling, and sales cycles. • Develop and deliver a comprehensive business plan to address customer and prospects priorities and pain points. • Demand Generation, Pipeline and Opportunity Management • Manage sales through forecasting, account resource allocation, account strategy, and planning • Drive complex sales cycles orchestrating internal resources of pre-sales, proposals, contacts, inside sales, marketing and sales support • You will employ effective selling strategies to successfully position Ellucian as a viable choice to alternative ERP solutions. What you will bring • 6+ years of experience selling SaaS/Cloud products and solutions to C-levels within enterprise accounts • Ability in managing complex sales cycles from start to finish with a proven track record in meeting and/or exceeding annual quotas • Domain expertise in ERP, HCM, or Finance application is preferred • Ability to establish key relationships with C-levels • Proven success in transformational selling and strategy • Proven experience working with internal teams to maximize selling opportunities. • Ability to travel 50-75% • Previous experience selling to higher education institutions is not required 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 #LI-AC1 #LI-REMOTE Apply At Ellucian, we believe in the “power of together.” We embrace an inclusive workplace, and believe that our differences help inspire a culture of acceptance that makes our company more collaborative and innovative. We’re proud to provide equal employment opportunities for job applicants and for our employees, and we are committed to providing a process and an environment that is free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), and other legally protected classifications. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs. To enable employees to perform essential functions of their positions and to offer applicants a meaningful opportunity to be considered for positions, we also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees and applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices. This job posting is intended to comply with all applicable laws. If we learn during the course of our recruitment process that, due to an applicant’s location, further information about the position is required, including certain salary information, the information in this posting will be supplemented accordingly. Additionally, we are aware of fake applicant schemes and have rigorous internal processes in place to mitigate such risk and inform proper authorities of any such instances that arise. We’re excited by your interest in Ellucian! Please know that all authentic communication regarding any aspect of our hiring process will always come from an @ellucian.com email address. If you receive a message from any other source, it isn’t from us. When in doubt, you can always contact talentacquisition@ellucian.com. Additionally, you can visit https://careers.ellucian.com to verify any external job posting

Design and implement best practice solutions for higher education ERP products, lead cloud modernization projects, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to align solutions with customer goals. | 5+ years of solution delivery experience in higher education ERP systems, technical implementation skills, customer-facing experience, and knowledge of Ellucian ERP delivery practices. | Solutions Architect (Higher Education, SIS, ERP) • US • Services • 6104 • Up to 50% 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 Our Professional Services team at Ellucian is seeking a Solutions Architect who will play a key role in shaping the vision and architecture of our solutions across multiple Ellucian products. This role is focused on designing, supporting, and implementing best practice solutions throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with customer business goals and requirements. The Solutions Architect will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams during the presales cycle, lead Cloud/SaaS modernization engagements, and drive outcomes-based methodology practices to accelerate time-to-value for higher education institutions. Reporting directly to the manager of the practice, the Solutions Architect will serve as a thought leader and principal liaison, ensuring the successful delivery of solutions as architected. Where you will make an impact • Analyze business objectives and desired outcomes, ensuring alignment with customer goals • Design and convey comprehensive business architecture, including both technical and functional solutions, from concept through implementation. • Identify and standardize solutions within the Ellucian ecosystem, ensuring alignment with best practices and the product roadmap. • Support the Enterprise Architect in defining and articulating value propositions • Lead cross-functional implementations, focusing on areas like Student Information Systems (SIS), Finance, HR, and ensuring SaaS extensibility is maximized for customer success. • Facilitate service solutions sessions, guide capability teams through process mapping, and enhance customer experience through standards and best practices. • Collaborate with project management to define and execute delivery models, mitigate risks, and develop materials such as solution architectures, and statements of work. • Participate in governance and assurance activities, ensuring solutions are implemented as designed and assessing ongoing success for continuous improvement. • Mentor new team members on capability-driven service delivery practices, balancing strategic and tactical considerations. • Contribute to the enhancement of Ellucian’s global architecture repository, supporting time-to-value and outcome-driven methodologies. What you will bring • Preferred 5+ years of broad solution delivery experience at multiple higher education institutions in the U.S., with expertise in cross-functional areas such as Student Information Systems (SIS), Finance, and HR. • Technical Background: Comfortable with and have past experience in technical implementation, with the ability to architect multiple functional and technical areas. • Preferred experience with higher education delivery in large scale ERP platforms. • Preferred in-depth knowledge of Ellucian ERP delivery practices and an understanding of its role within the broader Ellucian solution landscape. • Passionate about learning and implementing new tools and technologies into the projects. • Innovation and Creativity: A positive, self-motivated, team-oriented individual with the ability to innovate and create new delivery methodologies to transform higher education effectiveness. • Prior experience in a customer-facing position across multiple organizations • Communication and Collaboration: Superior relationship-building skills, exceptional interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, with an emphasis on collaboration and follow-through. • Ability to articulate value and ROI for customers around a variety of software and services solutions. • International experience a plus Nice to have • Business acumen and commercially astute and have a broad understanding of solutions and what they deliver for institutions to drive profitable growth • Ability to articulate value and ROI for customers around a variety of software and services solutions. • Implementation Planning: Ability to develop detailed implementation plans based on capability-driven delivery methodologies. • Previous experience successfully launching newly created service portfolio into the marketplace preferred 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 #LI-PB1 #LI-remote Apply At Ellucian, we believe in the “power of together.” We embrace an inclusive workplace, and believe that our differences help inspire a culture of acceptance that makes our company more collaborative and innovative. We’re proud to provide equal employment opportunities for job applicants and for our employees, and we are committed to providing a process and an environment that is free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), and other legally protected classifications. These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs. To enable employees to perform essential functions of their positions and to offer applicants a meaningful opportunity to be considered for positions, we also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees and applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices. This job posting is intended to comply with all applicable laws. If we learn during the course of our recruitment process that, due to an applicant’s location, further information about the position is required, including certain salary information, the information in this posting will be supplemented accordingly. Additionally, we are aware of fake applicant schemes and have rigorous internal processes in place to mitigate such risk and inform proper authorities of any such instances that arise.