Position Summary
The Senior PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Functional Consultant serves as the Functional Lead responsible for assessing, optimizing, implementing, and supporting Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions. This role partners with functional stakeholders, IT teams, and executive leadership to evaluate business processes, recommend best practices, configure solutions, and support strategic ERP initiatives across the student lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead functional discovery sessions, business process reviews, and requirements gathering.
- Serve as the Functional Lead for multiple PeopleSoft Campus Solutions modules.
- Analyze business processes and recommend improvements utilizing delivered PeopleSoft functionality.
- Configure PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, develop functional specifications, and support system integrations.
- Lead solution design, conference room pilots, testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and production support.
- Collaborate with technical teams to resolve issues and deliver enhancements.
- Develop documentation, training materials, executive presentations, and implementation roadmaps.
- Mentor client staff and provide strategic recommendations for ERP optimization and modernization.
Required Functional Experience
Demonstrated experience serving as the Functional Lead for Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions in the following modules:
Academic Advising - Academic Advisement Engine, Degree Audit, Advisor Center, Transfer Credit, Graduation, Student Success initiatives.
Student Records/Curriculum Management - Academic Structure, Curriculum Management, Enrollment, Scheduling, Grading, Academic Standing, Transcripts, Graduation.
Student Financials - Tuition & Fee Calculation, Billing, Cashiering, Payment Plans, Refunds, Third-Party Contracts, Collections, General Ledger integration.
Financial Aid - ISIR Processing, Packaging, Awarding, Disbursement, SAP, Verification, Pell Grants, Direct Loans, Scholarships, Self Service.
Campus Community - Bio/Demo, Person Model, 3C Engine, Communications, Checklists, Service Indicators, Security, Population Selection, Self Service.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Minimum 10 years of Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions functional consulting experience.
Minimum 5 years serving as a Functional Lead on PeopleSoft implementations, upgrades, assessments, or optimization projects.
Experience with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions 9.2 and People Tools 8.5x or higher.
Demonstrated experience supporting higher education institutions, preferably community colleges.
Strong knowledge of higher education business processes, ERP assessments, system optimization, and stakeholder engagement.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience conducting ERP health assessments and strategic roadmap development.
Experience reducing customizations and maximizing delivered PeopleSoft functionality.
Experience with Oracle Cloud readiness assessments and modernization initiatives.
PMP, Oracle, or Prosci certification preferred.
Core Competencies
- Functional Leadership
- Business Process Analysis
- Requirements Gathering
- Solution Design
- Configuration
- Testing
- Change Management
- Executive Communication
- ERP Strategy
- Higher Education Expertise