Technical Implementation Consultant (EdTech)

Location: Primarily remote; US East Coast working hours are required. Occasional travel to an office or client site is required, with a preference for candidates able to travel to offices in Chapel Hill, NC, or Bethesda, MD.

Company

hirify.global is an EdTech company that provides data and institutional performance management solutions for colleges and universities.

What you will do

• Lead discovery sessions with institutional research, registrar, admissions, student accounts, financial aid, budget, and academic affairs stakeholders.
• Translate institutional practices into data model configurations, including field and code mappings, cohort definitions, population definitions, and calculation rules.
• Configure Tableau workbooks or Power BI reports, run validation cycles, investigate discrepancies, and drive issues to resolution before go-live.
• Document client-specific business rules, configuration decisions, implementation handoffs, and product feedback.
• Advise product and technical teams on data definitions, functional use cases, and implementation improvements.
• Support power-user training during implementation go-live and manage travel of up to 10% to client or partner institutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher learning.
• At least 3 years of experience working with higher education institutional data.
• Deep knowledge of at least one higher education functional area, such as enrollment management, student financials, financial aid, registrar, budget and planning, or academic affairs.
• Familiarity with a major Student Information System, including Ellucian Banner, PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, Ellucian Colleague, or Workday Student.
• Working knowledge of IPEDS, foundational SQL, institutional data flows, Tableau or Power BI, and advanced Excel-based reconciliation.
• Experience leading stakeholder working sessions, communicating technical information to non-technical audiences, and managing multiple client projects under tight deadlines.

Nice to have

• Advanced SQL, including complex joins and window functions.
• Experience with Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery, ETL processes, or data pipeline configuration.
• Experience with instructional cost studies, program viability analysis, activity-based costing, quality assurance, or user acceptance testing.
• Experience with Confluence, Jira, Smartsheet, Trello, or similar SaaS products serving higher education.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work environment with a flexible schedule and autonomy.
• 18 PTO days from the first day, additional PTO accrual, and 15 paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, parental leave, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Professional development opportunities, home office perks, company events, and referral bonuses.
• Equal opportunity employment with reasonable accommodations available for qualified individuals.