Associate Functional Consultant
Posted 2026-05-06
Remote, USA
Full-time
Immediate Start
- Job Description:
- Assisting in the discovery for project deliverables including software configuration, custom development, and integration.
- Support technical requirements gathering sessions to analyze client needs and business processes, define and document project scope, and confirm solution viability.
- Assist in providing solutions and documenting client requirements to configure design decisions.
- Proactively provide knowledge-backed recommendations and best practice advice on meeting goals through software system configuration, customization, process improvement, and/or staff training, including appropriate considerations of budget, timeframe, and client capacity.
- Educate and train clients on system functionality, particularly for go-live stabilization, offering guidance for users to become proficient in use of new tools.
- Design, validate, and implement critical system components in CRM platforms.
- Articulate complex system challenges and solutions in an easy to digest manner.
- Assist in defining the work required to deliver solutions in support of client needs, including level of effort. Provide oversight of project resources, jointly with project management.
- Adapt to changing circumstances and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Requirements:
- Up to 2 years in higher education advancement or development.
- Ability to collaborate and establish strong working relationships with various teams and lead conversations about technical concepts with audiences of varying levels of experience, including non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience gathering business requirements from stakeholders and determining solutions to support those requirements.
- Enthusiasm for learning and an openness to feedback.
- Highly analytical, technically proficient, and able to learn new tools and software quickly.
- Strong oral and written communication skills with a demonstrated ability to document and organize tasks and decisions.
- Effective in building consensus and communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, including executives and senior level staff.
- Flexibility and ability to adapt quickly to new situations.
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering and maintaining an environment of diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
- Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, some plans covered 100% by Zuri Group.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution by Zuri Group on eligible plans.
- Basic Life Insurance provided by Zuri Group.
- Group plans for voluntary coverage including Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Life, Accident, Critical Illness, and Supplemental Vision.
- 401(k) Plan with 3% employer contribution.
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health and dependent care expenses.
- Company cell-phone plans and work-from-home equipment.
- Wellness program and an emphasis on work-life balance.
- Continuing education time and reimbursement.