SAP Functional Consultant Education

Join us as SAP Functional Consultant - Education

Make this the place where you grow

As a SAP Functional Consultant - Education at NTT DATA Business Solutions, you play a leading role in SAP projects within the higher education sector. Operating at the intersection of business and IT, you help universities and higher education institutions optimize their student lifecycle processes, including curriculum management, examinations, grading, and graduation.

As a senior trusted advisor, you oversee end-to-end business processes and translate them into robust, future-proof SAP solutions. You drive predictable, high-quality delivery across implementation and migration projects, ensuring successful outcomes for both clients and project teams.

In addition, you play a key role in strengthening the team. You lead by example, mentor junior consultants, and inspire colleagues by guiding them through complex challenges and change initiatives. Your expertise, leadership, and collaborative approach help both clients and team members achieve lasting success.

Location: ‘s-Hertogenbosch / Hybrid

What will you do?

As a SAP Functional Consultant Education, you will lead the design and delivery of functional SAP Student Lifecycle Management (SLcM) solutions within implementation and migration projects for higher education institutions. You oversee the entire student lifecycle, ensuring seamless collaboration between business stakeholders and IT teams.

Your responsibilities include:

• SAP SLcM Consulting: Translate higher education processes—such as curriculum management, examinations, grading, and graduation—into effective SAP SLcM solutions that align with regulatory requirements and the client's operating model.
• Process Analysis & Solution Design: Analyze and optimize end-to-end student lifecycle processes and convert business requirements into functional designs and SAP configuration specifications.
• Workshops & Decision Making: Facilitate workshops and Fit-to-Standard sessions, gathering requirements, documenting process flows, and guiding key decisions.
• Business & IT Collaboration: Act as the senior functional point of contact for system integrations, data migrations, conversions, testing activities, and defect analysis.
• Project Delivery: Contribute to predictable, high-quality SAP project delivery by managing scope, planning, risks, dependencies, and overall project progress.
• Quality & Standardization: Drive continuous improvement by standardizing methodologies, templates, and best practices across project teams.
• Stakeholder Management: Bridge the gap between business and IT by working closely with key users, process owners, project managers, architects, and developers.
• Coaching & Continuous Improvement: Mentor junior consultants and actively contribute to improving processes, team performance, and customer outcomes.

What we offer

You will join a specialized team (internally known as the Student Lifecycle Team) focused on SAP Student Lifecycle Management (SLcM) solutions for higher education institutions. It’s a close-knit and informal team where colleagues genuinely support one another. While we work hard to deliver the best results for our clients, there's also plenty of room for collaboration, fun, and team spirit—both inside and outside of work.

Thanks to the variety of projects and responsibilities, no two days are the same. You'll also have the opportunity to work on international projects, with assignments that may take you to locations such as San Diego or Morocco.

At NTT DATA Business Solutions, we believe that people perform at their best in a positive and supportive work environment. We offer the flexibility to maintain a healthy work-life balance while providing plenty of opportunities to develop your expertise and grow your career.

What else can you expect?

• 28 vacation days, in addition to your annual salary and holiday allowance.
• An excellent pension plan, with NTT DATA Business Solutions covering 75% of the pension contribution.
• A company-wide bonus scheme from your very first day, regardless of your role or level of experience.
• Flexible working, with the freedom to work partly from home while staying closely connected with your team and clients.
• An open and collaborative culture, where your ideas and initiatives are genuinely valued.
• International collaboration and extensive opportunities for knowledge sharing across the global NTT DATA network.
• Healthy workplace benefits, including fresh fruit and a shared lunch in our company restaurant.
• A comprehensive onboarding program with personal guidance to help you get off to a great start.
• Wellbeing benefits, including a weekly chair massage from our in-house massage therapist.

We Transform. SAP® Solutions into Value

About NTT DATA Business Solutions

We help organizations transform and grow through innovative SAP solutions. Combining a strong international network with local expertise, we support mid-sized and enterprise organizations with deep industry knowledge and cutting-edge technology. Whether it's delivering SAP consulting services or developing our own SAP-based products and solutions, we focus on creating measurable business value and lasting impact for our customers.

What we’re looking for:

• At least 5 years of experience as a functional SAP consultant within complex organizations, with solid expertise in process analysis, configuration, testing, and change and incident management.
• Proven experience delivering SAP implementation projects, with a structured approach to scope management, requirements gathering, documentation, testing, and go-live readiness.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to model and translate end-to-end business processes into practical, sustainable SAP solutions.
• Experience in or affinity with the higher education sector is a strong advantage.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and explain complex topics in a clear and accessible way.
• A proactive, results-driven mindset with a strong sense of ownership and a continuous improvement mentality.
• A collaborative and coaching-oriented approach, enjoying the opportunity to mentor and support junior consultants in their professional development.
• Flexibility and resilience, with the ability to adapt quickly and perform effectively in a dynamic environment while managing multiple projects.
• Willingness to travel internationally as part of project assignments.