Implementation Consultant Jobs in Virginia
Implementation Consultant jobs in Virginia are in strong demand, with the market concentrated in enterprise software, federal IT services, healthcare technology, and defense contracting across seniority levels from entry-level analyst through senior principal. The busiest hiring metros are Northern Virginia, Richmond, and Reston, where established employers like Leidos, Booz Allen Hamilton, and DXC Technology maintain large delivery practices. The most sought-after specialties include ERP implementation, cloud migration, and cybersecurity platform deployment. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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About EAB
At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, and advancement. We work with each partner differently, tailoring our portfolio of research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions to meet the unique needs of every leadership team, as well as the students and employees they serve.
At EAB, we serve not only our partner institutions but each other—that's why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their communities. See how we've been recognized for this dedication to our employees by checking out our recent awards.
For more information, visit our Careers page.
The Role in Brief:
Senior Implementation Consultant
The Launch Consultant supports the successful implementation and adoption of EAB’s Navigate360 and related student success technologies. This role combines project management, partner consultation, and change management support to help institutions operationalize student success strategies and achieve measurable outcomes aligned with their goals. The Senior Implementation Consultant partners closely with institutional stakeholders and internal cross-functional teams to guide implementations from project kickoff through go-live and early adoption. This role plays a critical part in ensuring launches remain organized, collaborative, and outcome-oriented while helping partners navigate process change, workflow design, and technology adoption. This position is ideal for a highly organized and consultative professional who thrives in collaborative environments, enjoys solving complex operational challenges, and is motivated by improving student success outcomes through technology and process improvement.
This position may be based in Washington D.C.; Richmond, VA; or is open to remote employment within the continental United States (with a preference to East Coast or willingness to work East Coast hours).
This role is listed as Senior Implementation Consultant for posting purposes; the official and internal title of this hire is expected to be Launch Consultant, Senior Associate to align with EAB business norms.
Primary Responsibilities:
Support and Execute Partner Launches
- Manage and support implementation activities for EAB’s Navigate360 platform and related student success technologies from project initiation through go-live.
- Coordinate project timelines, deliverables, and milestones to ensure successful and timely implementation outcomes.
- Independently own a portfolio of approximately 10-12 concurrent implementations by managing detailed launch plans and proactively identify risks, dependencies, or implementation challenges.
- Partner with institutional stakeholders to support workflow design, implementation planning, accountability of deliverables and adoption readiness.
Platform Configuration
- Translate institutional requirements into detailed Navigate360 configuration decisions, complete and quality-check platform setup, and guide partners through testing and readiness activities.
- Troubleshoot product questions with subject matter experts to satisfy partner workflow needs.
Partner Consultation and Change Management
- Develop an understanding of institutional goals, recruitment funnel, and student success priorities to support effective technology adoption.
- Facilitate partner discussions, trainings, and implementation meetings in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
- Analyze student support workflows to identify opportunities for operational improvement and effective platform integration.
- Support campus change management efforts by helping partners build readiness, drive engagement, and encourage sustained platform adoption across student support teams.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with internal teams including Business Analysts, Strategic Leaders, Product, Engineering, and Partner Success to support partner needs and implementation success.
- Serve as a day-to-day point of coordination for implementation activities, helping ensure alignment between institutional priorities and project execution.
- Escalate implementation risks, blockers, or partner concerns appropriately and contribute to solution development.
Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence
- Contribute feedback and insights to improve launch processes, implementation resources, and partner experience.
- Support development and refinement of enablement materials, templates, and training resources.
- Maintain accurate project documentation and communicate implementation progress clearly to internal and external stakeholders.
- Adapt effectively to evolving priorities and bring structure and follow-through to complex projects.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 3+ years of consulting or project management experience, including at least two years independently leading software implementations or similarly complex cross-functional projects.
- Demonstrated ownership of multiple concurrent projects from planning through launch, including milestones, dependencies, risks, stakeholder communication, and follow-through.
- Experience with CRM platforms (Navigate360, Slate, Salesforce, Banner, Colleague, Workday Student, Ellucian, Starfish, or similar platforms).
- This is a hands-on technology role, but it is not a software development or coding position. Prior Navigate360 experience is not required but applicants should have demonstrated comfort learning, configuring, testing, and troubleshooting complex enterprise platforms.
- Experience leading client or stakeholder meetings and trainings.
- Ability to translate operational needs into clear workflows and project requirements.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain execution quality across a project portfolio.
- Demonstrated resourcefulness when learning unfamiliar technology or resolving ambiguous problems.
- Willingness to travel up to 30% domestically (varies by product).
- Valid driver’s license required.
Ideal Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience configuring, maintaining, testing, or troubleshooting a CRM, SIS, LMS, ERP, case-management system, or other workflow-based enterprise platform.
- Higher education experience involving student success, advising, enrollment, or institutional operations.
- Experience with change management, workflow redesign, or end-user adoption.
- Experience working between technical and non-technical teams.
- Knowledge in student success strategy, prospective student workflows or higher education operations.
- Commitment to embracing a continual learning environment and contributing to a dynamic and welcoming culture of fairness, authenticity, and belonging in support of EAB’s mission, values, and aspiration.
If you’ve reached this section of the job description and are unsure of whether to apply, please do! At EAB, we welcome new perspectives and learn from each other’s unique experiences. We would encourage you to submit an application if this is a role you would be passionate about doing every day.
Compensation:
The anticipated starting salary range for this role is $55,000 - $72,500 per year. Actual salary varies due to factors that may include but not be limited to relevant experience, skills, and location. At EAB, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the starting salary range for their role.
This hire will additionally be eligible for discretionary bonus or incentive compensation. Variable compensation may depend on various factors, such as individual and organizational performance.
Benefits:
Consistent with our belief that our employees are our most valuable resource, EAB offers a competitive and inclusive benefits package. Our benefits currently include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; dependents and domestic partners eligible
- 20+ days of PTO annually, in addition to paid firm and floating holidays
- Daytime leave policy for community service and flextime for fitness activities (up to 10 hours per month each)
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with annual discretionary company matching contribution
- Health savings account, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account, and pre-tax commuter plans
- Employee assistance program with counseling services and resources available to all employees and immediate family
- Wellness programs including gym discounts, incentives to promote healthy living, and family access to the leading app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation
- Fertility treatment coverage and adoption or surrogacy assistance
- Paid parental leave with phase back to work program for birthing and non-birthing parents
- Access to milk shipping service to support nursing employees during business travel
- Discounted pet health insurance coverage for dog and cat family members
- Company-provided life, AD&D, and disability insurance
- Financial wellness resources and membership in a robust employee discount program
- Access to employee resource groups, merit-based advancement, and dynamic professional growth opportunities
Benefits kick in day one; learn more at eab.com/careers/benefits.
This opening is not eligible for visa sponsorship at this time; EAB will thus consider candidates who possess U.S. work authorization that does not require employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.
At EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to “make education smarter and our communities stronger” we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and are committed to fostering a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard.
To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
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About EAB
At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, and advancement. We work with each partner differently, tailoring our portfolio of research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions to meet the unique needs of every leadership team, as well as the students and employees they serve.
At EAB, we serve not only our partner institutions but each other—that's why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their communities. See how we've been recognized for this dedication to our employees by checking out our recent awards.
For more information, visit our Careers page.
The Role in Brief:
Senior Implementation Consultant
The Launch Consultant supports the successful implementation and adoption of EAB’s Navigate360 and related student success technologies. This role combines project management, partner consultation, and change management support to help institutions operationalize student success strategies and achieve measurable outcomes aligned with their goals. The Senior Implementation Consultant partners closely with institutional stakeholders and internal cross-functional teams to guide implementations from project kickoff through go-live and early adoption. This role plays a critical part in ensuring launches remain organized, collaborative, and outcome-oriented while helping partners navigate process change, workflow design, and technology adoption. This position is ideal for a highly organized and consultative professional who thrives in collaborative environments, enjoys solving complex operational challenges, and is motivated by improving student success outcomes through technology and process improvement.
This position may be based in Washington D.C.; Richmond, VA; or is open to remote employment within the continental United States (with a preference to East Coast or willingness to work East Coast hours).
This role is listed as Senior Implementation Consultant for posting purposes; the official and internal title of this hire is expected to be Launch Consultant, Senior Associate to align with EAB business norms.
Primary Responsibilities:
Support and Execute Partner Launches
- Manage and support implementation activities for EAB’s Navigate360 platform and related student success technologies from project initiation through go-live.
- Coordinate project timelines, deliverables, and milestones to ensure successful and timely implementation outcomes.
- Independently own a portfolio of approximately 10-12 concurrent implementations by managing detailed launch plans and proactively identify risks, dependencies, or implementation challenges.
- Partner with institutional stakeholders to support workflow design, implementation planning, accountability of deliverables and adoption readiness.
Platform Configuration
- Translate institutional requirements into detailed Navigate360 configuration decisions, complete and quality-check platform setup, and guide partners through testing and readiness activities.
- Troubleshoot product questions with subject matter experts to satisfy partner workflow needs.
Partner Consultation and Change Management
- Develop an understanding of institutional goals, recruitment funnel, and student success priorities to support effective technology adoption.
- Facilitate partner discussions, trainings, and implementation meetings in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
- Analyze student support workflows to identify opportunities for operational improvement and effective platform integration.
- Support campus change management efforts by helping partners build readiness, drive engagement, and encourage sustained platform adoption across student support teams.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate with internal teams including Business Analysts, Strategic Leaders, Product, Engineering, and Partner Success to support partner needs and implementation success.
- Serve as a day-to-day point of coordination for implementation activities, helping ensure alignment between institutional priorities and project execution.
- Escalate implementation risks, blockers, or partner concerns appropriately and contribute to solution development.
Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence
- Contribute feedback and insights to improve launch processes, implementation resources, and partner experience.
- Support development and refinement of enablement materials, templates, and training resources.
- Maintain accurate project documentation and communicate implementation progress clearly to internal and external stakeholders.
- Adapt effectively to evolving priorities and bring structure and follow-through to complex projects.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 3+ years of consulting or project management experience, including at least two years independently leading software implementations or similarly complex cross-functional projects.
- Demonstrated ownership of multiple concurrent projects from planning through launch, including milestones, dependencies, risks, stakeholder communication, and follow-through.
- Experience with CRM platforms (Navigate360, Slate, Salesforce, Banner, Colleague, Workday Student, Ellucian, Starfish, or similar platforms).
- This is a hands-on technology role, but it is not a software development or coding position. Prior Navigate360 experience is not required but applicants should have demonstrated comfort learning, configuring, testing, and troubleshooting complex enterprise platforms.
- Experience leading client or stakeholder meetings and trainings.
- Ability to translate operational needs into clear workflows and project requirements.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain execution quality across a project portfolio.
- Demonstrated resourcefulness when learning unfamiliar technology or resolving ambiguous problems.
- Willingness to travel up to 30% domestically (varies by product).
- Valid driver’s license required.
Ideal Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience configuring, maintaining, testing, or troubleshooting a CRM, SIS, LMS, ERP, case-management system, or other workflow-based enterprise platform.
- Higher education experience involving student success, advising, enrollment, or institutional operations.
- Experience with change management, workflow redesign, or end-user adoption.
- Experience working between technical and non-technical teams.
- Knowledge in student success strategy, prospective student workflows or higher education operations.
- Commitment to embracing a continual learning environment and contributing to a dynamic and welcoming culture of fairness, authenticity, and belonging in support of EAB’s mission, values, and aspiration.
If you’ve reached this section of the job description and are unsure of whether to apply, please do! At EAB, we welcome new perspectives and learn from each other’s unique experiences. We would encourage you to submit an application if this is a role you would be passionate about doing every day.
Compensation:
The anticipated starting salary range for this role is $55,000 - $72,500 per year. Actual salary varies due to factors that may include but not be limited to relevant experience, skills, and location. At EAB, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the starting salary range for their role.
This hire will additionally be eligible for discretionary bonus or incentive compensation. Variable compensation may depend on various factors, such as individual and organizational performance.
Benefits:
Consistent with our belief that our employees are our most valuable resource, EAB offers a competitive and inclusive benefits package. Our benefits currently include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; dependents and domestic partners eligible
- 20+ days of PTO annually, in addition to paid firm and floating holidays
- Daytime leave policy for community service and flextime for fitness activities (up to 10 hours per month each)
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with annual discretionary company matching contribution
- Health savings account, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account, and pre-tax commuter plans
- Employee assistance program with counseling services and resources available to all employees and immediate family
- Wellness programs including gym discounts, incentives to promote healthy living, and family access to the leading app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation
- Fertility treatment coverage and adoption or surrogacy assistance
- Paid parental leave with phase back to work program for birthing and non-birthing parents
- Access to milk shipping service to support nursing employees during business travel
- Discounted pet health insurance coverage for dog and cat family members
- Company-provided life, AD&D, and disability insurance
- Financial wellness resources and membership in a robust employee discount program
- Access to employee resource groups, merit-based advancement, and dynamic professional growth opportunities
Benefits kick in day one; learn more at eab.com/careers/benefits.
This opening is not eligible for visa sponsorship at this time; EAB will thus consider candidates who possess U.S. work authorization that does not require employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.
At EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to “make education smarter and our communities stronger” we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and are committed to fostering a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard.
To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
#LI-DS1a
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What Virginia Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in implementation consultant jobs across Virginia.
- Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, business, or a related field
- Hands-on experience implementing enterprise platforms such as Salesforce, SAP, or ServiceNow
- Project management certification such as PMP or equivalent demonstrated delivery experience
- Strong client-facing communication skills and ability to lead workshops with stakeholders
- Familiarity with federal contracting environments and security clearance eligibility preferred
- Experience with Agile or waterfall delivery methodologies and associated documentation practices
Implementation Consultant Jobs in Virginia: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a implementation consultant in Virginia?
Implementation consulting in Virginia does not require a state-issued license, so the path runs through education and credentials. Most employers expect a bachelor's degree in information systems, business, or computer science. From there, platform-specific certifications from providers such as Salesforce, SAP, or Microsoft validate hands-on skills. Virginia's dense federal IT and defense sectors also reward candidates who hold or can obtain a security clearance early in their career.
How much do implementation consultants make in Virginia?
Implementation consultants in Virginia earn a median of about $117,580 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $66,140 for the lowest 10% to over $174,700 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire implementation consultants in Virginia?
Employers hiring implementation consultants in Virginia right now include CliftonLarsonAllen, ADP, and EAB, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Virginia's concentration of federal agencies and large systems integrators means many of these roles sit within long-term government IT programs that require ongoing implementation and deployment support.
Which Virginia cities have the most implementation consultant jobs?
Arlington, Richmond, and Virginia have the most implementation consultant openings in Virginia. Northern Virginia drives the highest volume because of its density of federal agencies, defense contractors, and cloud infrastructure campuses, while Richmond draws demand from financial services firms and state government technology initiatives, and Reston attracts openings from large IT services companies headquartered in the area.
Are there remote implementation consultant jobs in Virginia?
Yes, and more than most fields. Implementation consulting involves a significant amount of discovery, configuration, and training work that translates well to remote delivery. About 67% of implementation consultant openings tied to Virginia are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting how broadly distributed client environments have become. The phases most likely to stay remote are requirements gathering and user training, while go-live support often requires on-site presence.
How can I get hired as a implementation consultant in Virginia with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is through an associate consultant or junior business analyst role at one of Virginia's large federal IT integrators such as Leidos, Booz Allen Hamilton, or SAIC, which run structured analyst development programs for recent graduates. Candidates who earn an entry-level platform certification from Salesforce or ServiceNow before applying stand out against peers with no credentials. Adjacent roles in technical support, business analysis, or IT project coordination at Virginia state agencies also provide a recognized stepping stone into implementation work.
Where can I find and apply to implementation consultant jobs in Virginia?
You can find and apply to implementation consultant jobs in Virginia on Migrate Mate, which lists current Virginia openings across industries and experience levels. Find roles that fit your background and apply directly.
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