Talent, Organization, & HR Services for Higher Education

Transform your HR functions end-to-end with our talent and organization services so you can elevate your employee experience, reduce risk, and support your workforce to focus on what matters most for your campus.

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Human resources for higher ed: HR that furthers your mission

We help higher education institutions modernize HR to attract, support, and retain top talent while managing cost to the institution and risk. By strengthening the employee experience and streamlining work, HR can deliver consistent service and well-defined career paths.

From HR strategy and service delivery to pay equity, benefits, compliance, and change support, we help you modernize processes and implement HR technology so you can focus on what matters most to your institution.

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Our Talent, Organization, and HR Services for Higher Education

Higher education’s mission is powered by the people who support students, advance research, and keep campus operations running. Our talent, organization, and HR services help institutions strengthen workforce strategy, rewards, operations, and enabling technology so you can sustain outcomes and deliver on your mission with confidence.

Real-world higher education experience, real results

ChangeScout™

ChangeScout™ demystifies organizational change management, offering a structured, organized experience to help your change management network make smart decisions. The result: reduced manual effort, faster delivery, improved adoption, and a better change experience for your stakeholders and institution.

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A people-first organization and workforce transformation

A large, private R1 university used our talent and organization services to build a leading-class IT organization—aligning its operating model, roles, and skills to a five-year digital transformation strategy. We effectively designed the future-state org, competency framework, job architecture, and market-based compensation, then supported a competitive talent transition—resulting in a higher-skilled, more unified workforce positioned to boost service and accelerate innovation.

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Lessons learned in higher education operational efficiencies

An Ivy League university replaced a 15-year-old legacy admin system with Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) and Financials—guided by Deloitte across process redesign, change management, and risk advisory. Results included up to 93% faster HR transactions, mobile self-service, and streamlined approvals with stronger visibility and reporting, enabling the university to make data-driven HR decisions.

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Future of work at a private, land-grant research institute

A leading research university selected Deloitte to prepare its workforce for tech-driven role shifts. We assessed role impacts, defined priority human skills, and built a strategic workforce planning, change, and governance playbook. Through leader interviews and stakeholder workshops, we aligned owners, decisions, and an operating rhythm to redeploy talent and sustain adoption. The institution gained a repeatable approach backed by Deloitte’s higher education experience.

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