Dayforce Project Manager – North America Emerging Markets

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the daily execution of client-oriented Dayforce implementation, optimization, and transformation initiatives throughout North America.

• Initiate projects and define delivery strategies, governance frameworks, roles, responsibilities, and operational methodologies.

• Create and uphold project schedules that include milestones, dependencies, resources, critical paths, and deliverables.

• Administer governance rhythms, status updates, RAID logs, action logs, decision logs, and escalation procedures.

• Recognize and manage risks, issues, actions, assumptions, dependencies, and decisions effectively.

• Oversee project scope, manage change requests, budgets, resource allocation, billing milestones, and commercial obligations.

• Cultivate trusted partnerships with client teams and senior stakeholders in HR, Payroll, Workforce Management, Technology, and Finance.

• Facilitate coordination among distributed functional, technical, data, integration, testing, change, and third-party teams across various locations and time zones.

• Coordinate activities related to discovery, configuration, data management, integration, testing, readiness, cutover, go-live, and hypercare.

• Manage User Acceptance Testing, parallel payroll testing, defect resolution, sign-offs, and go-live readiness as required.

• Lead or assist in project health assessments, lessons learned, and post-go-live evaluations.

• Enhance project templates, tools, governance structures, working practices, and Dayforce delivery methodologies.

• Contribute to Silver Cloud’s North American Dayforce capabilities, reusable assets, playbooks, and governance standards.

• At the Senior Project Manager level, mentor project professionals and lead complex or high-impact projects.

• Report to the Dayforce Practice Leadership Team and collaborate with consultants, commercial teams, clients, Dayforce, and third-party partners.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience managing HRIS, HCM, Payroll, Workforce Management, SaaS, or similar enterprise technology implementations.

• Experience in leading client-facing projects through the entire implementation lifecycle.

• Demonstrated accountability for delivering against agreed scope, timelines, budgets, and quality expectations.

• Skilled in creating and managing project plans, milestones, dependencies, resources, and critical paths.

• Strong project governance skills, including RAID management, status reporting, escalation processes, and change control.

• Experience working within Statements of Work and managing contractual and commercial commitments.

• Excellent stakeholder management abilities, engaging senior client leaders and cross-functional project teams.

• Experience coordinating distributed, remote, and matrix delivery teams.

• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.

• Ability to identify risks early, make informed decisions, and sustain momentum in complex delivery scenarios.

• Commercial insight regarding costs, resource utilization, and client outcomes.

• Willingness to travel to client sites as necessary.

• Direct experience with Dayforce implementation, optimization, or transformation is preferred.

• Experience in Core HR, Payroll, Benefits, Workforce Management, Talent, Reporting, Data, or Integrations is advantageous.

• Familiarity with North American clients or US HR, Payroll, or Workforce Management requirements is a plus.

• Knowledge of Dayforce Activate or other structured SaaS implementation methodologies is desirable.

• Experience with User Acceptance Testing, parallel payroll testing, cutover, go-live, and hypercare is beneficial.

• Experience managing multiple projects or complex multi-workstream implementations is advantageous.

• Project management qualifications such as PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent practical experience are desirable.

• Background in consultancy, systems integration, software vendors, or professional services environments is preferred.

• Experience mentoring Project Managers or contributing to PMO and delivery methodology development is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first work culture within approved US locations.

• Flexibility and a significant degree of autonomy.

• Opportunity to influence a growing North American Dayforce practice.

• Diverse client exposure across implementation, optimization, and transformation projects.

• Access to a knowledgeable international Dayforce consulting community.

• Opportunities for learning, development, and Dayforce certification.

• Direct access to senior leaders in a boutique consultancy setting.

• Supportive and collaborative work environment.

• Competitive compensation that reflects experience, seniority, and Dayforce expertise.

• Employment arrangements and benefits to be discussed openly during the recruitment process.