Dayforce Project Manager

Location: Hybrid (Dallas, TX)
Employment Type: Full-Time

Are you an experienced Dayforce Project Manager who enjoys leading complex workforce and human capital management implementations? Trissential is seeking a Dayforce Project Manager to join our client's team and play a critical role in delivering workforce management, payroll, and HR technology transformation initiatives.

This is an exciting opportunity to work directly with business stakeholders, guide enterprise system implementations, and help organizations modernize their HR, payroll, and workforce management processes. If you're passionate about project delivery, stakeholder collaboration, and driving successful business outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

What's in It for You?

• Lead highly visible Dayforce and workforce management transformation projects
• Partner with business and technology leaders to drive meaningful organizational change
• Gain exposure to enterprise HCM, Payroll, Workforce Management, and HRIS implementations
• Take ownership of project planning, execution, testing, deployment, and support transitions
• Work in a collaborative environment that values innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement
• Influence project outcomes while building relationships with key stakeholders and leadership teams
• Enjoy a flexible hybrid work environment that balances collaboration and flexibility
• Join a culture focused on professional development, teamwork, and delivery excellence

Your Role & Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead day-to-day project activities to ensure project objectives, milestones, and timelines are achieved
• Monitor project progress and proactively communicate risks, issues, dependencies, and mitigation plans
• Drive project governance, status reporting, stakeholder communication, and delivery tracking
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure alignment throughout the project lifecycle

Business & Requirements Management

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand operational needs and translate them into system requirements
• Facilitate workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and stakeholder discussions
• Support process improvement initiatives that enhance workforce management and HR operations
• Ensure business requirements align with system capabilities and implementation goals

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Develop and manage unit testing, parallel testing, system integration testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT) plans
• Coordinate testing activities across functional and technical teams
• Track defects, manage issue resolution, and ensure readiness for production deployment
• Support quality assurance processes that drive successful project outcomes

Change Management & Adoption

• Assist with organizational change management activities to support successful adoption
• Utilize project data and stakeholder feedback to guide implementation decisions and improvement opportunities
• Support training, communication, and adoption strategies for end users and business leaders

Deployment & Support Transition

• Plan and coordinate production cutover activities and go-live events
• Lead the transition from implementation to ongoing support operations
• Build support plans and facilitate knowledge transfer activities
• Ensure post-implementation stabilization and issue resolution processes are established

Skills & Experience You Should Possess

• 8+ years of professional experience in project management, HR technology, workforce management, or enterprise software implementations
• 3+ years of experience implementing Payroll, HCM, Workforce Management (WFM), or HRIS solutions as a Project Manager or Lead Consultant
• 2+ years of formal project management experience leading cross-functional initiatives
• Hands-on experience with enterprise workforce management platforms such as Dayforce, UKG/Kronos, Workday, Blue Yonder, or similar solutions
• Strong understanding of payroll, workforce management, time and attendance, scheduling, and HR technology processes
• Experience managing project schedules, risks, issues, stakeholder communications, and deployment activities
• Excellent analytical, documentation, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to operate independently while effectively collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups
• Strong problem-solving abilities and sound business judgment

Bonus Points If You Have

• Direct experience leading Dayforce implementation projects
• Experience working with HRIS/HRMS platforms such as Workday, SAP Success Factors, Oracle HCM, People Soft, ADP, or UKG…