Dayforce Project Manager – North America Emerging Markets

Silver Cloud

. Lead day-to-day delivery of client-facing Dayforce implementation, optimisation and transformation projects across North America.

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong project management capabilities with a focus on HRIS, HCM, and Payroll implementations, ensuring delivery within scope, timeline, and budget. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex project environments while maintaining stakeholder engagement and governance.

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HRIS Implementation ManagementProject Governance CapabilityStakeholder ManagementDayforce Implementation ExperienceProject Management Qualification

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Hard Skills

Project PlanningRAID ManagementChange ControlUser Acceptance TestingBudget ManagementRisk IdentificationResource UtilisationCommercial AwarenessData IntegrationSaaS Implementation

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsFacilitation SkillsPresentation SkillsDecision-MakingMentoring

Tools & Technologies

DayforceDayforce Activate

Certifications & Qualifications

PMPPgMPPRINCE2Agile

Industry Keywords

Workforce ManagementPayrollCore HRBenefitsTalent ManagementConsultancySystems IntegrationProfessional Services

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead day-to-day delivery of client-facing Dayforce implementation, optimisation and transformation projects across North America.
Mobilise projects and establish delivery plans, governance structures, roles, responsibilities and ways of working.
Develop and maintain project plans covering milestones, dependencies, resources, critical paths and deliverables.
Manage governance cadences, status reporting, RAID logs, action logs, decision logs and escalation routes.
Identify and manage risks, issues, actions, assumptions, dependencies and decisions.
Manage project scope, change requests, budgets, resource utilisation, billing milestones and commercial commitments.
Build trusted relationships with client teams and senior stakeholders across HR, Payroll, Workforce Management, Technology and Finance.
Coordinate distributed functional, technical, data, integration, testing, change and third-party teams across locations and time zones.
Coordinate discovery, configuration, data, integration, testing, readiness, cutover, go-live and hypercare activities.
Manage User Acceptance Testing, parallel payroll testing, defect management, sign-offs and go-live readiness where applicable.
Lead or contribute to project health checks, lessons learned and post-go-live analysis.
Improve project templates, tools, governance, working practices and Dayforce delivery methodology.
Contribute to Silver Cloud’s North American Dayforce capability, reusable assets, playbooks and governance standards.
At Senior Project Manager level, mentor project professionals and lead complex or high-impact engagements.
Report to the Dayforce Practice Leadership Team and collaborate with consultants, commercial colleagues, clients, Dayforce and third-party partners.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience managing HRIS, HCM, Payroll, Workforce Management, SaaS or comparable enterprise technology implementations.
Experience leading client-facing projects through the full implementation lifecycle.
Demonstrable ownership of delivery to agreed scope, timeline, budget and quality expectations.
Experience creating and managing project plans, milestones, dependencies, resources and critical paths.
Strong project-governance capability, including RAID management, status reporting, escalation and change control.
Experience working within Statements of Work and managing contractual and commercial commitments.
Strong stakeholder-management skills engaging senior client leaders and cross-functional project teams.
Experience coordinating distributed, remote and matrix delivery teams.
Strong communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
Ability to identify risks early, make sound decisions and maintain momentum in complex delivery environments.
Commercial awareness concerning cost, resource utilisation and client outcomes.
Ability to travel to client locations when required.
Direct Dayforce implementation, optimisation or transformation experience desirable.
Experience across Core HR, Payroll, Benefits, Workforce Management, Talent, Reporting, Data or Integrations desirable.
Experience with North American clients or US HR, Payroll or Workforce Management requirements desirable.
Familiarity with Dayforce Activate or other structured SaaS implementation methodologies desirable.
Experience with User Acceptance Testing, parallel payroll testing, cutover, go-live and hypercare desirable.
Experience managing multiple projects or complex multi-workstream implementations desirable.
Project-management qualification such as PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, Agile or equivalent practical experience desirable.
Experience in consultancy, systems integration, software vendor or professional-services environments desirable.
Experience mentoring Project Managers or contributing to PMO and delivery-methodology development desirable.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote-first working within approved US locations.
Flexibility and a high degree of autonomy.
Opportunity to help shape a growing North American Dayforce practice.
Varied client exposure across implementation, optimisation and transformation projects.
Access to an experienced international Dayforce consulting community.
Learning, development and Dayforce certification opportunities.
Direct access to senior leaders within a boutique consultancy environment.
Supportive and collaborative culture.
Competitive compensation aligned to experience, seniority and Dayforce expertise.
Applicable employment arrangement and benefits to be discussed transparently during recruitment.