Project Manager

Small Animal Specialist Hospital (Sash); Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive visibility

Transformation program

Collaborative culture

Broad network across Australia

Flexible working

EAP

Professional development

Job summary

Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH) is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the next phase of our Dayforce transformation journey. You will partner with Executive Leaders, Hospital Directors and People & Culture to stabilise payroll and workforce management, and to deploy new modules across multiple sites.

You will drive governance, budgets and timelines, aligning stakeholders and delivering measurable business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading Dayforce transformation projects.
• Strong governance, budgeting and stakeholder management.
• Experience delivering projects in an operating business.
• Experience across multiple sites or business units.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Dayforce experience highly regarded.
• PM/PRINCE2/Agile qualifications desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead Payroll and WFM optimisation across the business.
• Collaborate with Dayforce specialists to resolve issues.
• Reduce manual workarounds and boost automation.
• Establish governance and support processes.
• Lead multi-site deployment and change management.
• Provide regular reporting to Executives and Steerco.
• Drive delivery across multiple workstreams.

Skills

Dayforce transformation

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Budgeting

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Education

PMP

PRINCE2

Agile qualifications

Tools

Dayforce

Job description

• A high-impact role with strong executive visibility
• A collaborative and supportive culture
• The opportunity to lead a significant enterprise-wide transformation program

At SASH, we believe exceptional patient care starts with exceptional people. Our purpose is to help pets and their families live their best lives, and we achieve this by bringing together talented, passionate teams who are committed to excellence, collaboration, integrity and care.

As Australia's leading specialist and emergency veterinary hospital groups, SASH continues to grow across Australia. We're now looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead the next phase of our Dayforce transformation journey.

About the Opportunity

Over the last 12 months, SASH has implemented Dayforce Payroll and Workforce Management and is now processing payroll through the platform across the business. We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to take ownership of the next phase of the program, focusing on:

• Stabilisation and optimisation of Payroll and Workforce Management
• Delivery of Recruitment and Onboarding modules
• Uplift of the Learning module
• Onboarding new hospitals onto Dayforce
• Development of the future roadmap for Performance and Compensation modules

This is a highly visible role that will partner closely with Executive Leaders, Hospital Directors, People & Culture, Payroll, Talent Acquisition, IT, Dayforce consultants and operational stakeholders across the SASH network.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Payroll & Workforce Management Optimisation

• Lead the optimisation of existing Payroll and WFM functionality
• Partner with the Dayforce WFM Technical Specialist and Payroll SME to resolve issues and improve user experience
• Reduce manual workarounds and enhance automation
• Establish sustainable governance and support processes

Recruitment & Onboarding Implementation

• Deliver a best-practice recruitment and onboarding experience through Dayforce
• Design and implement streamlined candidate and employee lifecycle workflows
• Manage configuration, testing, training and stakeholder adoption

Learning Uplift

• Enhance the Dayforce Learning module
• Improve compliance training, reporting and onboarding pathways
• Establish governance and administration processes

Multi-Site Deployment

• Lead the implementation of Dayforce across Melbourne and Sunshine Coast
• Manage project planning, stakeholder engagement, training and go-live activities
• Standardise processes across the SASH network

Project Leadership

• Manage scope, budget, timelines, risks and dependencies
• Provide regular reporting to Executive stakeholders and Steerco
• Drive accountability and delivery across multiple workstreams

About You

We're looking for someone who thrives in service and people-led, transformation environments and can bring people together to deliver meaningful business outcomes. You'll ideally have:

• Proven experience leading Dayforce transformation projects
• Strong project governance, budgeting and stakeholder management capability
• Experience in delivering these projects in an operating business
• Experience delivering projects across multiple sites or business units
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• A track record of delivering projects on time and within budget
• Experience with Dayforce highly regarded
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile or equivalent project management qualifications desirable

Why Join SASH?

At SASH you'll be joining a business that is committed to growth, innovation and continuous improvement while staying true to our mission of helping pets and their families live their best lives. You'll enjoy:

• A high-impact role with strong executive visibility
• The opportunity to lead a significant enterprise-wide transformation program
• A collaborative and supportive culture
• Access to a broad network of stakeholders across Australia
• Flexible working arrangements
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Ongoing professional development opportunities