Dayforce Configuration Specialist — Remote & Impactful

Biffa Waste Services; High Wycombe; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Biffa Waste Services is seeking an experienced Dayforce Configuration Specialist to join a defined programme of work delivering improvements across HR, Payroll and Operations. You’ll take a hands-on role configuring Dayforce to meet core HR, Payroll and WFM requirements and help colleagues get the most out of the platform.

This fully remote contract role offers 6- or 12-month options, requires strong analytical skills, stakeholder management, and the ability to translate business needs into

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on configuration experience across Dayforce, including Core HR, Payroll and Workforce Management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to quickly understand complex system behaviours and identify effective solutions.
• Experience translating business requirements into practical technical outcomes.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A delivery-focused mindset with the ability to manage multiple priorities and drive work through to completion.

Responsibilities

• Dayforce Configuration: Take a hands-on role in the administration and technical configuration of Dayforce across Core HR, Payroll, and Workforce Management (WFM), delivering an agreed programme of work packages.
• Requirements Specification: Partner with stakeholders to review and validate work package requirements, translating business needs into clear functional and technical specifications that can be efficiently developed and deployed.
• Problem Solving: Investigate and resolve existing system issues, identify root causes and implement sustainable configuration improvements that enhance system performance and reduce recurring support demands.
• Stakeholder Management: Build strong relationships with HR, Payroll, IT, Operations and business stakeholders, ensuring requirements are clearly understood, delivery priorities remain aligned and progress is communicated throughout the lifecycle of each change.

Skills

Dayforce configuration

Analytical skills

Requirements translation

Stakeholder management

Delivery mindset

Tools

Dayforce

Job description

Biffa Waste Services is seeking an experienced Dayforce Configuration Specialist to join a defined programme of work delivering improvements across HR, Payroll and Operations. You’ll take a hands-on role configuring Dayforce to meet core HR, Payroll and WFM requirements and help colleagues get the most out of the platform.

This fully remote contract role offers 6- or 12-month options, requires strong analytical skills, stakeholder management, and the ability to translate business needs into