Dayforce Project Manager

Team Wheel Limited; Greater London; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Team Wheel Limited is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead Dayforce implementations, optimisation projects and change work for clients. You will own projects end to end—from scoping and planning to go-live—ensuring on-time delivery, within budget and with a client who feels looked after.

You will work with Dayforce consultants, PMO and client teams across HR, payroll and workforce management. The role demands structure, clear communication and sound judgement under pressure.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing HR, payroll or workforce management system implementations (Dayforce preferred).
• Solid grasp of implementation methodology: discovery, design, build, test, go-live, hypercare.
• Comfortable managing multiple projects and clients simultaneously.
• Strong written communication and ability to run client-facing meetings while guarding scope and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Plan, run and close Dayforce implementation and optimisation projects, typically managing two to four at a time.
• Own the project plan, RAID log, budget tracking, status reporting and steering packs.
• Run kick-off, weekly client calls, internal stand-ups and governance meetings.
• Manage scope, change requests and commercial conversations with clients, coordinating with leadership as needed.
• Coordinate consultants, sub-contractors and Dayforce resources to sequence work and manage dependencies.
• Track and report project profitability, time logged and sub-contractor costs.
• Keep clients informed and confident through discovery, configuration, testing, parallel runs and go-live.
• Spot risks and issues early and drive them to resolution.
• Support UAT planning, cut-over planning, go-live readiness and hypercare handover to support team.
• Contribute to improving how Team Wheel delivers projects (templates, tooling, ways of working).

Skills

Project management

Dayforce implementations

HRIS experience

Client management

Stakeholder communication

PM methodology

Multi-project management

UK payroll knowledge

Project tooling

Tools

Smartsheet

Rocketlane

Job description

Team Wheel is looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead Dayforce implementations, optimisation projects and change work for our clients. This role is for someone who can own a project end to end: scoping and planning it, running governance, keeping the client and the delivery team aligned, and making sure we go live on time, on budget and with a client who feels looked after.

You will work alongside our Dayforce consultants, our PMO and the client's project team, managing several projects at once across HR, payroll and workforce management. The role is about structure, communication and judgement: knowing when a risk is real, when a scope conversation is needed, and how to keep a project moving when things get messy.

Salary and working arrangement

The salary range for this role is expected to be £45,000 to £60,000 per year, depending on experience.

This role is entirely remote with some travel to client sites and company meet-ups.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, run and close Dayforce implementation and optimisation projects, typically managing two to four at a time.

• Own the project plan, RAID log, budget tracking, status reporting and steering committee packs.

• Run kick-off, weekly client calls, internal stand-ups and governance meetings.

• Manage scope, change requests and commercial conversations with clients, working with the Team Wheel leadership team where needed.

• Co-ordinate consultants, sub-contractors and Dayforce resources so that work is sequenced properly and dependencies are managed.

• Track and report project profitability, time logged and sub-contractor costs.

• Keep clients informed, prepared and confident through each phase: discovery, configuration, testing, parallel runs and go-live.

• Spot risks and issues early, escape the right ones, and drive them to resolution.

• Support UAT planning, cut-over planning, go-live readiness and hypercare handover to our support team.

• Contribute to improving how Team Wheel delivers projects, including templates, tooling and ways of working.

What we are looking for

• Proven experience managing HR, payroll or workforce management system implementations, ideally Dayforce. Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle or similar HRIS experience will also be considered.

• Solid grasp of implementation methodology: discovery, design, build, test, parallel, go-live and hypercare.

• Comfortable managing multiple projects and clients at the same time.

• Confident running client-facing meetings and holding a line on scope, timelines and commercial terms, while keeping the relationship warm.

• Strong written communication: clear status reports, plans and steering packs.

• Organised, calm under pressure and comfortable with ambiguity.

• Working knowledge of UK payroll and HR processes is a strong advantage.

• Experience with project tooling such as Smartsheet, Rocketlane or similar.

• PRINCE2, APM, PMP or equivalent is useful but not essential.

The kind of person who will do well

You will suit this role if you like bringing order to complex delivery, enjoy working closely with clients, and take ownership of outcomes rather than just tracking tasks. We want someone who will challenge, guide and keep everyone honest about where a project really is.

This is a chance to shape how a growing HR technology consultancy delivers its projects, with real influence over tooling, templates and ways of working.