Dayforce HCM Implementation Consultant - Remote Contract

Align HCM; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Align HCM is seeking experienced Dayforce HCM consultants for contract opportunities, remote across the US, Canada, and the Philippines. We are building a contractor bench to support current and upcoming client engagements in Dayforce HCM implementations.

As a Dayforce partner, Align HCM helps organizations transform HR and payroll, guiding clients through requirements, configuration, testing, training, deployment, and go-live while thriving in a remote consulting environment with flexible start

Qualifications

• 2+ years hands-on Dayforce implementation experience.
• 3+ years of HCM systems experience in consulting, HRIS, payroll, or a related field.
• Strong experience with business process mapping, requirements gathering, system configuration, testing, and implementation.
• Experience supporting payroll balancing, testing, and cutover activities.
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills for workshops and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Support clients through the full Dayforce HCM implementation lifecycle from discovery to go-live.
• Configure and optimize Dayforce Payroll / WFM using best practices and client requirements.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders to map processes, identify improvements, and ensure compliance.
• Facilitate workshops, requirements sessions, demonstrations, and working sessions.
• Support testing, payroll balancing, parallel testing, and cutover activities for successful implementations.
• Develop and maintain requirements/configuration/testing documentation and other project deliverables.
• Provide post-go-live support and knowledge transfer.
• Troubleshoot configuration and functional issues with project teams.
• Share Dayforce best practices and contribute to cross-team knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with project managers, consultants, technical teams, and client stakeholders across multiple workstreams.

Skills

Dayforce implementation

Payroll / WFM

HCM consulting

Business process mapping

Requirements gathering

Client workshops

Remote consulting

Travel readiness (up to 10%)

Job description

Align HCM is seeking experienced Dayforce HCM consultants for contract opportunities, remote across the US, Canada, and the Philippines. We are building a contractor bench to support current and upcoming client engagements in Dayforce HCM implementations.

As a Dayforce partner, Align HCM helps organizations transform HR and payroll, guiding clients through requirements, configuration, testing, training, deployment, and go-live while thriving in a remote consulting environment with flexible start