Senior Dayforce Functional Lead

Applied Resource Group; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is looking for a Senior Dayforce Functional Lead to enhance payroll and benefits processes using Dayforce. The successful candidate will have over 3 years of hands-on experience with Dayforce Payroll and the ability to collaborate with HR and Finance teams. You will lead system testing, gather business requirements, and ensure the platform scales with business growth. This is an opportunity to significantly improve operational efficiency within the organization.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on Dayforce functional experience.
• Strong experience optimizing an already-live Dayforce environment.
• Experience implementing or expanding additional Dayforce modules.

Responsibilities

• Lead Phase II optimization of Dayforce Payroll and Benefits.
• Gather business requirements for new module implementations.
• Partner with stakeholders to streamline workflows.

Skills

Dayforce functional experience

Strong experience with Dayforce Payroll

Understanding of payroll operations

Ability to translate business requirements into system configuration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Senior Dayforce Functional Lead – Payroll & Benefits Optimization

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Dayforce Functional Lead to support Phase II of our Dayforce journey. Our organization has successfully implemented Dayforce Payroll and Benefits and is now focused on optimizing existing configurations while expanding into additional modules.

This role will act as the internal functional owner for Dayforce enhancements, driving system improvements, increasing operational efficiency, and ensuring the platform continues to scale with business growth.

You will work closely with HR, Payroll, Finance, and IT stakeholders to refine processes, improve system performance, and lead the rollout of new Dayforce modules.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Phase II optimization of Dayforce Payroll and Benefits
• Assess current configurations and identify improvement opportunities
• Enhance payroll accuracy, compliance, and reporting capabilities
• Gather business requirements for new module implementations
• Configure and deploy additional Dayforce modules
• Partner with stakeholders to streamline workflows and eliminate manual processes
• Lead system testing, UAT coordination, and deployment activities
• Provide internal training and knowledge transfer to business users
• Maintain system documentation and configuration standards
• Serve as primary functional escalation point for Dayforce-related issues

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3+ years of hands‑on Dayforce functional experience
• Strong experience with Dayforce Payroll (required)
• Experience supporting Benefits configuration
• Experience optimizing an already‑live Dayforce environment
• Experience implementing or expanding additional Dayforce modules
• Strong understanding of payroll operations and compliance
• Ability to translate business requirements into system configuration
• Experience working directly with internal business stakeholders

Preferred Experience

• Talent or Recruiting modules
• Reporting and analytics within Dayforce
• Post‑go‑live system stabilization and enhancement projects

What Success Looks Like

• Improved payroll accuracy and reduced processing inefficiencies
• Successful rollout of new modules aligned with business needs
• Increased automation and reduced manual workarounds
• A scalable, well‑documented Dayforce environment