Ceridian Dayforce Project Manager (HRIS)

Required Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Proficiency / exposure to application implementation, with understanding of business process and data interrelationships and configuration impact.
• Ability to gather and interpret client business needs and communicate requirements to vendors, etc.
• Experience in project management by leading project activities and associated team members.
• Strong analytical capabilities, including the ability to identify, troubleshoot and resolve configuration and functional business issues.
• Ability to prioritize / plan work activities and manage multiple projects with a focus on results.
• Communicates openly, honestly, and respectfully with diverse audiences.
• Build trust and relationships and create a collaborative/consultative style with clients.
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with team/colleagues.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills.
• Excellent client presentation skills.
• Technical basis for understanding Ceridian Dayforce solutions (solution architecture, database and security).
• Flexibility, versatility and responsiveness.
• Sense of organization, discipline.
• 5 years of HCM industry experience.
• Solid understanding of Time and Attendance, Payroll, HR, and/or Benefits regulations/rules.
• Strong WFM expertise.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide advice and support for HCM system implementation projects, primarily providing oversight on implementing Ceridian Dayforce Time/Workforce Management, and/or Payroll, HR, Benefits, and Talent Management.
• Assist client and consultants during all phases of system implementation projects.
• Utilize the software development lifecycle (SDLC) to manage large and small scale HCM projects.
• Create and manage detailed project plans to keep projects in scope and under budget.
• Manage and ensure execution of all implementation project tasks adhering to Ceridian Dayforce working with client and consultants to design business processes, gather functional and reporting requirements, build/configure system according to client requirements, and support testing, data conversion and integration development efforts
• Manage fixed cost and time and materials-based project budgets.
• Be a system expert on Ceridian Dayforce product/application; continually learn and stay current on all features/functions to provide maximum value to the client.
• Communicate with project team members regarding project milestones, risks, issues, and status.
• Manage the full project life-cycle implementation.
• Lead workshops to collect client specifications and to provide industry standards.
• Ensure consultants configure the application based off client specifications.
• Coordinate implementation solutions teams (configuration, IT, product)
• Identify and analyze project risks & dependencies.
• Control customer delivery and validate customer go-live.
• Measure project success and identify improvements needed.
• Stay abreast of new features and products released.
• Monitors and ensures project activities are progressing as scheduled (and within defined scope).