Senior Manager Dayforce

Date: 27 Oct 2025

Location:

Melbourne, VIC, AU

Department: Technology & Transformation

Description:

Job Requisition ID: 39741

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We are seeking a skilled and experienced Dayforce Senior Specialist Lead to join our Workforce Payroll Solutions (WPS) team, with specific delivery experience and knowledge in Solution Oversight / Solution Architecture. As a Senior Specialist Lead you will play a crucial role in driving successful implementation projects for our clients, ensuring they achieve their desired outcomes whilst providing support, advice and guidance to team members to help educate and development their solution capabilities.

What will your typical day look like?

As a Solution Oversight professional in Dayforce practice at Deloitte you will engage daily with clients to understand their needs, lead workshops, provide updates, ensuring alignment through effective team collaboration. You will manage project timelines, resources, deliverables, while mitigating risks and communicating progress to stakeholders. By offering technical and functional guidance, you will configure systems, troubleshoot issues and enforce best practices. Additionally, you will coach and mentor others within the Dayforce team and support their growth and development. You will ensure seamless integration of Dayforce within clients' HR, payroll, and workforce management systems to enhance operational efficiency and user satisfaction.

About the team

The Dayforce practice team at Deloitte thrives on an inclusive energetic, and collaborative culture that significantly enhances their performance and client satisfaction. Each team members contributions are valued, fostering an environment of mutual respect and support. This inclusiveness ensures diverse perspectives are considered, leading to innovation solutions tailored to client needs.

The inclusive, collaborative, and supportive nature of our Dayforce practice team at Deloitte drives high-quality project outcomes and exceptional client satisfaction, distinguishing them within the industry.

Enough about us, let's talk about you

You will be someone with a genuine interest in both the human and technical side of HR, payroll and workforce management technology. While you'll certainly have deep expertise in solution oversight you'll need to bring an aptitude for consulting in a client-facing environment.

Requirements:

Proven experience (min. 5 years) as a solution oversight and / or senior consultant in the configuration and deployment of Dayforce

Experience in interpreting, formalising, communicating and assessing requirements in a solution oversight or solution architecture role

Specialist knowledge in and understanding of the full Dayforce product suite,

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with clients and internal teams.

Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Detail-oriented mindset, ensuring accuracy and quality in project deliverables.

Tertiary level qualifications in Business, HR, IT or related areas are advantageous.

If you are a proactive, results-driven workforce management professional looking to join Australia's leading practice, we would love to hear from you. Join our dynamic team and contribute to the success of our clients' workforce management initiatives.

Why Deloitte?

At Deloitte, we focus our energy on interesting and impactful work. We're always learning, innovating and setting the standard; making a positive difference to our clients and our society. We put coaching at the heart of what we do, helping our people grow their careers in any direction – whether it be up, moving into something new, or even moving across the world.

We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. We have a diverse collection of people from different backgrounds, with different experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. What binds us together is a shared commitment to value everyone's perspective and to cultivate inclusion; so that our work environment is a safe space we can all belong.

We prioritise flexibility and choice. At Deloitte, you get trust on Day 1. We know our people get their best work done when they're in control of where and how they work, designing their work week around their client, team and personal commitments.

We help you live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including retail discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, market-leading parental leave and return to work support package.