Key Responsibilities

1. Own the Technical Delivery Plan and Governance

• Develop and maintain the end-to-end technical delivery plan, aligned with the programme plan, Magnisol methodology and Dayforce delivery approach.
• Coordinate technical delivery across architecture, environments, infrastructure, security, integrations, testing, deployment and service transition.
• Own governance for technical deliverables, risks, dependencies, issues, assumptions, decisions and change requests.
• Provide clear reporting on technical progress, readiness, risks, resources and delivery status to programme governance forums.

2. Drive Integrations from Design Through Deployment

• Own the end-to-end delivery of all inbound and outbound Dayforce integrations, covering requirements, design, build, testing, deployment and support readiness.
• Coordinate internal teams, Magnisol, Dayforce and third-party vendors to agree designs, specifications, mappings, dependencies and delivery responsibilities.
• Ensure technical designs and integration documentation are reviewed, approved and maintained in line with Weir architecture, security and governance standards.
• Manage integration risks, defects, changes and readiness evidence through to deployment and sign-off.

3. Coordinate Testing, Cutover and Go-Live Readiness

• Coordinate technical support and resource readiness across system integration testing, Payroll parallel testing, user acceptance testing, operational readiness testing and production verification.
• Ensure technical and integration defects are prioritised, resolved, retested and closed, with readiness clearly reported.
• Lead technical cutover planning, including deployment runbooks, rehearsals, rollback plans, checkpoints and go/no-go evidence.
• Coordinate technical deployment, go-live and hypercare activities across internal teams and suppliers.

4. Establish the Support Model and Lead the Transition into BAU

• Define and implement the Dayforce technical support model, including ownership, escalation paths and service management processes.
• Coordinate operational readiness, knowledge transfer and handover into business-as-usual support teams.
• Ensure support documentation, technical runbooks, knowledge articles and readiness checklists are complete and approved before handover.
• Lead service transition through hypercare to agreed operational acceptance and closure.

Job Knowledge, Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Proven experience delivering technical projects within a complex enterprise or SaaS environment.
• Strong experience managing end-to-end integration delivery, from requirements and design through build, testing, deployment and support.
• Strong stakeholder and vendor management skills, with the ability to coordinate delivery, manage dependencies and resolve issues across business, IT and supplier teams.
• Hands-on experience coordinating testing, cutover, go-live activities and service transition into business-as-usual support.

Tools & Prior Experience

• Essential experience working with middleware platforms and integration technologies, ideally MuleSoft, together with APIs, file-based integrations, single sign-on solutions and complex enterprise application landscapes.
• Experience working with Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, SharePoint Microsoft Project, Microsoft 365 or equivalent tools.
• Experience supporting system integration testing, deployment activities, cutover execution and operational readiness.
• Experience defining support models, service transition frameworks and operational support arrangements.

Desirable

• Experience delivering Dayforce, Workday, Payroll, HRIS, Time & Attendance or Finance system enterprise application implementations; experience with Dayforce, Workday, Payroll, HRIS, Time & Attendance or Finance systems is advantageous but not essential.
• Experience working within global Payroll transformation programmes.
• Understanding of Payroll operations, Payroll integrations, statutory reporting, finance interfaces and managed service operating models.
• Project management, service management or technical certification such as PRINCE2, PMP, ITIL, Agile, Azure or equivalent.

Location

Reporting Line

This IT Project Manager role coordinates technical delivery for an enterprise implementation, including integrations, testing, deployment, and transition to ongoing support. The position works remotely while aligning to the Australia timezone and coordinates internal teams, suppliers, and programme governance.

Role at a glance

Skills mentioned

What you will likely work on

• Build and maintain the technical delivery plan, coordinating architecture, infrastructure, security, environments, integrations, testing, deployment, and service transition.
• Track technical deliverables, risks, dependencies, decisions, issues, and change requests; report progress and readiness to governance forums.
• Coordinate integration delivery from requirements and design through build, testing, deployment, and support readiness.
• Align internal teams, suppliers, and vendors on integration designs, specifications, mappings, responsibilities, and dependencies.
• Coordinate testing resources and defect resolution across integration, payroll parallel, user acceptance, operational readiness, and production verification activities.
• Plan technical cutover, including runbooks, rehearsals, rollback plans, readiness checkpoints, and go/no-go evidence; coordinate go-live and hypercare.
• Establish the technical support model and coordinate operational readiness, knowledge transfer, documentation, and handover to business-as-usual teams.

Good fit signals

• Has delivered technical projects in complex enterprise or SaaS environments.
• Brings strong experience coordinating integrations across requirements, design, build, testing, deployment, and support.
• Can manage stakeholders, vendors, dependencies, and issues across business, IT, and supplier teams.
• Has hands-on experience with testing, cutover, go-live, and service transition activities.
• Experience with Dayforce, Workday, payroll or HR systems, global payroll programmes, or related certifications would be useful but is not essential.