An exciting opportunity to join our Dayforce Practice and be a part of the next phase of Silver Cloud's growth. This role is perfect for someone with proven experience, Dayforce knowledge and a client-first attitude.
Silver Cloud HR is seeking an experienced HR transformation professional to step into a new leadership role at the heart of our Dayforce delivery team. As Dayforce Transformation Lead & Sponsor, you will work across our client portfolio to shape future-ready HR operating models and ensure Dayforce implementations align with business ambition, user experience, and operational best practice. This role goes beyond implementation, it's about helping clients fully optimise Dayforce for long-term value, scalability, and operational excellence.
This role combines hands-on project delivery with strategic leadership during the design and discovery phases of our Dayforce implementations. Leveraging your deep HR expertise, you’ll partner with our clients to define best-fit solutions, guiding them through “what’s possible” and “what’s pragmatic” when designing their future HR processes.
You’ll collaborate closely with our Solution Architect, Project Manager, and Client Success Lead, acting as a bridge between HR strategy, project delivery, and long-term client value. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, client-facing environment and has a passion for unlocking the value of HRIS.
Responsibilities
Support Discovery & Future State Process Design
Lead client discovery workshops to assess current HR operating models, identify pain points, and define future-state ambitions
Explore, challenge, and advise on future process options across Core HR, Payroll, WFM, Talent, and broader HR functional areas.
Shape process design narratives using your HR transformation knowledge to help clients align technology with people strategy.
Work collaboratively with the Solution Architect to validate process feasibility, consider technical constraints, and guide build decisions.
Act as HR Strategic Sponsor Across Dayforce Projects
Sponsor a portfolio of Dayforce implementation projects, working directly with C-suite and senior stakeholders to provide assurance and direction.
Act as the voice of HR strategy in project governance, influencing programme decisions and maintaining alignment with business outcomes.
Bring credibility, experience, and education to the table, particularly when engaging with stakeholders new to HR technology transformation.
Conduct periodic checkpoints throughout the project lifecycle to ensure any proposed change requests remain true to the original design intent and continue to deliver seamless outcomes.
Collaborate closely with the Project Manager to ensure delivery remains on track, risks are mitigated early, and timelines are aligned with client readiness.
Client Enablement, Education & Change Readiness
Educate client stakeholders on the implementation journey, especially those unfamiliar with HRIS transformation, guiding them through decision-making and design rationale.
Support change readiness by helping clients understand the operational and cultural impact of HR technology.
Identify and promote upsell opportunities for additional client-side services, including change management, data services, and post-go-live support.
Work with the Client Success Lead to ensure continuity of value beyond go-live and alignment with longer-term client goals.
Internal Collaboration & Practice Development
Share insights and learnings across the Dayforce team to improve methodology, artefacts, and client experience.
Contribute to internal knowledge libraries on HR best practice, process design, and sector insights.
Play a mentoring role within the team, with the potential for future line management responsibility as the team grows.
Skills and requirements
Extensive experience in HR transformation, gained through working on large-scale HRIS implementations across multiple sectors.
Deep knowledge of HR processes, policy frameworks, and operating models – with a strong grounding in Core HR, Payroll, and Talent.
CIPD qualified or equivalent professional HR accreditation.
Strong understanding of process design principles and business change impact.
Proven ability to guide clients through discovery and future-state design, even when the system is unfamiliar to them.
Experience influencing and engaging with C-suite stakeholders during complex transformation programmes.
Collaborative mindset – able to partner effectively with Solution Architects, Project Managers, and Client Success Leads.
Excellent facilitation, stakeholder management, and communication skills – comfortable working with senior leaders and first-time system implementers.
Experience working in or with professional services / consulting environments preferred.
The extras
Holiday: 25 days plus BHs (UK) plus FLEXIBLE public holidays
Day off for Birthday
Volunteering Day
Enhanced family leave, sick and bereavement leave (and counselling)
Flexibility from day one
Comfort from home - reimbursed office chair and eye care
Profit share bonus scheme in place
Refer a friend bonus
Medical insurance - with Vitality
Finally, but most importantly, a truly wonderful, supportive team
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Why Silver Cloud
At Silver Cloud HR, we don’t just deliver systems – we shape modern HR.
This role puts you at the forefront of HRIS transformation, helping ambitious organisations reimagine how they work. If you're excited by the intersection of people, process, and technology, this is your opportunity to make a real difference while shaping the future of how we deliver Dayforce.
