Dayforce Recruiting Implementation Specialist at Motion Recruitment

Job Description

$70 – $75

Title: Dayforce Recruiting Implementation Specialist

Specialty: HRIS / Dayforce Recruiting / Systems Implementation

Remote / Hybrid / Onsite: Remote

Location: Remote from EST/CST preferred.

Our client is a biopharmaceutical organization. Based out of New Jersey, they are looking to hire a Dayforce Recruiting Implementation Specialist on a contract basis .

COOL PITCH

This is a hands-on Dayforce opportunity for someone who enjoys building systems rather than simply advising on them. You will help drive the Dayforce Recruiting implementation from requirements and configuration through testing, go-live and stabilization, then continue supporting the platform in production. If you have strong Dayforce Recruiting implementation experience and enjoy translating recruiting processes into practical system solutions, this is an opportunity to own meaningful work across the full implementation lifecycle.

Contract Duration

6–12 months, with a targeted start in early November.

Required Skills & Experience

• 3–5+ years of hands-on experience configuring and implementing the Dayforce Recruiting module

• Direct involvement in at least two full Dayforce Recruiting implementation lifecycles

• Experience gathering requirements from recruiters, hiring managers, HR, compliance and IT stakeholders

• Experience translating recruiting requirements into Dayforce configuration

• Hands-on experience configuring recruiting processes, workflows and approvals

• Experience with requisition templates, application forms, candidate profiles, candidate pipelines and disposition processes

• Experience configuring interview, evaluation and hiring processes

• Experience with offer management and approval workflows

• Experience configuring security roles, access controls and organizational hierarchy

• Experience developing and executing testing/UAT activities

• Experience supporting cutover, go-live and hypercare

• Experience administering Dayforce Recruiting in a live production environment

• Strong knowledge of end-to-end recruiting and Talent Acquisition processes

• Ability to troubleshoot configuration issues and work effectively with technical and business stakeholders

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to work independently and manage implementation deliverables

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience with Dayforce HCM, Onboarding, Talent Management or Workforce Management

• Dayforce certification or formal Dayforce implementation training

• Experience integrating Dayforce Recruiting with background check, assessment, job board or sourcing platforms

• Dayforce recruiting reporting and dashboard experience

• EEO and OFCCP compliance experience

• Experience supporting high-volume or multi-entity recruiting environments

• Consulting, systems integrator or vendor implementation experience

• Familiarity with Agile or hybrid project methodologies

• Experience with Jira, Smartsheet or Azure DevOps

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Information Systems, Business or a related field, or equivalent experience

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead or support the full Dayforce Recruiting implementation lifecycle

• Facilitate requirements and process-design workshops

• Translate business requirements into Dayforce Recruiting configuration

• Build recruiting workflows, approval processes and role-based security

• Coordinate and execute testing and UAT

• Support data migration, integrations and validation activities

• Prepare cutover and go-live activities

• Provide hands-on hypercare and issue resolution

• Administer and enhance Dayforce Recruiting after launch

• Maintain system documentation and identify opportunities for continuous improvement

Tech Breakdown

• Dayforce Recruiting

• Dayforce HCM

• Recruiting workflows and approvals

• Candidate pipelines and requisitions

• Career sites and job boards

• Offer management

• Role-based security

• HRIS/HCM integrations

• Background check and assessment integrations

• Recruiting reporting and dashboards

• UAT and system testing

• Agile/hybrid project environments

Daily Responsibilities

• Gather and document requirements from Talent Acquisition, HR, hiring managers, compliance and IT

• Configure requisitions, application processes, candidate fields and recruiting workflows

• Build and test approval routing and role-based access

• Coordinate testing cycles and resolve defects

• Support integration and data validation activities

• Assist with cutover, go-live and hypercare

• Troubleshoot production issues for recruiters and hiring managers

• Maintain recruiting templates, workflows, career site content and communications

• Manage user access and security changes

• Test Dayforce releases and assess their impact

• Support recruiting reports, dashboards and data-quality reviews

• Maintain documentation and an enhancement backlog

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.