Technology Director– Dayforce

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About The Position

Vestis is seeking an experienced Technology Director to provide technical leadership, administration, architecture, integration, and ongoing optimization of the Dayforce platform. The role is part of the technology organization and reports to the Vice President – Technology. The director owns Dayforce’s technical direction, operational performance, governance, security, integration strategy, and long-term roadmap, partnering closely with HR, Payroll, Benefits, Finance, and enterprise technology teams. This is a hands-on technical leadership role that translates business needs into scalable solutions, manages complex configurations and integrations, strengthens governance, and ensures Dayforce operates as a reliable, secure, value-producing enterprise platform. The role leads Dayforce design, configuration, implementation, enhancement, support, integration, security, release management, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement across Core HR, Payroll, Benefits, Workforce Management, Time & Attendance, Talent, Recruiting, and related capabilities. It establishes technical architecture and operating standards, manages risks and vendor performance, and oversees change management from requirements through post-deployment review. The director also leads technical resources and external partners, communicates recommendations to stakeholders and senior leaders, and supports implementations, acquisitions, organizational changes, and complex transformations. The work environment is described as hybrid or remote, with travel of up to 20% potentially required. Vestis is headquartered in Roswell, Georgia, and has approximately 20,000 teammates across North America.

Requirements

8–10+ years of experience in enterprise HR technology, HCM systems, IT applications, and technology environments as part of a technology team.
5+ years of hands-on Dayforce technical, administration, architecture, implementation, or integration experience in a senior leader role managing a team.
Deep knowledge of Dayforce configurations, security, workflows, business rules, organizational structures, and platform capabilities.
Strong experience with Dayforce integrations, APIs, data interfaces, web services, and enterprise system integration.
Experience with SQL, data concepts, reporting structures, and enterprise application architecture.
Experience leading Dayforce implementations, enhancements, production support, and platform optimization.
Strong technical understanding of HCM, HR, payroll, workforce management, benefits, time and attendance, and related enterprise processes.
Experience with IT change management and governance, including coordinating changes through requirements, testing, validation, UAT, production deployment, documentation, and audit/compliance support.
Experience managing internal technical teams and third-party resources.
Strong technical architecture, solution design, troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, leadership, and decision-making skills.
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business decisions, trade-offs, and recommendations.

Nice To Haves

Dayforce certification(s).
Experience supporting HR, payroll, or workforce management transformations in a complex enterprise environment.
Experience working with audit, compliance, privacy, cybersecurity, and access-control requirements for enterprise HR platforms.

Responsibilities

Serve as technical owner and subject matter expert for Dayforce, providing technical direction, governance, administration, and platform stewardship.
Lead Dayforce design, configuration, implementation, enhancement, and ongoing support across Core HR, Payroll, Benefits, Workforce Management, Time & Attendance, Talent, Recruiting, and related capabilities.
Define and maintain Dayforce technical architecture, configuration standards, security models, integration standards, data governance practices, and operating procedures.
Lead complex configurations involving business rules, workflows, pay policies, schedules, eligibility rules, security roles, organizational structures, and system settings.
Own the Dayforce technical strategy and roadmap, including enhancements, upgrades, new functionality, integrations, automation, and optimization.
Lead design, development, implementation, and support of Dayforce integrations with HR, payroll, finance, identity, benefits, timekeeping, reporting, and other enterprise systems.
Oversee APIs, web services, integration tools, data exchanges, interfaces, and third-party integrations involving Dayforce.
Establish and maintain data governance, data integrity, security, privacy, and quality standards across the Dayforce environment.
Lead technical troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, incident resolution, production support, and continuous improvement.
Manage Dayforce releases, upgrades, patches, regression testing, user acceptance testing, change control, and production deployments.
Oversee security roles, permissions, access controls, segregation of duties, audit readiness, and compliance requirements.
Develop and maintain architecture diagrams, configuration documentation, operational runbooks, standards, and support procedures.
Establish KPIs, service levels, operational metrics, and support processes to measure performance, reliability, delivery quality, and user experience.
Manage technical risks, dependencies, capacity, priorities, vendor performance, and technology decisions related to Dayforce.
Perform IT change management from initiation and requirements through testing, validation, UAT, production implementation, and post-deployment review, ensuring approvals, evidence, documentation, and audit requirements are completed.
Partner with HR, Payroll, Benefits, Finance, and business teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Lead technical requirements gathering, solution design, estimates, feasibility assessments, and implementation planning.
Partner with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data, and application teams to align Dayforce with enterprise standards and platform practices.
Manage external consultants, implementation partners, vendors, and Dayforce support resources to ensure delivery quality and operational performance.
Provide technical leadership for implementations, acquisitions, organizational changes, major enhancements, and complex system transformations.
Lead and mentor Dayforce administrators, developers, analysts, integration specialists, and other technical resources as applicable.
Communicate complex technical concepts in clear business terms and provide practical recommendations to stakeholders and senior leaders.