Test Manager

Salary: $180,000 including superannuation pro-rata

If you've led testing across a complex HR, payroll or workforce management implementation, you'll know how important it is to establish the right approach before critical testing begins.

Our client, a large, established not-for-profit organisation, is undertaking a significant Dayforce implementation across its HR, payroll and workforce management functions.

The opportunity

You'll take ownership of the detailed testing approach, building on an existing strategy to establish the plans, governance and execution processes needed for successful delivery.

Working with functional experts, business stakeholders, technology teams and the implementation partner, you'll coordinate testing across Core HR, Payroll, Workforce Management, Recruitment, Onboarding and other Dayforce modules, including their associated integrations.

This is a hands-on appointment. Rather than managing a large dedicated testing team, you'll guide business subject matter experts through testing while remaining closely involved in delivery.

What you'll be doing

• Developing and managing detailed test plans, schedules, governance and entry/exit criteria.
• Leading System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and payroll parallel testing.
• Coordinating test scenarios, scripts, data and execution across multiple functional workstreams.
• Validating end-to-end business processes, particularly payroll, rostering, workforce management and integrations.
• Guiding business SMEs through testing activities, evidence collection and formal sign-off.
• Managing defect triage, retesting, reporting and escalation in collaboration with the implementation partner.
• Assessing testing outcomes, risks and outstanding issues to support deployment readiness.

Azure DevOps is the testing and defect management tool used across the implementation.

What you'll bring

• Proven experience managing testing across complex enterprise HCM implementations, including SIT, UAT, test planning and defect management.
• Demonstrated payroll and rostering/workforce management testing experience.
• An understanding of integrations, end-to-end business processes and payroll reconciliation.
• Experience coordinating testing across multiple functional workstreams and stakeholders.
• The ability to guide business SMEs through unfamiliar testing activities.
• A hands-on, pragmatic approach with the confidence to identify risks, challenge assumptions and drive outcomes.

Dayforce experience is highly desirable, although candidates with relevant Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM or comparable implementation experience are encouraged to apply.

Payroll parallel testing and Azure DevOps experience would also be advantageous.

Contract details and next steps

The initial seven-month fixed-term contract reflects the funding currently approved for the position. However, the implementation is expected to continue well beyond this period.

With UAT currently anticipated from May 2027, payroll parallel testing planned for August–September and go-live targeted for late 2027, there is a strong prospect of extension to support these later phases, subject to further budget approval.

The role offers hybrid working, generally three days onsite and two days remotely. You'll work across Sydney CBD and Carlingford, with the role likely to become increasingly Carlingford-based as the implementation progresses. Parking is available at Carlingford.

Eligible employees may also access not-for-profit salary packaging benefits.

Interested in learning more? We'd welcome a confidential conversation.

For further information, please contact:

Steven Fulop at xceltium on 0418 994 446 or steven@xceltium.com

Anthony Trimboli at xceltium on 0422 604 782 or anthony@xceltium.com

All applications and enquiries will be treated confidentially.