HRIS Systems Lead

Join an iconic organisation where every person counts Help build competence and capability across the organisation in a meaningful way Serve as the primary system owner and administrator for Dayforce, ensuring system stability, optimization and alignment with business needs.

Our purpose is to move Australia through the transformative power of live sport, entertainment and culture. Our values underpin how we operate and what we strive for as an organisation. This includes respecting the past whilst we shape the future; striving for excellence; lending a hand to others & and playing with pride, passion and purpose.

The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) manages the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), one of Australia’s most loved and visited sporting venues. Each year, the MCG welcomes over four million visitors and hosts more than 70 major events. The People and Culture team at the MCC supports 180 permanent staff, 1200 event day casuals and 350 volunteers all based at the MCG. An newly created opportunity has arisen within our team to recruit a HR Systems Specialist.

As the HR Systems Specialist, you will take the lead over the Dayforce platform, overseeing its configuration and optimisation to ensure it is secure, scalable and perfectly aligned with our organisational needs. Your expertise will be vital in driving an excellent user experience by actively monitoring system performance and implementing enhancements. As the Master Troubleshooter, you will be the central point of escalation, triaging and resolving technical issues.

Reporting into GM People and Culture, you will play an integral role in improving, standardising and automating people processes across the employee lifecycle through our HRIS system, Dayforce. Your key focus will be to troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes and work closely with internal teams and external vendors to ensure timely resolution and system stability. You will provide technical support around configuration, workflows and reporting. The role also involves maintaining system documentation, supporting UAT, release management, change control and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives in collaboration with business stakeholders.

This role will suit someone who is tech savvy, enjoys process improvement, has the ability to problem solve and is curious about how AI and automation can improve our HR service delivery through our system.

Key responsibilities Provide day-to-day operational and administration support of Dayforce Work with the People & Culture team to identify opportunities to automate, standardise and simplify HR processes using Dayforce and AI Support Dayforce configuration, UAT and scenario-based testing managing system updates Champion system optimisation by identifying opportunities to enhance business processes using Dayforce capabilities Contribute to system governance ensuring data quality is accurate and up to date Actively explore opportunities to embed AI and automation into HR workflows and service delivery

About You Background in HR Systems, People Operations or Business Analytics Previous experience using Dayforce would be preferred Strong understanding of end-to-end employee lifecycle processes Demonstrated experience improving or automating HR workflows Strong Excel capability with appetite to continue developing

For a more detailed description of the role, please click here to view the Position Description.

Applications close

Friday 27th February 2026 .

Please note this ad may be withdrawn prior to the closing date depending on the volume of applications received.

This role is subject to relevant pre-employment checks, including National and International Police Checks, Right to Work in Australia, and a current Victorian Working with Children Check.

Privacy Statement At the MCC, we value your privacy. During the early stages of our recruitment process, we collect personal information such as your name, contact details, confirmation of age, evidence of valid work rights, and personal demographic information. This information is used solely for recruitment purposes and will be used if you progress to the next stage of the recruitment process.

If you choose not to provide your personal information, we may be unable to progress your application. If you have any questions about how your personal information is handled, or if you wish to access or update your details, please contact

privacy@mcc.org.au

For more information on how the MCC manages personal information, please click here to view our Privacy Policy.

Inclusion matters The Melbourne Cricket Club is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and welcoming environment at the MCG. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and candidate experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible.

If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process (including alternate formats of the application form) or have an enquiry about the support provided, please email

recruitment@mcc.org.au

or call us on

03 9657 8888 .

As part of our pre-employment checks, this role is subject to relevant background checks including National & International police checks, right to work in Australia & Victorian Working with Children checks.

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