Dayforce customer award 2025: Celebrating our first winner

At Dayforce, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. From sharing their stories on stage to offering guidance as trusted references, they’re the advocates and ambassadors who bring our community to life. This year at Dayforce Discover 2025, we introduced a new way to honor that impact: the inaugural Makes Work Life Better: Customer Award. 

This award celebrates a member of the Dayforce customer community who leads with partnership in their own organisation and across the industry. It celebrates those who exemplify the Dayforce brand promise to make work life better. 

We are thrilled to recognise Evan Stroum, Senior Manager of HR Technology at Trident Foods, as our first award recipient. A Dayforce customer since 2014, Trident’s 11-year partnership – and Evan’s work within that – reflects the kind of collaboration and trust this award celebrates. 

Evan has been a tireless champion within the Dayforce customer community. He leads the U.S. Basecamp group, supports countless sales reference calls, and shares his expertise generously to help others succeed. Widely known as a trusted voice and collaborator, Evan has made a meaningful difference within his own organisation and across the broader HCM community. 

When asked about receiving the Makes Work Life Better: Customer Award 2025, Evan remarked, "Making work life better is at the forefront of everything I do, whether that's within our HR group at Trident or the HR leaders in the Dayforce community. This award is a meaningful recognition of that. And I'm excited to continue partnering with Dayforce.” 

Evan accepted the award on stage with the same authenticity and dedication he’s known for in every interaction. His leadership embodies what this recognition is all about — building stronger workplaces, fostering connections, and lifting the Dayforce community as a whole. 

Our customers play an essential role in shaping the future of Dayforce. Their feedback, ideas, and real-world experiences guide our product innovation and ensure we’re solving the challenges that matter most. Whether through advisory boards, customer councils, or daily conversations, we rely on this collaboration to build solutions that truly make work life better. It’s not just about technology – it’s about listening, learning, and growing together. Stories like Evan’s remind us that partnership is at the core of every innovation. 

This award is just the beginning. Through ongoing recognition programs and continued collaboration, we’ll keep celebrating the many ways our customers make an impact, inspire others, and help shape the future of Dayforce. 

Congratulations, Evan! And thank you to the Dayforce advocates, ambassadors, and advisory board members who make work life better within their communities.