Case Study: Polaris Alpha achieves scalable, unified HR and payroll with Dayforce

Inside the company helping the Department of Defense and the intelligence community navigate complex situations at home and abroad

Polaris Alpha, a mid-sized defense technology firm formed from five merged companies, faced the challenge of unifying disparate HR systems and preserving the best of each company’s culture while scaling operations for rapid growth (1,300 employees and rising). HR priorities included reliable payroll and timekeeping, consistent onboarding across locations and generations, and reducing redundant, paper-based processes during a complex post-merger integration.

Polaris Alpha implemented Ceridian Dayforce as a single, cloud-based HCM to standardize HR, payroll, onboarding and workflows. With Ceridian’s implementation support and weekly guidance, the company moved to digital employee records, enabled self-service access, streamlined approvals, improved new-hire onboarding, and established a scalable platform to support future growth — reducing redundancy and increasing operational reliability.

Polaris Alpha

Shelley Warner

Director of Human Resources