Payroll Services Consultant

Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with operations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region.

Our award‑winning Cloud HCM platform offers a unified solution database and continuous calculation engine, driving efficiency, productivity and compliance for the global workforce.

Our brand promise - Makes Work Life Better - reflects our commitment to employees, customers, partners and communities globally.

The Payroll Services Consultant participates in all stages of the implementation lifecycle, including discovery, configuration, testing, deployment, and post‑go‑live support, under the direction of the Project Manager, and may lead one or more implementation activities. Project responsibilities include gathering customer requirements, configuring the Dayforce solution to meet documented business needs, managing customer expectations, providing guidance to Associate Consultants, identifying project risks, and communicating issues to the Project Manager.

• Document and validate customer business requirements.
• Configure the Dayforce application to meet documented customer requirements.
• Conduct consulting sessions and document outcomes through meeting minutes.
• Attend project meetings and provide status updates on activities and deliverables.
• Provide customers with consulting services and general assistance within areas of expertise.
• Develop SQL database scripts and XML transformers for integrations and interfaces.
• Serve as a subject‑matter resource for specific functional areas for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Work with customers to implement Dayforce Organizational Readiness best practices.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Master’s degree or postgraduate coursework is an asset.
• 3–5 years of Payroll HCM consulting experience with an HCM software provider.
• Expertise in complex integration solutions.
• Strong technical documentation skills.
• Experience creating User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Parallel Test plans.
• Experience in business process mapping and organizational readiness.
• HCM lifecycle expertise, including operations, business practices, and technology enablement.
• Superior customer support and relationship management skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel to customer sites as needed (up to 25%).

• Prior consulting experience with both Payroll and HCM software.
• Knowledge of prevailing wage and union concepts.
• Expert knowledge of SQL scripting and XML transformers.
• Prior consulting or functional experience with Dayforce HCM.

Dayforce is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal‑opportunity employer and consider and embrace all individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment. Dayforce encourages personal and professional growth and offers time‑off programs, comprehensive wellness initiatives, and competitive pay and benefits.

With a commitment to community impact, including volunteer days and Dayforce Cares, we provide opportunities for you to thrive both in your career and personal life.

Please note that the salary range mentioned in this job description should serve simply as a guide. The final compensation offered may vary based on a variety of factors, including bonuses and/or incentives, or a candidate’s experience, skills, budget and location. Our company is committed to providing a fair, equitable, and competitive package that reflects the value an individual brings to the organization.

Proficiency in English is required for this position as this role will regularly interact with English‑speaking stakeholders, co‑workers, managers and/or clients across the world. Our back‑office support teams, including but not limited to Human Resources, are primarily English speaking. Employees need to be able to communicate with these departments in English to appropriately administer their business relationship.

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Artificial intelligence may be used in the screening, assessment, or selection of applicants for this position.