Solutions Specialist

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.

About The Opportunity

The Solutions Specialist is responsible for assisting Implementation project teams to deliver Dayforce configuration that follow best practices, providing limited customer support to clients that are awaiting implementation of their Dayforce product, and delivering long-term solutions to fix configuration gaps identified by Dayforce customers post go-live that meet the documented customer requirements in the statement of work (SOW). Rework solutioning includes confirming and/or gathering requirements, identifying data and configuration issues, and architecting a scalable and robust solution. The Solutions Specialist must ensure timely completion of these projects across a variety of Dayforce modules and ensure the solutions provided are aligned to customer’s needs. Responsibilities also include documenting implementation process gaps and incorporating best practices. Additionally, the Solutions Specialist works with internal teams across the organization to improve implementation quality and minimize rework post go-live.

What You’ll Get To Do

• Confirm, gather, understand and document customer requirements
• Consult customers on various options to address business requirements by:
• Leveraging best practices
• Considering downstream effects of configuration choices
• Applying deep understanding of data flow in Dayforce and 3rd party applications
• Write SQL code to identify, troubleshoot and fix data as well as configuration issues in the customer’s Dayforce instance
• Understand, troubleshoot and modify XML and XSLT code
• Project Management
• Create and follow a project plan using effort estimation, outline action items, measure progress, make adjustments and follow the plan through to completion
• Provide customers with significant and timely updates
• Collaborate with customers, Dayforce contacts and 3rd party vendors to conduct thorough testing to deliver a complete and high-quality solution
• Understand and adhere to Dayforce internal business processes to champion customer success
• Demonstrate product expertise/knowledge of the Dayforce application and how various modules interact with and affect each other
• Collaborate with Product Management, Development, Implementation and Support teams to identify gaps, implement processes and tooling initiatives to improve implementation quality
  

Skills And Experience We Value

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant software/computer related fields
• Proficiency with SQL and an understanding of relational database systems
• Superior communication, organizational and problem-solving skills
• Preferred Qualifications and Skills:
• Previous client support, consulting and/or project management experience
• French language skills
• Technical knowledge of SQL, XML and XSLT
  
  

What Would Make You Really Stand Out

• High level of proficiency with SQL, XML and XSLT is required
• Previous client support, consulting and/or project management experience
• French language skills
  
  

What’s In It For You

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.

We encourage individuals to apply based on their passions.

Dayforce encourages personal and professional growth. We offer excellent time away from work programs, comprehensive wellness initiatives and recognition through competitive pay and benefits.

With a commitment to community impact, including volunteer days and our charity, Dayforce Cares we provide opportunities for you to thrive both in your career and personal life. Our focus is not just on your job but on supporting you to be the best version of yourself.

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