Dayforce Alliance Leader

Putting people first, every day

BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a people-first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Your Opportunity

BDO Canada is looking for a highly motivated and capable Alliance Leader to lead, nurture, and expand our strategic alliance relationship with Dayforce. This individual will be a mix of strategist, relationship-builder, and operator while actively contributing to the growth of mutual success between the firm and Dayforce. The key responsibilities of this role focus on the following:

1. Strategic Alliance Planning:

• Define the strategic direction of our Dayforce alliance, spanning co-sell, enablement, GTM, and operational functions

• Lead joint business planning processes with Dayforce, along with

• BDO practice leaders and senior practitioners, to establish mutual goals and KPIs

2. Relationship Management:

• Establish and maintain relationships with Dayforce’s leadership and broader field

• Regularly engage with Dayforce peers to ensure alignment, resolve challenges, and explore new opportunities

• Ensure effective co-sell communication and teaming between BDO and Dayforce

3. Business Development:

• Collaborate with the sales and marketing teams to drive co-selling and co-marketing

• Identify joint GTM strategies and initiatives with Dayforce

• Monitor and report on alliance-driven and influenced revenue and pipeline

4. Enablement and Training:

• Ensure BDO team is adequately trained and certified on Dayforce technologies and solutions, and is aware of relevant partner programs

• Coordinate with Dayforce for regular training, workshops, and updates

5. Operational Excellence:

• Oversee execution of joint initiatives, ensuring timelines and deliverables are met

• Regularly review alliance KPIs and adjust strategies as necessary

6. Representation and Advocacy:

• Represent BDO at Dayforce events, conferences, and meetings

• Advocate for BDO’s interests in product development, licensing, and other areas of collaboration

7. Market Intelligence:

• Stay up to date with Dayforce product roadmaps, strategies, and market trends

• Provide insights to our leadership about shifts in partner strategies or market dynamics

Your goals and success measures

• You meet and exceed alliance-related KPI targets and development goals

• You are a trusted advisor to Dayforce, the firm, and clients on all alliance matters

• You understand Dayforce’s operating model and translate their GTM into practical initiatives

• You proactively engage directly with the Dayforce team to co-sell and identify opportunities

• You effectively collaborate with peers and influencers across the firm

• You embody BDO's core values through all aspects of your work

Your experience and education

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, or related field

• 5+ years in technology alliances, partnership management, or related roles

• Deep understanding of Dayforce or HCM ecosystem and product offerings

• Demonstrated ability to think strategically while executing tactically

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills

• Strong project and program management skills to manage several initiatives simultaneously

• Ability to work cross-functionally and lead without direct authority

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Why BDO?

Our people-first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2025. This recognition is a milestone we’re thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences.

Our firm is committed to providing an environment where you can be successful in the following ways:

• We enable you to engage with how we change and evolve, being a key contributor to the success and growth of BDO in Canada.

• We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development.

• We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community.

Giving back adds up: Where company meets community. BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community.

Total rewards that matter: We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution. We provide flexible benefits from day one, and a market leading personal time off policy. We are committed to supporting your overall wellness beyond working hours and provide reimbursement for wellness initiatives that fit your lifestyle.

Everyone counts: We believe every employee should have the opportunity to participate and succeed. Through leadership by our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader, we are committed to a workplace culture of respect, inclusion, and diversity. We recognize and celebrate the valuable differences among each of us, including race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

Flexibility: All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place.

Our model is a blended approach designed to support the flexible needs of our people, the firm and our clients. It’s about creating work experiences that meet everyone’s needs and providing flexibility to adjust when, where and how we work to meet the expectations of our role.

Code of Conduct: Our Code of Conduct sets clear standards for how we conduct business. It reflects our shared values and commitments and includes guiding principles to help us make ethical decisions and maintain trust with each other, our clients, and the public.

Ready to make your mark at BDO? Click “Apply now” to send your up-to-date resume to one of our Talent Acquisition Specialists.

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