Senior Manager, Dayforce HCM Practice

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 Digital is looking for a new Senior Manager for our Ceridian Dayforce Business, with the ability to work from anywhere in Canada. As one of Ceridian’s first Dayforce System Integrator partners for HCM, BDO has established a strong presence in North America, as one of Ceridian’s most strategic partners. Our team has been growing steadily with a rapidly expanding base of clients. Specifically, the Senior Manager will own the following responsibilities:

• Oversee project delivery, ensuring consistent application of BDO quality and project management standards, and overall project milestones are met.

• In partnership with BDO industry leaders, our Ceridian Dayforce Practice Leader, and our National Technology Leader, assist in building a market plan to grow BDO’s presence in the HCM market and scale our opportunity pipeline

• Further build the capabilities of the delivery team, through attracting additional experienced Dayforce practitioners to BDO and developing talent new to the Dayforce ecosystem

• Drive strategic sales pursuits, leveraging the core team to prepare and deliver proposals, sales support material, demos & POCs, etc.

• Monitor and manage the financials of projects, driving profitability and mitigating risk

• Understand current trends in HCM processes and technologies, both current and future, and apply this knowledge in building BDO’s presence in the Canadian HCM market.

• Drive team culture through embodying a spirit of optimism, curiosity and

How do we define success for your role?

• You demonstrate BDO's core values through all aspect of your work: Integrity, Respect and Collaboration

• You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; clients describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high-quality work

• You identify, recommend, and are focused on effective service delivery to your clients

• You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains & attracts talent

• You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace

• You grow your expertise through learning and professional development.

Your experience and education

• Experience in a similar role overseeing a practice or team within a consulting/professional services firm, responsible for cloud technology implementations. Experience overseeing teams responsible for HCM or ERP implementations is preferred (e.g. Dayforce, ADP, UKG, Workday, Dynamics, Oracle, SAP)

• Experience overseeing HCM or ERP project delivery

• Experience driving sales pursuits, business development, demos and POCs is an asset but not a requirement

• Deep understanding of project financials and project governance to drive quality and mitigate risk

• Experience communicating with C-level executives

• Experience attracting talent, coaching and mentoring is required

• Exceptional presentation skills for internal/external purposes

• Ability to listen and effectively communicate orally and in writing with clients and colleagues

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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