Business Analyst




About Dayforce

Dayforce, the innovator in Human Capital Management software, provides industry leading Payroll, Scheduling, Time and Attendance and HRMS solutions. Dayforce’s product vision enables organizations to integrate corporate performance objectives into the planning, scheduling, and management of their workforce for optimal performance and profitability. Dayforce’s enterprise solutions are delivered on-demand and with latest generation technologies resulting in faster deployments, lower costs, a superior user experience, and a return on investment that is delivered more quickly and more sustainably.

About the Position

Reporting to the Development Manager,the Business Analystis responsible for gathering and analyzing market and technical requirements for implementing new software development projects, and completing and augmenting the current solutions and services. They will collaborate with Sales, Support, Developers, Technical Writing and Quality Assurance throughout the development process to ensure the product is functionally complete and technically solid. This is an excellent opportunity to join a rapidly growing innovator in a technically challenging and rewarding role. Through our training and mentoring program, you will develop deep analysis expertise and gain valuable business and industry related experience.

Job Description

  • Analyze market requirements and producedesign documents that describe how new software features and/or enhancements should function within the Dayforce application suite of products
  • Define quality specifications, external interfaces, constraints, and other nonfunctional requirements
  • Design, test and demonstrate Dayforce software
  • Work with clients, prospects, implementation partners, and Dayforce personnel
  • Analyze stakeholder feedback and collaborate to determine how requests fit into product development
  • Assess risks and impacts on the existing system as new functions are added and identify potential technical problems or design flaws so that preventive action can be taken
  • Ensure that issues and action items are identified, tracked, reported on, and resolved in a timely manner
  • Support user acceptance testing processes to ensure that product requirements are fully satisfied

Job Requirements

  • BS in Computer Science or relevant business domain or industry-related experience
  • Excellent written, spoken, and collaboration skills
  • User Interface design experience
  • SQL experience; T-SQL desired
  • 3-5 years of experience as a Business Analyst or equivalent
  • Experience working in an agile development environment
  • Advanced knowledge of the software development lifecycles and methodologies
  • Advanced experience interviewing business sponsors and other stakeholders to elicit and document scope and requirements
  • Basic knowledge of product management methodologies, tools and techniques
  • Human Capital Management domain experience is a significant plus

Unique Perks

  • Start with 3 weeks’ vacation
  • Company sponsored monthly gourmet lunch
  • Easy public transportation access – PATH access from York Mills subway stop
  • Fast growth entrepreneurial company
  • Newly renovated open concept office located at Yonge and York Mills
  • Work with the brightest team in the industry
  • Comprehensive benefits plan
  • Fridge freedom; fully stocked fridge with free beverages
  • Packed pantry; fully packed snack pantry
  • Performance bonuses

How to Apply

Please email your resume to careers@dayforce.com to apply for this position. To see our full set of positions, please visit http://www.dayforce.com/About-us/Careers/Jobs-at-Dayforce.aspx.


We sincerely appreciate your interest in Dayforce. Only those candidates that have been successfully selected to proceed to the first round of interviews will be contacted.