HR Administrator – Dayforce, 3-6 Month Contract

Docebo

HR Administrator managing Dayforce configurations and employee data across North America and EMEA. Championing data integrity and providing insights for informed decision-making in HR.

Posted 5/4/2026contractRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$62,300 - CA$90,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Master the Configuration: Act as the primary hands-on Dayforce expert, tackling configuration changes and data updates across multiple global regions to keep our engine humming.
Guard the Lifecycle: Process and validate high-stakes employee journey actions—from new hires to hybrid work updates—ensuring every change is accurate and approved.
Champion Data Integrity: Partner with People Ops and Payroll to lead rigorous data audits and clean-up missions, hunting down inconsistencies before they become issues.
Illuminating Insights: Architect and deploy custom reports for HR, Finance, and Executive teams, turning raw data into the fuel for informed decision-making.
Fuel Growth Cycles: Collaborate with Total Rewards and Talent Development to launch and maintain high-impact Performance and Compensation cycles within the platform.
Bridge the Systems: Support the testing and integration of our tech stack (like Ashby to Dayforce), ensuring data flows beautifully across all our benefit and payroll feeds.
Leave a Legacy: Meticulously document your processes and fixes, creating a world-class roadmap for our permanent team members to follow.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–5+ years of deep, hands-on experience navigating Dayforce or similar enterprise HRIS environments across global entities.
You possess an eagle eye for detail and feel right at home managing sensitive HR and payroll-impacting data with total confidentiality.
You have mastered the art of custom imports via XML schemas and possess the SQL knowledge needed for sophisticated reporting and custom fields.
You thrive in fast-paced SaaS environments where priorities shift, effortlessly managing tickets and stakeholders without breaking a sweat.
You can translate complex system behaviors into plain, actionable language for your non-technical partners.
You are a self-starter who flags risks early, follows through on every task, and takes immense pride in the stability of your systems.
You are comfortable supporting distributed teams across North America and EMEA time zones, ideally with experience in Managed Payroll or ICPs.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Financial Wellness: Own a piece of Docebo through our Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) at a 15% discount, plus a competitive compensation package.
Your Well-Being, Covered: You’ll get access to health benefits, so you can get the care you need when you need it.
Rest, Relax, Repeat: Rest and recharge with paid vacation days, two company-wide Docebo Days, floating holidays for cultural celebrations, and your birthday off!
Family First: We provide coverage offering you time with your little one(s) so you can soak up all those precious moments. Fun fact: we had 30 Docebian babies join the family in 2025!
Connections That Count: Connect with global communities through our Employee Resource Groups (including PRIDE, DWA, BIDOC, and Green Ambassadors) and company-wide events that keep the fun rolling all year long.

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Hard Skills & Tools

DayforceXML schemasSQLdata auditscustom reportsdata integrityconfiguration changesdata updatesperformance cyclescompensation cycles

Soft Skills

attention to detailconfidentialitystakeholder managementcommunicationself-starterrisk managementproblem-solvingcollaborationadaptabilitydocumentation