Job Description

About the opportunity 

As a Senior Solution Advisor (SA3) at Dayforce, you’ll play a pivotal role in showing how our HCM technology helps organizations solve complex business challenges. You’ll partner with mid-market, enterprise, and large enterprise clients—serving as a trusted advisor to executives and stakeholders. This role blends solution expertise, strategic insight, and consultative leadership to help clients envision and realize their workforce transformation goals.

We’re looking for a professional who thrives in dynamic environments, adapts quickly, and brings both depth of expertise and a continuous learning mindset to every engagement. This role is perfect for a consultant who is confident leading customer conversations, adapting solution design to unique client priorities, and collaborating across teams to deliver impactful results.

What you'll get to do

Lead Customer Discovery & Alignment
Facilitate tailored discovery sessions to understand customer processes, challenges, and goals; connect findings to HCM solution capabilities.
Deliver Business Value Storytelling
Build outcome-driven narratives that speak to executives, managers, and end-users—linking solutions to measurable workforce and business improvements.
Design & Deliver Tailored Demonstrations
Create and present demos that reflect customer priorities, incorporating relevant personas, industry-specific workflows, and key metrics.
Advise on Strategic HCM Practices
Recommend best practices, adoption strategies, and process optimizations that help customers maximize their technology investment.
Collaborate Cross-Functionally
Partner with sales, value consulting, product, and post-sales teams to ensure a consistent and seamless customer experience.
Contribute to Thought Leadership
Contribute to enablement materials, present internally, and share insights that strengthen the team’s solution approach.
Apply Industry & Market Acumen
Leverage industry-specific trends, compliance requirements, and workforce strategies to inform solutioning and engagement.

Skills and experience we value

Experience:

Proven background in pre-sales, solutions consulting, or advisory services within HCM/SaaS.
Demonstrated success leading customer-facing workshops, demos, and strategic conversations.

Skills & Competencies:

Strong discovery and consultative skills to identify and address customer needs.
Ability to adapt messaging for diverse stakeholders, from executives to system users.
Skilled at creating tailored, high-impact demonstrations.
Knowledge of industry-specific workforce trends and compliance requirements.

Education & Certifications:

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
D2W (Demo2Win) Certification required.
SNP (Smart Nice People) Certification required.
HCM-related certifications (e.g., SHRM, PMP, CPP) a plus.

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.