Senior Business Systems Lead, Payroll & Time (Dayforce)

Human Resources Exam SHRM; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 129,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health and dental coverage

Lyft Health Savings Account

Hybrid in-office schedule

Lyft ride credits

Inclusive workplace policy

Job summary

Lyft Canada is seeking a Senior Business Systems Lead for Payroll & Time (Dayforce) to own requirements and direct the implementation partner through the Dayforce migration. You will ensure country-specific rules are reflected and sign-off with Payroll Ops and Legal.

Role demands governance, multi-country transformation, and strong stakeholder management to align Dayforce with Workday/Oracle ERP integrations. Hybrid in-office role in Toronto.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of functional payroll and time tracking systems experience with Dayforce.
• Governance frameworks and vendor management as product/service owner, not just a project.
• Hands-on integration knowledge linking payroll/time to upstream HCM and ERP/finance.
• Proven internal ownership of system integrator delivery and vendor accountability.
• Deep payroll domain knowledge: earnings, deductions, tax, multi-country compliance.
• Translate business policy and legal terms into system requirements.
• Strong root-cause troubleshooting across complex payroll/time scenarios.
• Experience leading multi-country, multi-phase transformation programs.
• Excellent stakeholder management bridging technical and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own Requirements and Direct the Implementation Partner; act as the internal functional owner for Dayforce payroll and time migration.
• Translate payroll policy and statutory requirements into actionable technical specifications.
• Validate vendor configurations against country-specific rules with sign-off from Payroll Ops and Legal.
• Escalate and balance trade-offs between Payroll Ops, Legal, and vendor teams, ensuring compliance interpretation.
• Partner with Program Management to identify and mitigate risks across migration waves.
• Lead end-to-end migration waves across 12–15 countries, with cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Dayforce payroll

Vendor management

Governance frameworks

Multi-country payroll

Stakeholder management

Tools

Boomi

Workday

Oracle ERP

Job description

Senior Business Systems Lead, Payroll & Time (Dayforce)

Lyft

Canada Full-time

Responsibilities

• Own Requirements and Direct the Implementation Partner Serve as the internal functional owner for the Dayforce payroll and time migration, driving requirements and directing the systems integrator partner.


• Translate payroll policy, collective bargaining terms, and statutory requirements — as defined by Payroll Operations and Legal — into actionable technical specifications.


• Validate vendor configurations against country-specific rules, with joint sign-off alongside Payroll Operations, before go-live.


• Act as the primary functional escalation point, facilitating trade-off decisions between Payroll Ops, Legal, and vendor teams — owning the technical trade-off while deferring to Payroll Ops/Legal on compliance interpretation.


• Partner with Program Management to identify and mitigate risks across migration waves.


• Drive Migration Waves End-to-End Scope requirements with cross-functional stakeholders ahead of each phased migration wave across the 12–15 country initial program.


• Lead parallel testing and payroll validation cycles to verify system logic against live pay rules prior to cutover.


• Manage cutover and hypercare support, serving as the technical escalation point until system stabilization.


• Own integration architecture between Dayforce and upstream/downstream systems — including Workday, Oracle ERP, and middleware platforms (Boomi preferred) — ensuring resilient, well-governed data flows.


• Align migration schedules with Workday and Oracle ERP initiatives to prevent deployment conflicts.


• Own Steady-State Configuration and Continuous Improvement Assume direct functional ownership of Dayforce payroll and time configuration post-implementation, as the platform's long-term product/service owner.


• Establish and run governance frameworks and formal vendor management practices — contract oversight, SLA management, escalation processes — that outlast the initial implementation.


• Maintain system documentation and runbooks to keep governance transparent and auditable.


• Evaluate new vendor releases, system updates, and regulatory changes — partnering with Payroll Ops and Legal on interpretation — to proactively plan platform updates.


• Ensure system configuration is built and maintained to the wage-and-hour, statutory pay, and data privacy requirements defined by Payroll Operations and Legal.


• Streamline operations by automating manual payroll and time-tracking workarounds.


• Support future expansion into scheduling configuration and provide system evidence for internal and external payroll audits.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of functional payroll and time tracking systems experience, with strong hands-on configuration expertise in Ceridian Dayforce.


• Experience establishing governance frameworks and formal vendor management practices (contract oversight, SLA management, escalation processes) as a product or service owner — not solely as a project-based implementer.


• Hands-on experience with middleware/integration architecture connecting payroll and time systems to upstream HCM and downstream ERP/finance systems; Boomi experience strongly preferred.


• Proven track record as an internal functional owner managing system integrator delivery and holding vendors formally accountable.


• Deep domain expertise in core payroll: earnings, deductions, tax setup, accruals, overtime, and multi-country/multi-state compliance.


• Strong payroll literacy with a demonstrated ability to translate between payroll/operations terminology and technical/systems language — for both practitioner and executive audiences.


• Demonstrated ability to translate business policy, legal, and collective bargaining agreements into system requirements.


• Strong root-cause troubleshooting skills across complex payroll and time tracking scenarios.


• Experience leading system strategy across multi-country, multi-phase transformation programs.


• Excellent stakeholder management skills, capable of bridging technical detail with business and executive audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading global payroll transformations or M&A integrations with third-party implementation partners — international/cross-border experience strongly preferred.


• Familiarity with in-country payroll providers (e.g., TMF, IRIS, Paylocity) used during transitional phases.


• Hands‑on experience with Dayforce time tracking and scheduling modules.


• Understanding of Workday HCM and enterprise HRIS/ERP integration patterns.


• Knowledge of payroll compliance across the specific countries in scope for this program.


• Exposure to HR integration and automation platforms (e.g., Workato).


• Prior experience operating in high-growth technology environments or navigating active M&A integrations.

Benefits

• Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits Mental health benefits Family building benefits Child care and pet benefits Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account RRSP plan with company match to help save for your future


• In addition to provincial observed holidays, salaried team members are covered under Lyft's flexible paid time off policy. The policy allows team members to take off as much time as they need (with manager approval).


• Hourly team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service


• Lyft is proud to support new parents with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top‑up plan to complement provincial programs. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible.


• Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits


• Lyft is committed to creating an inclusive workforce that fosters belonging. Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offences, or any other basis protected by applicable law or by Company policy.


• Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.


• Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process.


• Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office at least 3 days per week, including on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role.


• Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid


• The expected base pay range for this position in the Toronto area is $129,000-$161,250 CAD, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location.

Lyft may use artificial intelligence to screen applicants, however, Lyft employees make the ultimate selection and hiring decisions. This is a new position.