Client Executive

Align HCM

$100K — $150K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Toronto, ON
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience selling professional services, including implementation and consulting
  • Proven track record selling HCM, HRIS, or Payroll software solutions
  • Full-cycle sales experience with a focus on prospecting and closing
  • Experience engaging mid-market or enterprise clients (500-10,000 employees)
  • Strong relationships with C-level and senior executives
  • Demonstrable new business development skills with consistent quota attainment
  • Eligible to work in the US or Canada with willingness to travel up to 25%

Responsibilities

  • Identify and close implementation opportunities with Dayforce account executives
  • Develop and manage a pipeline through direct prospecting and referral leads
  • Attend partner events and meetings to strengthen Dayforce relationships
  • Position Align HCM as a key partner in joint selling scenarios
  • Drive new business development through proactive outreach
  • Lead full sales cycle from prospecting to contract closure
  • Collaborate with teams to ensure deliverable and profitable solutions

Benefits

  • Professional development and ongoing training support
  • Open vacation policy with paid volunteer days
  • Base salary with potential for incentive pay
  • Group Registered Savings Plan (GRSP) with employer match
  • Comprehensive medical plan with Medavie Blue Cross
  • Dental and vision coverage included
  • Extended health care services
  • Life insurance for employees and their families
  • Access to online doctor services
  • Travel insurance coverage
Full Job Description
Align HCM is looking for a Client Executive to drive new business sales for Dayforce implementation, optimization, and managed services. This role focuses on new logo acquisition, full-cycle sales, and client engagement with mid-market to enterprise organizations (500 to 10,000 employees) across the US and Canada.

You will partner directly with Dayforce account executives to identify and close implementation opportunities within their pipeline, while also building your own pipeline through direct prospecting and partner-referred leads.

Key Responsibilities

Dayforce Partner Sales

  • Partner with Dayforce account executives to identify, pursue, and close implementation opportunities within their pipeline
  • Source and develop partner-referred opportunities from the Dayforce sales organization
  • Attend Dayforce partner events, QBRs, and regional sales meetings to build and maintain relationships with the Dayforce field team
  • Position Align HCM as a preferred implementation partner in joint selling situations


Direct Sales and Business Development

  • Drive new business development and pipeline generation through direct prospecting
  • Manage the full sales cycle from initial outreach through contract close
  • Sell Dayforce implementation, optimization, and managed services to mid-market and enterprise clients
  • Engage and build relationships with C-level executives (CHRO, CFO, CIO, COO) and senior HR, IT, and Finance leaders


Discovery, Scoping, and Deal Execution

  • Lead discovery sessions to assess client needs, define implementation scope, and build business cases for Dayforce solutions
  • Develop proposals, Statements of Work, pricing, and lead contract negotiations
  • Maintain accurate sales forecasts and CRM pipeline data
  • Collaborate with delivery, presales, and practice leadership to ensure proposed solutions are deliverable and profitable
  • Achieve and exceed annual sales quota


Required Qualifications

  • Experience selling professional services (implementation, consulting, or managed services)
  • Experience selling HCM, Workforce Management, HRIS, or Payroll software solutions
  • Full-cycle sales experience from prospecting through close
  • Mid-market or enterprise client sales experience (500 to 10,000 employees)
  • Experience selling to C-level and senior executive stakeholders
  • Strong new business and hunting experience with a track record of quota attainment
  • Quota-carrying sales experience
  • Must be based in the US or Canada
  • Willing to work US business hours
  • Willing to travel up to 25%


Preferred Qualifications

  • Dayforce ecosystem experience (selling Dayforce solutions or implementation services)
  • Existing relationships with Dayforce account executives or channel managers
  • Experience working within a partner or channel sales model
  • UKG ecosystem experience
  • Experience selling multi-year services contracts
  • Experience with SOW-based selling, scoping, and margin management


Benefits

Align HCM provides professional development, ongoing training, and benefits to our outstanding remote team. Along with an open vacation policy and paid volunteer days, we offer:

  • Base Salary plus Incentive Pay
  • GRSP with Employer Match
  • Medical Plan with Medavie Blue Cross
  • Dental & Vision
  • Extended Health Care
  • Life Insurance for you and your family
  • Online Doctor Service
  • Travel Insurance


Schedule:
This position follows US Eastern Time business hours, Monday through Friday.

Location:
Remote (US or Canada)

Travel:
Up to 25% (client meetings, Dayforce partner events)

Reports to:
SVP, Sales & Marketing

Compensation:
Base salary: $100,000 - $150,000 plus commission

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