Job Title: Project Coordinator Intern
Department: Product & Technology
Work Term: Winter 2025*
Duration: 8 months (January 2025 – August 2025)
Location: Virtual
Roles available: 2
- Full time availability of 37.5 – 40 hours weekly required to be eligible for this opportunity.
Dayforce is a global human capital management (HCM) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, with operations across North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region.
Our award-winning Cloud HCM platform offers a unified solution database and continuous calculation engine, driving efficiency, productivity, and compliance for the global workforce.
Our brand promise - Makes Work Life BetterTM - Reflects our commitment to employees, customers, partners and communities globally.
Benefits For Students
- Experience working for one of the fastest growing Human Capital Management technology companies in the world Access to Dayforce’s development programs and resources
- Ability to work with as well as create relationships with members across the globe
- Autonomy to bring forth new ideas and optimize existing structures within the organization
- Meaningful responsibilities, enabling you to obtain ‘real-world’ experience
- Dynamic hands-on exposure to multiple business-units and stakeholders across Dayforce
Summary Of Opportunity
The Product and Technology (P&T) PMO is a dynamic group that helps Dayforce deliver quality products to existing and new markets on time, every time. Working with Product and Engineering teams to plan, monitor and report progress on Public Sector initiatives that include, product enhancements, customer-specific changes, prep for Cloud deployments, sprint reviews, and reporting. We provide exceptional program management support through a team of highly skilled and experienced project-, program-, and change professionals.
The Project Coordinator Intern with work closely with a variety of professionals on our team, to support the development and launch of new software products and services. The Project Management Intern will also assist with developing new and enhanced internal processes to further improve PMO practices, processes, and tools.
Primary Responsibilities
- Help facilitate internal workshops with key stakeholders
- Research external project- and program best practices and make recommendations for internal adoption
- Help create and maintain project plans and executive reporting dashboards
- Liaise with Analysts, Developers, Architects, and other IT professionals to discuss work efforts and assess progress against plan
- Project Control Activities, Sprint Reviews, Presentation prep
- Organize meetings, Minutes, follow-up
- JIRA Reporting
- Smartsheet Updates
Qualifications
- Pursuing a degree in Business, Engineering, or Computer Science with potential interest in a career in Project- or Program Management, Business Analysis, or Business Architecture
- Project Management (any field)
- Project Experience, Planning, JIRA, Office 365 suite.
- Experience in IT (preferably software, HCM, ERP, SaaS, or related)
- Experience working with IT professionals, Business Executives, external partners
- Very strong written and verbal business communication skills (including comfort speaking to diverse audiences)
- Strong proficiency with MS Office Suite
Nice To Have
- Experience with Project Management software (e.g., SmartSuite, MS Project)
- Experience with Atlassian software (Jira and/or Confluence)
- Experience working in a large, matrixed organization (preferably global)
- PMI or Project experience
We understand that no matter where you are, choosing a new employer is always one of life’s most stressful events. We encourage you to check us out at Dayforce.com or follow us on LinkedIn to learn more about how we are impacting the world of work for our customers, employees and you!
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.
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