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Welcome Back: Smarter, Faster Rehire in SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding 2H 2026
SAP's planned 2H 2026 SuccessFactors Onboarding release reportedly introduces automated rehire handling, including day-one workflow routing for returning employees, contractor-to-permanent conversions, and employee record merges — addressing a long-standing friction point for HR operations teams running rehires through SAP HCM.
Second Half 2026 Release: What’s New in SAP SuccessFactors HCM?
SAP SuccessFactors' second-half 2026 release advances its 'Autonomous HCM' strategy with a wave of agentic AI features spanning recruiting, onboarding, and HR operations — including an interview summarization agent, an onboarding assistant, and a payroll-monitoring tool.
Our New Partnership With Workday
Josh Bersin and Workday have announced a formal research partnership, unveiled at Workday Rising, focused on the 'HR 2030' framework — Bersin's concept for an agentic AI-powered HR operating model. The collaboration will produce whitepapers, tools, education programs, and advisory services. A first joint guidebook, 'HR 2030: A Playbook for Agentic HR,' is already available. The partnership builds on Workday's 2025 acquisition of Sana Labs, which co-developed Bersin's Galileo AI platform. An integration of Galileo into the Workday platform is also reportedly in the pipeline.
Episode 2 Is Here! AI-Powered Recruiting & What's Next with SmartRecruiters
SAP Community's HCM blog has released Episode 2 of a podcast series focused on helping SAP SuccessFactors customers navigate the transition to SmartRecruiters. The episode and accompanying Q&A reportedly cover AI-powered recruiting capabilities, including SAP's Joule copilot and the Winston AI agent, offering practical guidance for HR and TA leaders managing the platform shift.
Unlock the Full Power of Career Site Builder and SAP SmartRecruiters with Unified Data Model
SAP is reportedly consolidating its talent acquisition architecture around SmartRecruiters as the core recruiting engine, with Career Site Builder acting as the recruitment marketing layer. The two are connected to the broader SAP SuccessFactors HCM suite through a unified data model, according to SAP Community. The move signals a clear direction for SAP's product investment in recruiting — and a migration path for existing SuccessFactors customers.
Lockheed Martin Advances Workforce Transformation with SAP SuccessFactors Solutions
Lockheed Martin has gone live on a comprehensive SAP SuccessFactors cloud HCM suite — spanning Employee Central, Payroll, Recruiting, and Onboarding — consolidating HR operations for its approximately 123,000 employees and decommissioning legacy systems, with the unified data layer cited as a foundation for the company's broader AI workforce strategy.
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