Written from the advisory side of the table. What breaks, what scales, and how to challenge platform, process, and AI decisions before they become expensive to unwind.
SAP completed its acquisition of SmartRecruiters on September 11, 2025. A practical read on the three-phase integration roadmap, what it means for SAP SuccessFactors customers, and how the competitive calculus has shifted.
An organisation replaces its ATS, spends six to twelve months in implementation, and ends up with the same problems as the old one. The cause is almost always the same: platform selection happened before operating model design.
When I describe SeasideHR as an AI-first firm, I get two reactions: enthusiasm and scepticism. Both are reasonable. Here is a direct account of what AI does, what I do, and why the accountability has to remain human.
Ten years in Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium meant AI governance in hiring was not a future concern — it was an operational reality. Four governance capabilities that transfer directly to Canadian TA functions.
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