Welcome to today’s edition of the HR Tech Daily Roundup, where we bring you the most important news, trends, and innovations in the world of human resources technology. As HR tech continues to evolve, staying informed is essential for professionals striving to optimize their workforce strategies and drive meaningful change. In this roundup, we highlight key updates, cutting-edge solutions, and expert insights that are shaping the future of HR. Let’s take a look at today’s top news!
Indeed Appoints James Whitemore as New CMO
Indeed, the world’s #1 job site and a leading job matching and hiring platform, announced the appointment of James Whitemore as Chief Marketing Officer, effective. Whitemore will join Indeed’s senior leadership team and report to Chief Revenue Officer Maggie Hulce. In his role as CMO, Whitemore will lead Indeed’s global marketing organization, overseeing brand, industry, category, lifecycle, country and field marketing, in addition to global communications and the Indeed Hiring Lab. His focus will be on reaching and engaging with job seekers and employers around the world, and showcasing how Indeed is making the hiring process simpler, faster, and more human.
SECU Elevates Member Experience with NICE CXone Mpower
NiCE announced that State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU), one of the largest credit unions in the U.S., serving over 2.8 million members, has transformed its member contact center experience and operational efficiency with NiCE CXone Mpower. By adopting an AI-driven, cloud-native platform, SECU has streamlined operations, enhanced workforce management, and leveraged automation to drive efficiency and improve service levels. Facing limitations with legacy infrastructure, SECU turned to NiCE’s all-in-one platform to unify, automate, and optimize its contact center operations. The move enabled SECU to centralize service channels, enhance employee performance management, and implement real-time tracking for better decision-making and service delivery.
Hyland Appoints Sharon Brand as Chief HR Officer
Hyland, the pioneer of The Content Innovation Cloud, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sharon Brand as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). With over 20 years of leadership experience at SAP SE and PlanSource, Brand brings a people-first approach to driving innovative teams with a proven track record in high-growth environments. As CHRO, Brand will elevate Hyland’s global HR strategy and advance a high-performing, inclusive culture aligned with the company’s business goals. “Sharon’s proven ability to drive organizational excellence through strategic talent development makes her exactly what Hyland needs as we accelerate our growth and innovation,” said Jitesh S. Ghai, CEO at Hyland. “Her experience leading and scaling high performing teams at SaaS companies like SAP and PlanSource, combined with her results-oriented approach to employee engagement, positions us perfectly to elevate our people strategy and fuel our continued expansion in the global market.”
iCIMS Unveils New AI Agents to Transform Recruiting
iCIMS, the pioneer in talent acquisition software, announced the upcoming launch of iCIMS Agents, a purpose-built, domain-specific AI platform designed to accelerate the entire recruiting lifecycle. iCIMS’ intelligent network of agents will act as an extension of the recruiting team, multiplying productivity and improving the hiring experience for candidates, recruiters and hiring managers. iCIMS Agents will proactively take action across the hiring lifecycle, while enabling conversational interactions when human intervention is not required, transforming the user experience of interacting with TA technology. Whether TA teams are managing complex corporate hiring or filling hourly shifts fast, companies can deploy the appropriate combination of iCIMS Agents to enable candidates to apply for jobs without friction; streamline steps for hiring managers in selecting candidates and making offers; and allow companies to hire smarter, faster, and at scale.
Siemens Adopts YXT.com’s AI Platform for Workforce Shift
YXT.com Group Holding Limited, a provider of AI-enabled enterprise productivity solutions, announced that the global industrial technology leader Siemens has successfully deployed YXT.com’s AI-powered Radnova Learning Platform in China to address workforce training challenges as the company transforms into a “One Tech Company.” Siemens chose YXT.com to support its strategic transformation into a unified technology organization, requiring comprehensive workforce upskilling to align all business units under a cohesive digital framework. The Radnova platform delivers seamless data integration with Siemens’ proprietary learning management systems, eliminating data silos while providing access to diverse learning resources including video courses, online seminars, and interactive learning tools.