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170,000+hours saved
390+workflows in live operation
80,000+employees in the systems
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From mid-sized business
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The starting point, the route
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55%
Consumer goods

Onboarding more than 55 % faster

Betty Barclay
HR systemPayrollRetail systems

1The starting point

  • Four hours of manual work per employee at onboarding
  • Breaks between email, Excel and island solutions led to errors and data silos
  • Administrative routine blocked the strategic HR work

2The route

  • Live in six weeks: process analysis and a step-by-step rollout of the pilot workflows
  • Automated end to end, from the contract to the employee records
  • One central set of data: systems connected, data checked and reconciled on its own

3The result

  • Over 250 hours saved a month in HR administration and retail
  • From four hours to 25 minutes, onboarding over 55 per cent faster
  • 99 per cent fewer errors thanks to fully automatic data transfer

“HR-Autopilot is a real gain for us. The processes run much faster and with fewer errors. The data is secure and up to date. Our teams finally have more time for their actual work, less routine, more service and more enthusiasm for the job.”

Sina Niestroj, Head of Training
35%
Industry

HR administration 35 % more efficient

Mid-sized manufacturer

PersonioSage

1The starting point

  • Duplicate data entry: Personio and Sage had to be filled in by hand
  • Preparing and distributing payslips by hand tied up valuable HR capacity
  • Fragmented systems with no clear view of process or data status

2The route

  • Go-live within a few weeks after workshops with HR and IT
  • A digital personnel form moves employees automatically from Personio to Sage
  • Employee records and payslips flow both ways, in line with data protection

3The result

  • 35 per cent less manual work maintaining employee records
  • 90 per cent fewer errors with duplicate entry gone
  • New employees are fully recorded in the system on day one

“The automation between Personio and Sage is a real gain for us. We save time, cut errors and finally have the transparency we need.”

Laura Stelzl, HR
50%
Services

50 % less effort in recruiting

Service provider with branches

RecruiteeERPrexx systems

1The starting point

  • Applications had to be checked by hand and assigned to regional roles
  • Applicant data was moved by hand from the applicant system into the ERP
  • No end-to-end view of status across the systems

2The route

  • Go-live within a few weeks after a joint process analysis
  • Automatic postcode matching assigns applicants straight to the right role
  • Recruitee, ERP and rexx connected. Status changes run automatically

3The result

  • 50 per cent less day-to-day recruiting effort with manual sorting gone
  • 90 per cent fewer errors assigning roles
  • Applications reach the right branch within seconds

“With HR-Autopilot our recruiting finally runs automatically. Applicants go straight to the right role, faster, more easily and without manual detours.”

Artour Ivantcho, HR Team Lead
50%
Industry

Onboarding over 50 % faster

Manufacturing company

softgardenSageYousign

1The starting point

  • Manual onboarding and record keeping tied up HR capacity
  • No integration between softgarden and Sage. Errors and duplicate entries
  • Administration crowded out conceptual HR work

2The route

  • Go-live in eight weeks: workshops with HR and IT, pilot workflows, live rollout
  • Applicant data moves automatically from softgarden to Sage, and vacancies update themselves
  • A digital joining process through forms with electronic signature

3The result

  • Over 150 hours saved a year through automated applicant and onboarding processes
  • Onboarding over 50 per cent faster
  • 95 per cent fewer errors transferring employee data

“With HR-Autopilot we have modernised our recruiting and onboarding processes. Instead of transferring data by hand several times over, everything now runs automatically and without errors. For our team that is an enormous relief and a big step towards the future.”

Stefan Dirks, Head of HR
40%
Collecting society

40 % less effort in payroll

GEMA
P&I LOGAGuidecomVPN

1The starting point

  • No integration, manual transfers and long turnaround times
  • Payroll status was hard to follow without automated processes
  • Sensitive HR data called for a secured system connection

2The route

  • Go-live in six weeks: workshops with HR and IT, pilot workflows, live operation
  • A two-way integration between P&I LOGA and Guidecom, secured over VPN
  • Payslips are structured, renamed and made available straight away

3The result

  • 40 per cent less manual work in payroll and record keeping
  • 90 per cent fewer errors in data transfers
  • 90 per cent more reliable processes thanks to automated integrations

“With HR-Autopilot we made our payroll processes considerably more stable. Integrations that used to be maintained by hand now run automatically and securely, an enormous advantage for our HR and IT teams.”

Benedikt Köhler, HR IT Systems Specialist
1.2 FTE
Social services

1.2 full-time posts saved

Social services provider

rexx systemsSage

1The starting point

  • Employee records, payroll and absences were moved by hand between rexx and Sage
  • Constantly switching systems made errors more likely
  • The administrative load crowded out valuable HR work

2The route

  • A fast rollout: workshops to analyse the processes, then building and testing the workflows
  • Employee records, pay and absences are reconciled between rexx and Sage
  • Tailored precisely to the needs of social services work

3The result

  • 1.2 full-time posts saved through automated data transfer
  • Considerably faster turnaround with manual entry gone
  • A considerably lower error rate between rexx and Sage

“HR-Autopilot is a real gain for us. The data synchronisation between rexx and Sage now runs fully automatically, without errors and in real time. Our teams finally have more time for their actual work, less routine, more service and more enthusiasm for the job.”

2.4 FTE
Group

2.4 full-time posts through global integration

International group

WorkdayDATEVPersonioGreenhouse

1The starting point

  • HR and payroll data sat in four isolated systems
  • Transferring data by hand several times over was slow and error-prone
  • The administrative load crowded out strategic HR work

2The route

  • A fast rollout: workshops to analyse the processes and define the requirements
  • Automated integrations between Workday–DATEV, Personio–Workday and Greenhouse–Workday
  • A precise fit despite considerable technical complexity

3The result

  • 2.4 full-time posts saved worldwide in data transfer and record keeping
  • A massively reduced error rate between all four systems
  • Considerably faster turnaround when reconciling data

“Connecting our core systems such as Workday, DATEV, Personio and Greenhouse through HR-Autopilot is an enormous gain for us. We have not only eliminated manual errors and won back valuable time, we have also brought a completely new transparency and stability into our HR processes.”

40%
Retail

40 % less effort in onboarding and offboarding

Outdoor brand

HR systemAppraisal system

1The starting point

  • Manual onboarding and offboarding tied up capacity in sales and in strategic HR
  • The standard appraisal process did not match their own requirements
  • Information lost between channels spoilt the employee experience

2The route

  • A fast rollout: the onboarding and offboarding workflows analysed within a few weeks
  • An individual appraisal system, mapped precisely in the technology
  • Appraisal logic closely interlocked with the HR records

3The result

  • 40 per cent less administrative effort in onboarding and offboarding
  • Complete documentation of every appraisal
  • Faster turnaround for contract and record changes

“With HR-Autopilot we have shed our administrative shackles. Automating our appraisal process in particular gives us the transparency we need to develop our teams deliberately. Less paperwork means more time for what defines us.”

1.3 FTE
Industry

1.3 full-time posts through real-time reconciliation

Family business

BreitenbachSD Worx

1The starting point

  • Maintaining the integrations between the systems was slow and error-prone
  • Manual data transfer left employee records inconsistent
  • The status of data transfers could not be followed in real time

2The route

  • A fast rollout: analysis of the data flows, automated workflows, thorough testing
  • A seamless connection between Breitenbach and SD Worx
  • One leading source of data, reconciled in real time

3The result

  • 1.3 full-time posts saved through automated record keeping
  • Data exchange almost entirely free of errors
  • Real-time reconciliation between the two systems

“Thanks to HR-Autopilot, exchanging data between our systems is finally no longer something that costs us time. We now have the certainty that our data is always in sync, and we can devote our energy fully to our people again.”

KI
Consumer goods

Premium recruiting through AI-supported automation

Marc O’Polo
Applicant managementAI document checking

1The starting point

  • Entering applicant data by hand tied up recruiting capacity
  • Manual status checks led to long response times
  • Validating and filing documents was slow and error-prone

2The route

  • A fast rollout: the applicant workflows analysed within a few weeks
  • AI-supported document processing with automatic data capture, language detection and checking
  • Consistent quality even at seasonal peaks in applications

3The result

  • Massively reduced handling time per application thanks to automated pre-checking
  • Considerably shorter response times thanks to automatic document checks
  • Consistent document filing and language classification throughout

“With HR-Autopilot we have taken our recruiting to the next level. The automated document checking and language detection takes an enormous amount of donkey work off our team. That lets us concentrate again on what really counts: winning the right people over to Marc O’Polo.”

75%
Healthcare

Onboarding 75 % faster

Health centre, Switzerland

HR systemSwissSalary

1The starting point

  • Pre-boarding and filling roles were fragmented by manual steps
  • Transfers to SwissSalary and a variety of onboarding routes tied up capacity
  • Information lost between the stages of the process

2The route

  • Go-live in six weeks: requirements analysis, automated integrations, rollout
  • A direct connection to SwissSalary for the salary data
  • Flexible workflows for every type of employment

3The result

  • From four hours to 20 minutes, turnaround 75 per cent faster
  • A massively reduced error rate when transferring salary data
  • Go-live in six weeks despite a wide variety of processes

“Thanks to HR-Autopilot we finally have a structure that matches our variety. Whether it is an internship or a permanent post, our processes now run automatically and without errors in the background. That gives us as an HR team the certainty and the time we need to concentrate fully on people.”

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