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SAP has announced a definitive agreement to acquire SmartRecruiters, a leading provider of talent acquisition (TA) software. Known for its strength in high-volume hiring, recruitment automation, and AI-driven candidate engagement, SmartRecruiters is expected to enhance the capabilities of the SAP SuccessFactors human capital management (HCM) suite.
The acquisition aims to provide customers with a more robust, all-in-one solution for hiring and retaining top talent in today’s fiercely competitive job market.
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SmartRecruiters’ user-friendly interface and seamless workflows will complement SAP’s already comprehensive HR tools, offering improvements across decision-making, hiring speed, and candidate experience. The companies will integrate embedded analytics and AI-powered recommendations to unlock insights into talent pools, hiring bottlenecks, and workforce planning.
“Hiring the right people is not just an HR priority – it’s a business priority,” said Muhammad Alam, Executive Board Member, SAP SE, SAP Product & Engineering. “This planned acquisition will help our customers attract and hire top talent quickly and efficiently, while also reducing total cost of ownership.”
Customers will gain the ability to manage the full candidate journey—from sourcing and interviewing to onboarding—within a single, streamlined system.
Smarter, AI-powered hiring
The acquisition will also supercharge SAP’s recruiting and hiring features, introducing enhanced applicant tracking and AI-assisted candidate screening. Recruitment analytics will feed directly into SAP’s existing HCM ecosystem, delivering a unified system of record and harmonised data for efficient, compliant operations.
Importantly, the SmartRecruiters platform will continue to be available as a standalone offering for the foreseeable future, ensuring continuity for its existing customer base.
Global Reach, Shared Mission
With its cloud-based Software-as-a-Service solutions, SmartRecruiters supports over 4,000 organizations globally, enabling end-to-end hiring workflow management for recruiters, managers, and candidates alike.
“SmartRecruiters’ mission has always been to make hiring easy,” said Rebecca Carr, CEO of SmartRecruiters. “Joining forces with SAP is a massive opportunity to scale our impact and bring our best-in-class TA approach to more enterprises worldwide. We’re excited about what’s next.”
The deal is expected to close in Q4 2025, pending regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. Financial details were not disclosed. JP Morgan acted as exclusive financial advisor to SmartRecruiters.
