Workday Completes Acquisition of Paradox
Pleasanton, CA (USA), November 2025 - Workday, Inc., the enterprise AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, has announced it has completed its acquisition of Paradox, a candidate experience agent that uses conversational AI to simplify every step of the job application journey, particularly for frontline industries.
With Paradox, HiredScore, and Workday Recruiting, Workday Now has a Powerful End-to-End, AI-Powered Talent Acquisition Suite to Drive Faster Hiring and Better Candidate Experiences.
"As competition for talent intensifies, hiring needs to be quick, personal, and engaging," said Aashna Kircher, group general manager for the office of the CHRO, Workday. "By bringing Paradox into Workday, we're making that possible for our customers by enabling them to move faster and deliver a better candidate experience – for every type of worker, and every type of role – from the frontline to the back office."
"We built Paradox to make hiring simpler and more human with AI," said Adam Godson, CEO, Paradox.
Reimagined Human-Centered Hiring
Paradox delivers exceptional candidate experiences at scale, giving applicants a personalized, high-touch experience powered by AI. Its AI agent streamlines the hiring process by providing candidates with instant responses, self-scheduling capabilities, and 24/7 support in a natural conversational experience. This simplifies complex tasks like applications, scheduling, and interview coordination, helping companies fill high-volume roles faster and allowing recruiters to spend more time building relationships, engaging top talent, making human-centered hiring decisions, and supporting business needs.
The Ultimate AI-Powered Hiring Solution
Combining Workday Recruiting with the best-in-class AI capabilities of HiredScore and Paradox gives Workday a complete, AI-powered suite to make hiring faster and more human.
Expanding Workday's AI Agent Portfolio
The Workday Paradox Candidate Experience Agent is available for purchase now for both existing and new customers through Workday or Paradox. This new agent joins Workday's growing portfolio of purpose-built AI agents.


