How has Deel grown from zero to 4,500 employees in 100 countries in less than five years? It’s an amazing story of hyperscale growth and passionate customer focus. In today’s podcast Alex Bouaziz, CEO of Deel, talks with Kathi Enderes about his own journey from environmental engineer to founder of an HR tech company.

Alex explains how he started Deel as an EOR (Employer of Record) company, and how the company has expanded into HCM and payroll around the world. He explains the EOR market and what global employment providers do, and also discusses their AI assistant, Deel AI, which can help answer any question by pulling from Deel’s knowledge base.

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In this conversation I share insights from my recent trip to Europe, focusing on the Workday Rising event, the current state of talent acquisition, and the evolving role of CHROs in strategic workforce planning.

I discuss the importance of systemic talent acquisition, the emergence of “Precision Talent Acquisition” and the entire redefinition of this function. And I also explain why the term “Hiring Manager” is such a terrible concept.

Finally I share my amazing conversation with one of the most high-powered, inspiring CHROs I’ve ever met.

Takeaways

• Workday is integrating its products into a cohesive solution.
• The hiring cycle is slowing down due to economic factors.
• AI is increasing the value of existing workers, creating ‘super workers’
• Talent acquisition should be viewed as a growth function.
• Precision in hiring is essential in a tight labor market.
• Cultural fit is as important as technical skills in hiring.
• Strategic workforce planning should align with business goals.
• The role of CHRO is evolving to include strategic planning, not “workforce planning” alone.

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I know most of you have used ChatGPT, Galileo, or other AI tools in your job, but you haven’t seen anything yet.

In this podcast I walk through a complete end-to-end scenario to show you precisely how AI agents will automate, scale, integrate, and vastly improve the process of hiring, onboarding, performance management, internal mobility, and more.

As you’ll hear in this scenario, AI agents are going to revolutionize the talent process. Recruiters, HR Business Partners, and CHROs watch out.

And this is just the beginning.

Our upcoming “100 Use-Cases for Galileo in HR” will explain this in greater detail (Galileo is designed for all these use-cases and more.)

Every HR professional should listen to this podcast to see the future of HR. Join our certificate program to learn more!

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