Paychex Introduces Agentic AI Recruiting Capabilities Through WISE Hire
Paychex introduces WISE Hire, an AI-driven recruiting platform designed to speed hiring while keeping employers in control of final decisions.
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Paychex (PAYX) launched WISE Hire on September 23, 2026, an AI-native recruiting solution aimed at helping businesses hire qualified talent up to four times faster.
WISE Hire uses AI agents to automate multi-channel candidate sourcing, screening, coordination, and scheduling, while incorporating patented candidate-matching technology and access to hiring coaches. The platform is available as a standalone product or integrated within Paychex’s WISE AI engine, supporting its HCM platforms. The company said the solution is designed to reduce administrative hiring work while preserving strong governance, human-in-the-loop oversight, and employer control over final hiring decisions.
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Paychex describes WISE Hire as helping businesses hire qualified talent four times faster on average. The four-times figure is an average performance claim, not a stated maximum.
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- Hiring speed
- 4x faster on average
- Finding and hiring qualified talent with WISE Hire
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New solution enhances multi-channel candidate sourcing, recruiting workflow automation, candidate matching support, and hiring expertise to help businesses hire faster while maintaining decision-making authority
- Paychex launches AI-agent platform built for front-line workers to help customers hire more quickly and effectively
- Solution is available as both a standalone offering and integrated within Paychex's HCM platforms
- WISE Hire is accessible through WISE, the company’s AI engine spanning embedded intelligence, personal assistants, and AI agents
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paychex (Nasdaq: PAYX), a leading provider of expert-enabled HR, payroll, and benefits, today introduced WISE Hire, an AI-native recruiting solution that helps businesses find and hire qualified talent 4x faster on average. Available standalone or integrated within Paychex’s HCM platforms, WISE Hire combines AI agents for digital candidate sourcing, recruiting, and hiring coaching. The result is an automated experience that maintains strong governance, human-in-the-loop oversight, and customer control of hiring decisions.
Paychex research consistently shows attracting and recruiting talent is one of the most significant challenges a business faces – and business leaders spend more than one-third of their time on administrative hiring tasks.
“Offering solutions that help our customers solve some of their most pressing challenges, such as recruiting and hiring, is core to our product strategy,” said Ryan Bergstrom, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Paychex. “WISE Hire expands on our existing capabilities, empowering businesses to fill positions faster by automating routine hiring tasks while keeping people at the center of every hiring decision.”
Expanding WISE with Embedded AI Recruiting Automation and Expertise
WISE Hire will help businesses fill vacancies quickly and effectively by embedding recruiting workflow automation, candidate matching support, and hiring expertise in WISE, Paychex’s AI engine across its HCM platforms — SurePayroll, Paychex Flex®, and Paycor®. Whether used integrated or standalone, the AI-powered technology is designed to automate routine workflows such as sourcing, screening, coordination, and scheduling, while a patented candidate-matching technology and network of hiring coaches pairs automation with human expertise.
Broad Candidate Reach, Smarter Recruiting Workflows, and Human-Led Hiring Decisions
WISE Hire can also access industry-leading worker acquisition channels such as Google for Jobs, Meta’s local jobs marketplace, and ChatGPT to enhance candidate sourcing. Employers retain responsibility for evaluating candidates and making hiring decisions, with human oversight incorporated throughout the recruiting workflow. WISE Hire will help new and existing customers attract, screen, and engage candidates more efficiently and effectively, while maintaining human oversight and decision-making authority.
Advancing the Future of Hiring Through Intelligent Workforce Technology
While WISE Hire is integrated across Paychex’s HCM platforms, the solution is also available standalone. The latest demonstration of the company’s ongoing commitment to delivering innovative, AI-driven solutions to help customers solve workforce challenges and achieve better business outcomes. Combining WISE intelligence with AI-powered hiring capabilities, Paychex is making it easier for businesses of all sizes to find, hire, and retain the right talent faster.
To learn more about WISE Hire, along with Paychex’s full suite of expert-enabled technology and advisory solutions, visit the Paychex booth (#4227) at the HR Technology Conference & Expo at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Oct. 20-22, 2026.
About Paychex
Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) provides a comprehensive suite of expert-enabled technology and advisory solutions that help businesses manage HR, payroll, and benefits. Serving approximately 840,000 customers and paying 1 in 11 U.S. private sector workers, Paychex combines scale, trusted expertise, and innovation to help businesses succeed. Built on more than 50 years of workforce experience and one of the industry’s largest proprietary HR datasets, Paychex’s WISE agentic AI engine embeds intelligence directly into workflows to improve productivity, enhance decision-making, and deliver better outcomes. Learn more at paychex.com.
Media Contact
Tracy Volkmann
Manager, Public Relations
Paychex, Inc.
(585) 657-7336
tvolkmann@paychex.com
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How does WISE Hire integrate with existing Paychex platforms?
WISE Hire is embedded in WISE, the Paychex AI engine that spans its HCM platforms, including SurePayroll, Paychex Flex®, and Paycor®, and can also be used as a standalone solution.
What parts of the recruiting process does WISE Hire automate?
The AI-powered technology is designed to automate routine recruiting workflows such as digital candidate sourcing, screening, coordination, and scheduling, while supporting candidate matching and hiring coaching.
Which candidate acquisition channels can WISE Hire access?
WISE Hire can access channels such as Google for Jobs, Meta’s local jobs marketplace, and ChatGPT to enhance candidate sourcing reach.
Do employers still control hiring decisions when using WISE Hire?
Employers retain responsibility for evaluating candidates and making hiring decisions, with human oversight incorporated throughout the recruiting workflow to maintain decision-making authority.
Where can potential customers learn more about WISE Hire?
Interested businesses can learn more about WISE Hire and the broader Paychex technology and advisory offerings by visiting the Paychex booth (#4227) at the HR Technology Conference & Expo at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas from October 20-22, 2026.