Paradox Conversational Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Now Available Through Workday, Helping Organizations Hire Frontline Workers Faster
Workday (NASDAQ: WDAY) announced that Paradox Conversational ATS is now available through Workday, offering a text-based, AI-driven hiring workflow designed for high-volume frontline roles in retail, hospitality, and manufacturing.
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Workday (NASDAQ: WDAY) announced that Paradox Conversational ATS is now available through Workday, offering a text-based, AI-driven hiring workflow designed for high-volume frontline roles in retail, hospitality, and manufacturing.
The solution aims to replace logins and long forms with short conversational interactions, with customers reporting a 72% application completion rate, an average time-to-hire of 3.5 days, a 95% candidate satisfaction rating in 2025, and automation that can streamline up to 90% of hiring tasks. Workday Frontline Agent will follow in Spring 2026 to extend text-based workforce management features.
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- Candidates achieve a 72% application completion rate
- Average time-to-hire 3.5 days for Paradox customers
- 95% candidate satisfaction in 2025 for onboarding via text
- Solution can streamline up to 90% of hiring tasks
- Paradox Conversational ATS now available through Workday, expanding AI hiring portfolio
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News Market Reaction – WDAY
In the Jan 8 session, WDAY declined 0.64%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.
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Key Figures
- Hiring tasks streamlined
- up to 90%
- Paradox Conversational ATS automation of hiring tasks
- Application completion rate
- 72%
- Average completion rate via two-minute chat or text
- Time-to-hire
- three and a half days
- Average time-to-hire for Paradox customers
- Candidate satisfaction
- 95%
- Onboarding satisfaction rating in 2025
- Hiring task time reduction
- up to 90%
- Time cut managing hiring tasks for early adopters
- Application time
- two-minute chat
- Typical time for candidates to apply via Paradox ATS
Historical Context
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Named a Leader in 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for financial planning.
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Announcement of president’s presentation at Barclays Global Technology Conference.
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Fiscal 2026 Q3 beat with strong revenue and margin metrics and raised guidance.
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Definitive agreement to acquire Pipedream integration platform for AI agents.
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Expansion of Workday GO with payroll, partners, and AI Deployment Agent.
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Key Terms
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Solution Leverages the Power of AI to Help Employers Automate Repetitive Tasks and Transform the Frontline Hiring Experience for Organizations at Scale
For frontline industries like retail, hospitality, and manufacturing, the vast majority of hiring volume often revolves around frontline roles. Traditional hiring workflows can often create unintended barriers for busy frontline talent. Paradox Conversational ATS removes that friction by allowing candidates to search for jobs, apply, interview, and onboard through short text-based conversations – often completing the entire process in just a few days.
This new offering builds on Workday's growing portfolio of AI solutions following its acquisition of Paradox and the launch of the Workday Paradox Candidate Experience Agent.
"Frontline hiring breaks down when the process is slow, complex, and doesn't meet workers on their own terms," said Aashna Kircher, group general manager for the office of the CHRO, Workday. "Paradox Conversational ATS removes that friction by helping to streamline up to
Proven Results for High-Volume Hiring
Paradox Conversational ATS is already helping retail organizations including 7-Eleven, Inc., Ace Hardware, and Valvoline hire faster while improving the candidate experience. Customers using Paradox Conversational ATS experience:
- More applications in less time: Candidates apply through a two-minute chat or text, leading to a
72% average application completion rate. - Less admin work: Conversational AI helps handle screening and scheduling directly with candidates, slashing manual workload from hours to minutes.
- Quicker hiring: Organizations can cut the time it takes to hire, with Paradox customers currently seeing an average time-to-hire of three and a half days.
- Better onboarding: Once a candidate is hired, offers and onboarding documents are automatically delivered by text, resulting in a
95% candidate satisfaction rating in 2025.
One Platform for Organizations That Rely on Frontline Workers
Workday delivers a single platform for organizations that rely on frontline workers, supporting them before and after they are hired. Paradox Conversational ATS streamlines high-volume hiring, while Workday Frontline Agent will help managers and workers handle time, absence, and scheduling changes through simple text messages – cutting the time spent managing these tasks by up to
Together, Paradox Conversational ATS and Workday Frontline Agent will give frontline industries an end-to-end workforce management solution that reduces manual work, adapts quickly to change, and delivers a simpler experience for both workers and managers.
Availability
Paradox Conversational ATS is now available through Workday. Workday Frontline Agent will be available in Spring 2026.
Workday at NRF 2026
Workday will showcase its workforce management innovations — including Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), Workday Scheduling and Labor Optimization, Workday Time Tracking, Workday VNDLY, and more, as well as its Paradox solutions, Frontline Agent, Payroll Agent, Financial Audit Agent, Deployment Agent, and more — at the National Retail Federation's Big Show 2026. Attendees can meet Workday experts and explore live demonstrations at Workday booth #5057.
About Workday
Workday is the enterprise AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. Workday unifies HR and Finance on one intelligent platform with AI at the core to empower people at every level with the clarity, confidence, and insights they need to adapt quickly, make better decisions, and deliver outcomes that matter. Workday is used by more than 11,000 organizations around the world and across industries – from medium-sized businesses to more than
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, among other things, statements regarding Workday's plans, beliefs, and expectations. These forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and Workday's current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond Workday's control. If those risks materialize, assumptions prove incorrect, or business conditions change, actual results could differ materially from those implied in these forward-looking statements. Workday undertakes no obligation to update any such statements, except as required by law. Any unreleased services, features, or functions referenced in this document are subject to change and may not be delivered as planned or at all. Customers should make purchasing decisions based only on currently available services, features, and functions.
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