SAP has entered into an agreement to acquire talent acquisition software provider SmartRecruiters, with the transaction expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, pending regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. According to the press release from the SAP News Center, SmartRecruiters’ user‑friendly interfaces and seamless workflows are expected to complement SAP’s HR tools, providing integrat... Muhammad Alam, SAP Executive Board Member leading Product & Engineering, emphasized that “hiring the right people is not just an HR priority – it’s a business priority,” and that the acquisition will help streamline recruiting processes and lower total cost of ownership for clients. SmartRecruiters’ platform currently serves over 4,000 organizations—including Amazon, Visa, and McDonald’s—with AI‑enabled recruitment automation, analytics, and high‑volume hiring workflows. Post‑acquisition, SmartRecruiters’ offering will continue as a standalone platform for the foreseeable future while integration into SAP SuccessFactors begins. CEO Rebecca Carr expressed excitement about the opportunity, highlighting how the combined platform will unlock faster, data‑driven hiring at enterprise scale.