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SAP SmartRecruiters — Recruiting Platform for SAP SuccessFactors
Hiring moves to SmartRecruiters; core HR stays in SuccessFactors.
SAP SmartRecruiters is the talent acquisition platform SAP acquired in September 2025 and positioned as the recruiting layer of the SuccessFactors HR suite under the name SmartRecruiters for SAP SuccessFactors: an applicant tracking system (ATS), candidate relationship management (CRM), recruitment marketing and AI-assisted candidate matching in one product. Since March 2026 it has offered single sign-on, shared navigation and data synchronization with SuccessFactors; in June 2026 SAP announced that it had moved its own global recruiting to the platform.
IKSAP implements SAP SmartRecruiters together with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central and Onboarding, plans the migration path for organizations currently using SuccessFactors Recruiting, and configures recruiting steps specific to Türkiye (KVKK (Turkish Personal Data Protection Law) candidate consent, a Turkish-language candidate experience, local job posting channels).
How does SAP SmartRecruiters differ from SuccessFactors Recruiting?
Both are SAP recruiting solutions; the difference lies in their focus. SuccessFactors Recruiting works within the HR suite around process control and compliance. SmartRecruiters began as a standalone platform centered on the recruiter and candidate experience; SAP acquired it and positioned it as the forward-looking recruiting experience for SuccessFactors.
| SuccessFactors Recruiting | SAP SmartRecruiters | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Process control, compliance; embedded in the HR suite | Recruiter productivity, candidate experience, recruitment marketing |
| Candidate experience | Career site and application form | Mobile, conversational application (Winston), candidate CRM and campaigns |
| AI | At suite level with Joule | Winston candidate assistant; agents connected to Joule in 2026 |
| SAP's direction | Contracts are honored; migration is not mandatory | Forward-looking recruiting experience; SAP moved its own recruiting here |
I use SuccessFactors Recruiting; do I have to migrate?
No. SAP honors existing SuccessFactors Recruiting contracts and does not make migration mandatory; since March 2026 there have been ready-made integration paths between the two products. The decision depends on business needs: if candidate experience, recruitment marketing and high-volume hiring are priorities, moving to SmartRecruiters makes sense; if process control is sufficient, the current setup continues. IKSAP supports both scenarios and makes the migration decision together with an analysis of your current processes.
How does SAP SmartRecruiters work with SuccessFactors?
Single login and unified navigation.
The recruiting team signs in with their SuccessFactors identity; there is no separate session between the two products.
Position and permission sync.
Position attributes and user permissions are applied automatically from SuccessFactors.
From hire to onboarding.
The accepted candidate is transferred to Employee Central and Onboarding; data is not re-entered.
AI agents.
On the candidate side, Winston takes and validates applications through conversation; in 2026 it works as agents connected to Joule.
What matters in a Türkiye implementation?
KVKK and candidate consent.
Explicit consent and retention periods for candidate data are set up in line with Turkish legislation using the platform’s consent management.
Turkish candidate experience.
Career site, application flow and notifications in Turkish; distribution to local job posting channels is configured.
Connection to SuccessFactors.
Mapping to the organization and position structure in Employee Central; Türkiye personnel file fields at onboarding.
Offer letters.
At the acceptance stage, IKSAP’s Offer Letters product generates an offer from a corporate template using SuccessFactors data.
Details: Offer Letters →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is SAP SmartRecruiters?
The talent acquisition platform SAP acquired in September 2025 and positioned as the recruiting layer of the SuccessFactors HR suite: ATS, candidate CRM, recruitment marketing and AI-assisted matching in one product.
Is SuccessFactors Recruiting being discontinued?
According to SAP, no: existing contracts are honored and migration is not mandatory. SmartRecruiters is positioned as the forward-looking recruiting experience; integration paths exist between the two products.
Can SAP SmartRecruiters be used without SuccessFactors?
Yes; it also works as a standalone platform. When used with SuccessFactors, it adds single sign-on, position and permission synchronization, and transfer to Employee Central.
What is Winston?
It is SmartRecruiters’ candidate-facing AI assistant: it takes the candidate’s application through conversation, reads the CV and validates the information. In 2026 it is planned to work as agents connected to SAP’s Joule assistant.
What does IKSAP do in a SmartRecruiters implementation?
IKSAP implements SmartRecruiters together with SuccessFactors Employee Central and Onboarding, plans the migration from existing SuccessFactors Recruiting, and configures KVKK candidate consent and the Turkish-language candidate experience; post-go-live support continues under AMS.
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