Plans for a new AI employee support agent were revealed today by Workday, a top supplier of solutions to assist businesses in managing their people and finances, and Salesforce, the top AI CRM. In order to assist staff members operate more efficiently and quickly, this cutting-edge agent is made to automate time-consuming chores, offer individualised guidance, and reveal data-driven insights.
The partnership integrates the Workday platform and Workday AI with Salesforce’s new Agentforce Platform and Einstein AI. Through this connection, businesses will be able to design and oversee agents for a range of employee support use cases, improving the success of both their clients and staff. With the use of Workday HR and finance data as well as Salesforce CRM data, the new AI employee support agents will be able to comprehend and converse with workers in natural language much like a person would. As a consequence, there will be a noticeable increase in the efficiency of duties pertaining to career development, health benefit modifications, onboarding, and more.
When complicated issues come up, the AI employee support agent will hand off the matter to the right person while preserving all prior information and context for a seamless transition. With highly integrated data, AI models, and apps, this novel strategy of people and AI working together will result in increased productivity, efficiency, and better employee experiences.
Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO, Salesforce, commented on the partnership:
“The AI opportunity for every company lies in augmenting their employees and delivering incredible customer experiences. That’s why we’re so excited about our new Agentforce platform which enables humans and AI to drive customer success together, and this new partnership with Workday, to jointly build an employee service agent. Together we’ll help businesses create amazing experiences powered by generative and autonomous AI, so every employee can get answers, learn new skills, solve problems, and take action quickly and efficiently.”
Carl Eschenbach, Chief Executive Officer, Workday, added:
“Employees, customers, and financials are the three most fundamental elements of any business. By integrating our platforms, datasets, and powerful AI capabilities, Salesforce and Workday are empowering our customers to deliver unmatched AI-powered employee experiences that ultimately lead to happier customers and drive unprecedented business value.”
This new strategic partnership will merge the two most widely used cloud platforms in business, transforming work and creating new employee experiences powered by generative AI. The partnership will deliver:
- AI Employee Service Agent Powered by Einstein 1 Platform and Workday AI
- Shared Data Foundation Built on Salesforce Data Cloud and Workday
- Seamless Integration Between Workday and Slack
Benefits to Employees include seamless onboarding, self-service HR, and continuous development.
Sal Companieh, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Cushman & Wakefield, emphasized the impact:
“As a leading global commercial real estate services firm, we are relentless in our pursuit to optimize our employee experience and connected digital footprint, which helps our clients to drive forward. The ability to streamline workflows across two of our most used platforms – Workday and Salesforce – through this newly announced partnership will accelerate our ability to bring personalized AI-powered digital experiences to life.”
Benefits to Employers include precision workforce planning, continuous financial planning, and intelligent sales enablement.
R “Ray” Wang, CEO, Constellation Research, Inc., highlighted the significance:
“The integration of business processes and data is one of the top concerns among C-level execs in an age of AI. Companies will be hard-pressed to find any one vendor or partnership that can offer visibility across customer, employee, and financial data – until now. The shared data foundation between Workday and Salesforce will enable these partners to deliver AI capabilities that could completely transform the employee experience to be more personalized, efficient, and impactful – translating to increased business performance across the board.”
This partnership addresses the challenge of fragmented data and inefficient employee services across organizations. By integrating AI, CRM, financial, and HR data, Salesforce and Workday aim to create a seamless, intelligent employee experience that enhances productivity, streamlines workflows, and ultimately drives better business outcomes.