Payscale Expands Talent Solutions with Acquisition of AI Recruiting Platform Datapeople

Payscale Inc., a leader in compensation intelligence, has acquired Datapeople, an AI-powered recruiting platform that helps organizations create clearer, more effective, and compliant job postings. The acquisition enables Payscale to offer talent acquisition and recruitment teams an integrated solution that supports pay transparency compliance, aligns compensation with talent strategy, and streamlines job posting workflows.

Enhancing Pay Transparency and Compliance

With new pay transparency laws in states like California, New York, and Colorado requiring salary ranges in job postings, organizations need tools that ensure compliance while maintaining equitable and competitive pay practices. Datapeople’s platform helps bridge the gap between published ranges, job profiles, and benchmarking data, creating a unified approach to compensation management.

Connecting Talent Acquisition and Compensation

“Compensation is no longer just operational; it’s a strategic lever to attract and retain top talent,” said Chris Hays, CEO of Payscale. “With Datapeople, we can connect pay benchmarking, salary ranges, and job postings to drive fairness and competitiveness across roles.”

Data-Driven Job Posting Solutions

Datapeople’s platform leverages outcomes from over 100 million jobs in 80 countries, enabling organizations to generate compliant, transparent, and effective job postings. The solution helps mitigate risks associated with non-compliance, including fines of up to $300,000 in certain jurisdictions.

Streamlined Recruitment and Compensation Workflows

Payscale’s existing job description management solutions will continue to support compensation professionals, while Datapeople provides recruiting teams with tools to manage job posting workflows efficiently. Together, they create a continuous feedback loop where benchmark data informs job postings and actual salaries update compensation benchmarks, ensuring compensation becomes a strategic, always-on function.

Future Vision

Payscale envisions seamless integration between compensation and talent acquisition, where job profiles act as a reference for both posting creation and benchmarking. This approach enables organizations to hire, pay fairly, and leverage compensation intelligence as a driver of performance, culture, and competitive advantage.

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