PayrollBADIes

Real Talk on AI in HR and Payroll Tech | Brandon Toombs

Every AI conversation in our industry sounds the same right now. Someone shows a demo, everyone nods, and then Monday happens and nothing changes. So we asked a narrower

Welcome to the PayrollBADIes podcast

Welcome to the Podcast!

Is SAP Really AI-Native? GM/CPO Siva Sundaresan talks AI, SAP SuccessFactors, Joule & Autonomous HCM

Think SAP is just a system of record? Think again. In this must-watch episode of PayrollBADIeS, we sit down with Siva Sundaresan, the new leader of SAP SuccessFactors, t

AI Hype vs. Payroll Reality: PayrollBADIes Recap SAP Sapphire & Payroll Congress

The PayrollBADIes are back — and this episode is packed with SAP Sapphire, Payroll Congress, AI, autonomous HCM, and plenty of BADIe energy. AI was everywhere this event

Behind the Scenes on Why SAP Acquired SmartRecruiters, Autonomous Payroll, AI Agents, & More

In this episode we are joined by Shahzad Naseem from the SAP SuccessFactors Product Strategy team to discuss the strategic reasoning behind the SmartRecruiters acquisitio

SAP Connect 2025 & PayrollBADIEs One Year Anniversary!

A dynamic recap of the SAP SuccessConnect 2025 event, celebrating the Payroll BADIes 1-Year Anniversary! Join the crew as they discuss the massive announcements impacting

PayrollBADIes with B-RAVE (Bonnie Tinder, Raven Intel): HR & Payroll Better Together, Software Selection, AI Adoption & More

Join this episode to hear from Bonnie Tinder, Founder & CEO of Raven Intelligence, for a no-BS look at what truly drives HR tech implementation success. Bonnie explains w

Why Payroll Is Still Undervalued and What Needs to Change with Pete Tiliakos

In this episode of the Payroll BADIes podcast, the group welcomes legendary payroll analyst Pete Tiliakos ·       Imran & Raj discuss the backlash they received after th

Calling out the BS! Analysts & Magic Quadrants: Don't Believe Everything you see!

Join Imran and Raj in this episode as they discuss analyst reports and magic quadrants including their impact on software selection and market perceptions. They explore t

Payroll Crisis: What happens when the Time system goes down for 10 weeks in December for over 100k Employees?

Join this episode with very special guest Chris McKee who has led global payroll at multiple Fortune 500 companies. Hear his POV on how he and his team handled one of the

SAP SuccessFactors CRO Maryann Abbajay: From Raising Kids to Revolutionizing Payroll

What do motherhood, payroll leadership, and 1 BILLION payslips have in common? - Maryann Abbajay, Chief Revenue Officer of SAP SuccessFactors—and our latest #PayrollBADIe

5 Pillars of Modern Payroll, PPCI, Paychex Acquire Paycor, SAP end of Life, HR & IT and more!

Join this episode to hear what Grinds #BADIeDaddy’s Gears – Some must-hear advice and a breakdown of the 5 Pillars of Modern Payroll and thePayroll Profession Confidence

Get to Know a Real BADIe: Flora from Delicato Family Wines

Join the podcast to hear from payroll legend Flora Jebri from Delicato Family Wines🍷🔥. Her passion for payroll is contagious, her energy is inspirational. This fun conver

PayrollBADIes: Celebrating Heroes in Payroll, SAP SuccessFactors Innovations, SuccessConnect 2025, Got Beef?

In this episode we engage in a lively discussion about the importance of payroll professionals, share updates on SAP SuccessFactors innovations, address the threats of ra

PayrollBADIes: SuccessConnect 2024, Payroll (Obviously), and so much more

Rise up, PayrollBADIes! This is more than a podcast—it's a movement. We're here to celebrate payroll, elevate the conversation, and shake up the world of HR tech. Join us

What the Workforce Software Acquisition could mean for SAP and the HR Tech Ecosystem

In this episode Imran talks about what the ADP Acquisition of Workforce Software could mean for both the SAP ecosystem as well as the broader HR Tech market. Imran shares

SAP Sapphire 2024, AI/Joule, WalkMe, Move to Cloud and More

Imran Sajid and Sherry Meyer discuss the latest news/announcements from SAP Sapphire 2024 held in Orlando Florida. Topics include Sapphire Event Highlights Thoughts o

Payroll Profession Confidence Survey (Running February - March 2024)

Industry analyst and legend Pete Tiliakos returns to the podcast to talk about the new payroll profession confidence survey he is doing with his company 3SixtyInsights. H

The future of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central beyond 6K customers

Rebecca Murray and Brandon Toombs join the podcast to talk about the recent news of SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central (EC) crossing 6K customers as a follow up to the p

The impact of Core HR platforms on Employee Recruitment & Workforce Agility

Imran Sajid and Steve Hunt discuss how Core HR platforms enable and constrain the ability of companies to rethink work and create more agile and adaptable companies. Stev