With the 1H 2026 release, we have delivered new capabilities within SmartRecruiters for SAP SuccessFactors to improve how organizations intelligently attract and hire the best talent.  

To learn more watch the on-demand Q&A webinars: 1H 2026 Product Release Webinars and Recruiting & Onboarding 1H 2026 Customer Release Q&A. To hear more about the roadmap and broader view of our strategy, watch the 1H 2026 VIP Virtual Program for Strategic Roadmap Updates.    

All of the SAP SuccessFactors 1H 2026 release items can be found on the What’s New Viewer. These new features will be live in Production on May 15th, 2026.

With the 1H 2026 release, we have delivered a deeper integration between SAP SuccessFactors HCM and SmartRecruiters for SAP SuccessFactors as well as updates to Winston, SmartRecruiters’ suite of AI products, which are now available for SAP SuccessFactors customers.

Our integration with SmartRecruiters allows for more consistency and synergy across both products and allows our customers to take advantage of the latest recruiting AI in candidate conversion and team engagement.

Now let’s explore the new features, including a deeper integration between SAP SuccessFactors and SmartRecruiters as well as updates to Winston products such as Companion, Chat, and Match.

SmartRecruiters & SAP SuccessFactors Integration

SmartRecruiters and SAP SuccessFactors now have a native integration with HCM sync and SSO login. That means a seamless, unified experience across both ecosystems with easy connection to Employee Central and Onboarding modules.

With these solutions connected, you can look forward to greater operational efficiency that eliminates the need to manually enter data or replicate work.

SmartRecruiters Winston for SAP SuccessFactors Launch

SmartRecruiters Winston for SAP SuccessFactors is now fully available for SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting customers, bringing conversational AI capabilities into your current solution to elevate candidate engagement and experiences.

SmartRecruiters Winston for SAP SuccessFactors runs on your career site to help recruiting teams engage candidates at scale with generative AI, from job discovery and applications to screening and interview scheduling.

The entire candidate journey is delivered conversationally, so every action is as easy as sending a message to a friend. For example, a candidate looking for a job could simply ask Winston ‘do you have any sales jobs in Seattle?’ and receive an answer directly in the chat.

Look forward to boosting candidate conversion and reducing administrative work with these feature highlights:

• Chat available 24/7
• Customizable avatar, colors, and tone of voice
• Conversational job discovery, applications, and screening questions
• Automated interview scheduling based on criteria like answers to screening questions.
• Dashboard to review active bots and performance metrics

Winston Companion: Q&A Agent

Delivered within the core SmartRecruiters for SAP SuccessFactors solution, customers benefit from Winston’s enhanced AI capabilities that streamline recruiting processes and drive better business outcomes. Winston Companion’s Q&A agent is your hiring team’s one-stop shop for instant, trustworthy recruiting system and process answers. Users can ask questions without leaving their workflow, rather than opening new tabs and manually looking through article after article.

This convenient new feature helps recruiters save time and stay on task with the following feature highlights:

• Ask questions about the recruiting process or system directly in Winston Companion.
• Get instant, contextualized answers with link references to ensure accuracy and allow you to dive deeper.

Winston Companion: Auto Self-Scheduling

Winston Companion’s Auto Self-Scheduling gives hirers a fast, low‑touch way to move qualified candidates from shortlist to confirmed interviews, without the usual back‑and‑forth over email or chat.

By combining preconfigured interview templates, calendar availability, and automation rules, Winston Companion can trigger one‑click scheduling flows directly from a conversational prompt, whether a hirer is working in the web app or via mobile channels like WhatsApp.

Look forward to increased efficiency with the following key features:

• Template‑driven automation that uses existing interview templates and self-scheduling rules to send out accurate, consistent invites
• Bulk invitations for high‑volume roles

Winston Match: Subscores

Winston Match subscores give recruiters a holistic, nuanced view of how each candidate’s skills, experience, and education contribute to their overall Match Score. Instead of a single aggregate number, subscores expose the underlying signals Winston uses to evaluate fit, so teams can see not just who is ranked highly, but why they’re ranked that way.

For high-volume screening, subscores make Winston Match insights instantly usable in list views. This accelerates shortlisting while keeping recruiters firmly in control of who moves forward through the following key features.

• Subscore dimensions of skills, experience, and education/certifications
• Easy overview of subscores in the applicant list
• Flexible UI allows users to hide the subscore column if not needed

SmartRecruiters Winston for SAP SuccessFactors: Search Jobs via Resume with Winston Chat

SmartRecruiters Winston for SAP SuccessFactors: Search Jobs via Resume makes job discovery as simple as dropping a CV into the conversation through Winston Chat. Instead of typing keywords or scrolling through pages of listings, candidates upload their resume and let Winston Chat surface relevant roles automatically.

Enable recruiters to reduce friction in the application process while also matching candidates to the most relevant roles, so you can look forward to a boost in high-quality candidate conversion.

Continuous Innovation

At SAP, our goal with each release is to make the recruiting process more efficient and consistent while adding a touch of joy along the way. We want to empower hirers to take time for strategic tasks and meaningful communication that makes your team more visible and valued.

That’s why we are so excited about this round of updates. With the enhanced suite of Winston capabilities, recruiters can leverage generative AI directly within their workflow to boost the metrics that matter to them, like candidate conversion and time to hire, whether that means leveraging Winston Match subscores or SmartRecruiters Winston for SAP SuccessFactors automated scheduling.

With every release, we are excited to deliver these new innovations and continue our journey of providing even greater value to our customers. For full details, please check out the 1H 2026 Release Highlights Resources: 

Learn more about SmartRecruiters for SAP SuccessFactors.