Bullhorn Extends Partnership with ManpowerGroup
May 22, 2025 – Recruiting software provider Bullhorn has created an expanded partnership with global workforce solutions company ManpowerGroup to implement automation across 40 new markets over the next six years. This strategic move supports ManpowerGroup’s Diversification, Digitization, and Innovation (DDI) plan, enhancing the company’s ability to connect more people to meaningful work while improving service to its 100,000 clients worldwide.
“ManpowerGroup puts hundreds of thousands of candidates to work around the world every day, so delivering a world-class experience to their talent and clients is key,” said Art Papas, founder and CEO of Bullhorn. “We are excited to partner with ManpowerGroup to implement solutions that help them provide this level of service with speed and agility.”
“Our partnership with Bullhorn underscores our commitment to putting people first in everything we do,” said Becky Frankiewicz, ManpowerGroup chief commercial officer and regional president, North America. “By embracing digital transformation, we’re enhancing the human experience in recruitment and making meaningful connections that benefit both job seekers and employers. This technology allows our recruiters to spend more time understanding the unique needs of the people we serve, creating personalized experiences that lead to better matches, more fulfilling careers, and delivering on our promise to connect more people to meaningful work in an increasingly complex labor market.”
ManpowerGroup’s adoption of Bullhorn’s platform has greatly enhanced the candidate experience by accelerating application response times and shortening the time needed to fill roles. By deploying over 100 automated workflows throughout the recruitment process, the technology allows recruiters to concentrate on relationship-building while minimizing administrative duties, resulting in a more streamlined and engaging process for job seekers.
The strategic implementation of Bullhorn VMS Sync has fully automated vendor management system job entry in key markets including North America, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia. This creates a centralized hub that allows recruiters to focus on mentoring and guiding candidates through successful career journeys.
Building on successful deployments supporting 14,000 recruiters across 32 countries, ManpowerGroup will implement the Bullhorn Platform in additional markets over the next six years. Following ManpowerGroup’s technology strategy to “buy the best and build to differentiate,” this partnership leverages Bullhorn’s industry-leading platform while enabling proprietary solutions that deliver personalized workforce solutions.
The adaptability of the Bullhorn Platform has enabled ManpowerGroup to keep innovating while increasing operational efficiency and productivity across additional markets. With its open API, the platform allows customers to integrate technologies and create custom applications as required. This open architecture supports ManpowerGroup in developing tailored AI capabilities to further elevate client service and enhance the candidate experience moving forward.
HelloSky (formerly Skyminyr), a talent intelligence platform purpose-built for the executive search industry, has closed a $5.5 million oversubscribed seed round. The raise includes participation from Caldwell Partners, Karmel Capital, True, Hunt Scanlon Ventures and prominent angel investors from Google and Cisco Systems. “As competition for executive talent escalates, organizations will increasingly turn to recruiting partners leveraging AI-driven platforms to gain a strategic edge,” said Scott A. Scanlon, CEO and co-founder of Hunt Scanlon Ventures. “They will lean on recruiters who can tap into precision talent platforms like HelloSky to integrate candidate identification, behavioral analytics, sector mapping, and human capital intelligence all in one place,” he said. “For executive recruiters this means shorter cycle times, more mandates, and unprecedented growth opportunities.”
The proceeds of the funding will be invested primarily into engineering and go-to-market efforts. HelloSky has surpassed $1 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and expanded its management team to add executives in sales and marketing. Hugh Burnham has joined the company as EVP, sales and marketing, and Mike Kelch has joined as vice president of sales. Mr. Burnham previously ran his own marketing and public relations agency serving B2B technology startups for the past 21 years prior to its acquisition in 2023. Mr. Kelch has extensive experience in go-to-market and customer growth strategies for AI-driven solutions from previous roles at Scandit, Leafly and GolfNow.
For the past 25 years, Bullhorn has dedicated itself to building industry-leading, cloud-based software for the recruitment industry. Through partnerships with 10,000 customers globally, Bullhorn has built a vast knowledge base of recruitment best practices and deep domain expertise to help firms scale their businesses. Founder-led and headquartered in Boston, Bullhorn employs 1,400 people across 14 countries.
Harnessing the Power of AI
Earlier this year, Bullhorn extended its partnership with talent solutions company The Adecco Group. This will expand Bullhorn Recruitment Cloud across new markets and infuse AI across its entire recruitment workflow. The Adecco Group aims to reimagine delivery processes and embed AI agents into its workflow. The Adecco Group and Bullhorn partnership began in 2016, with 1,300 recruiters using Bullhorn ATS and Bullhorn Automation solutions, and in the eight years since, the partnership has grown to 23,000 recruiters. Under the new agreement, the number of Adecco Group recruiters using Bullhorn Recruitment Cloud and AI will increase by 20 percent, with new deployment in Germany, Italy, and its small and medium markets worldwide — a move designed to transform the client experience and boost profitability.
Bullhorn Recruitment Cloud, an AI-first, enterprise-grade solution built on the Salesforce platform, provides Adecco Group with the scalability needed to unify data from across the company’s 40 disparate systems. Bullhorn Recruitment Cloud offers a single source of truth that enables recruiters to fill jobs faster, engage job seekers more efficiently, and create a platform that unlocks the value of AI and automation.
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“We are proud to strengthen our partnership with Bullhorn,” said Caroline Basyn, the Adecco Group chief digital and IT officer. “We are committed to leveraging advanced AI and digital tools to enhance frontline systems and drive profitable growth at the Adecco Group. Our transformation is focused on equipping all our business units with cutting-edge technology. The integration of Bullhorn Recruitment Cloud is a core element of our IT, digital, and AI strategy, supporting process improvement that will deliver globally consistent operational standards and significantly improve customers’ experience.”
“AI will be a force multiplier for the recruitment industry, enabling incredible levels of high-touch service to both talent and clients,” said Denis Machuel, CEO of the Adecco Group. “We believe that AI has the power to completely transform the recruitment industry, adding value and efficiency at every step of the hiring process. With Bullhorn as our partner, we can achieve operational efficiency, recruiter productivity, and profitability now, on a tech stack built for the future.”
“This is a head-turning moment for the recruitment industry,” said Mr. Papas. “With an increase in available AI products and an intense pressure on staffing firms to differentiate in the current market, the time for transformation is now.” Papas continued, “Adecco Group gets it. They understand that AI is a game-changer for the industry, and firms that embrace it earlier will have a head-start in realizing its full potential as they advance in their digital transformation journey.”
Salesforce Platform Integration
Bullhorn also recently joined Salesforce’s Agentforce Partner Network, a global ecosystem of partners building new third-party agents and agent actions for Agentforce accessible through the Salesforce AppExchange. “Bullhorn’s industry knowledge and tailored solutions have been instrumental in implementing the Salesforce platform within this sector,” said Brian Landsman, EVP of global business development and partnerships at Salesforce. “We are excited to see Bullhorn bringing agents to Agentforce, extending its AI innovation to customers like Medicus Healthcare Solutions, The SR Group, and Eliassen Group.”
The SR Group, a global recruitment company comprising specialist search consultancies including Brewer Morris, Carter Murray, Frazer Jones, Taylor Root, and Keller West, selected Bullhorn Recruitment Cloud to meet the complex needs of its customers. “In the last five years, The SR Group has achieved incredible growth, placing over 15,000 professionals across 55 markets,” said Darren Wentworth, COO at The SR Group. “We intend to continue on this growth trajectory in the years to come, and feel confident with Bullhorn as our partner, we have the technology needed to meet our clients’ needs, deliver an unparalleled candidate experience, and support future innovation.”
Eliassen Group, a strategic consultancy, also now leverages Bullhorn to integrate its sales, recruiting, time, and invoicing operations while handling over 20,000 pay/bill transactions per week, with over one million expected in the next year. “Our strategic partnership with Bullhorn has enabled us to pioneer an end-to-end solution that combines the benefits of Bullhorn’s staffing solutions with the Salesforce platform,” said Rob Waddell, EVP and CIO at Eliassen Group. “We’re looking forward to using the power of Bullhorn Recruitment Cloud and its capabilities to continue to innovate and stay on the front lines of AI in the future.”
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief; Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
