About Rethinking HR and Payroll for the Modern Workforce
Welcome to the PayrollBADIes podcast! We're a ragtag crew of payroll enthusiasts who love to talk shop and talk $h** with a focus on SAP, and it’s huge ecosystem — whether it's the latest in the SAP world, the broader HR/Payroll Tech market, or ranting about things that drive us up the wall. Tune in for insights, rants, and the payroll banter you never knew you needed. It's all SAP (And SAP Partners), all payroll, all fun. P.S. This podcast is unfiltered, so excuse the NSFW language at times. Don’t like it? GTFOI?! Subscribe to the Payroll & Chill! LinkedIn Newsletter brought to you by the 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 question: what are you actually doing with this on a Tuesday afternoon?
Brandon Toombs answered with five things he built himself - and he is the first to tell you he is not a programmer. Along the way: browser-use agents clicking through an HR system, a blunt read on the reported Workday going-private talk, why token bills are real, and the one nobody in our industry enjoys hearing - that HR admins do not need their consultants as much as they used to.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
07:53 Todd's read on the Workday going-private rumour
11:15 Workday now has the problems SAP and Oracle used to have
14:06 Why Brandon says go to SuccessConnect
15:33 Five things Brandon built with AI
20:28 The support pack bot that repairs itself
31:01 $20 a month, or get left behind
33:02 Refine, refine, refine
34:00 Token bills are real
42:55 Browser use: create a position, hire an employee
51:10 HR admins don't need their consultants as much
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Brandon Toombs has spent 25 years in HR tech focused on SAP SuccessFactors. He is a three-time SAP Press author, a former CPA, runs his own consultancy, and is behind the leading Employee Central YouTube channel.
Brandon also made us something. "Behind the Curtain" is his anthem for everyone who keeps HRIS running: • Behind the Curtain - an anthem for everyon...
THE WRITTEN VERSION
We break this episode down, with links straight to each moment, in the newsletter: https://payrollbadies.beehiiv.com
Hosts: Imran Sajid, Raj Sharmacharya, & Todd Asevedo.
#SAP #SuccessFactors #PayrollBADIes #AI #HRIS #payroll #EmployeeCentral #ECP
29 Jul 2026
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, to discuss SAP’s AI-native strategy and what it means for the future of HR.
Siva shares how SAP is combining decades of enterprise data and business context with Joule, agents, and native AI to move beyond the hype and deliver real customer outcomes.
We get into:
🔥 Why being the system of record could be SAP’s greatest AI advantage
🔥 What autonomous HCM actually means
🔥 How AI will transform Core HR, Time, Payroll, and Benefits
🔥 SAP’s continued commitment to the foundation of HCM
🔥 The difference between AI assistance and truly agentic processes
🔥 Why Siva believes AI will bring positive change to humanity
🔥 What is coming next for SAP SuccessFactors
Is SAP ready to become both the system of record and the system of intelligence?
Watch the full episode and decide for yourself.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and SAP’s AI vision
02:25 Siva’s background and journey to SAP
05:33 The impact of AI on business and society
11:24 What autonomous HR really means
17:28 SAP’s AI-native strategy
21:39 SAP’s commitment to Core HR, Time, Payroll, and Benefits
25:36 Myth busting: Is SAP only a system of record?
33:06 The future of AI and enterprise software
45:08 What is coming next for SAP SuccessFactors
🔗 CONNECT WITH SIVA
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasundaresan/
X: https://twitter.com/SivaSundaresan
🔗 LEARN MORE
SAP SuccessFactors: https://www.sap.com/products/human-capital-management.html
SAP SuccessConnect: https://www.sap.com/about/events/successconnect.html
Subscribe for more conversations with the leaders, innovators, and real-life BADIeS shaping the future of payroll and HR.
#SAPSuccessFactors #ArtificialIntelligence #PayrollBADIeS
3 Jun 2026
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 season: every keynote, every booth, every conversation. But when we asked a room full of payroll professionals how many were actually using AI productively in payroll today… only a few hands went up. That gap between AI hype and payroll reality is where the real conversation begins.
In this episode, we break down:
Key takeaways from SAP Sapphire
What autonomous HCM could mean for payroll
Why AI is exciting, but still early for most payroll teams
What we saw and heard at Payroll Congress
Why SAP’s ecosystem matters more than ever
How payroll professionals are finally getting the spotlight they deserve
What payroll leaders should be thinking about next
Payroll is changing fast. AI is coming. But the people who make sure employees get paid are still the real heroes.
Like, subscribe, and keep that BADIe energy strong. ⛓️
#PayrollBADIES #Payroll #AI #SAPPayroll #SAPSuccessFactors #SAPSapphire #PayrollCongress #HRTech #AutonomousPayroll #SAPPayrollIsKing
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