HR Automation
HR on Autopilot.
What We Do
An HR team doing its best work is focused on hiring, culture, development, and resolving the situations that require human judgment. An HR team buried in paperwork is processing new hire forms, chasing managers for performance reviews that are two weeks overdue, sending the same compliance reminder for the fourth time, and manually updating spreadsheets that are always slightly wrong. HR automation converts the administrative weight into systems that run themselves. Onboarding sequences that launch automatically when a hire is confirmed.
PTO approvals that route to the right manager and update the right records. Compliance reminders that escalate if ignored. Performance review cycles that schedule, remind, collect, and summarize without anyone managing the process.
How We Work
We map your HR lifecycle from pre-hire through offboarding, identifying every step that currently requires a human to initiate, track, or complete. We then evaluate each step for automation potential: does it follow consistent rules, does it require judgment, and does automating it create risk that needs mitigation? The highest-volume, lowest-judgment steps are automated first. Integration with your HRIS and payroll platform ensures that automated actions trigger in the right systems and that data stays synchronized.
Communication automation handles the emails, Slack messages, and reminders that currently live in someone's to-do list. Workflow routing ensures approvals reach the right person with the right context. Dashboards give HR leadership real-time visibility into where processes stand without manually checking each one.
Why Running Start Digital
Pricing
From $5,000
Typical turnaround: 4-8 weeks
Includes
Frequently Asked Questions
Onboarding task sequences, offer letter generation, background check initiation, benefits enrollment reminders, PTO approval workflows, performance review scheduling, and offboarding checklists.
Yes. We build integrations with major HRIS and payroll platforms. Employee data syncs automatically so your systems stay consistent.
Automated reminders for required training, certification renewals, and document expirations. Audit-ready reports show compliance status across your entire workforce.
Most of it. Equipment provisioning requests, account creation, document signing, training assignment, and welcome sequences all run automatically. The human touch stays where it matters: introductions and culture.
A focused automation of two to three HR processes, such as onboarding and PTO approvals, takes 4 to 8 weeks. Comprehensive HR automation covering the full employee lifecycle takes 3 to 5 months.
Individual HR workflow automations start around $4,000. Comprehensive programs automating the full hire-to-retire lifecycle, including HRIS and payroll integrations, range from $15,000 to $40,000.
That is common, and it is part of what we address in discovery. We work with your HR team to define the processes formally before automating them. Automation is a forcing function for process clarity.
Ready to get started?
Start with a $2,500 deposit. Balance due on delivery.