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ABOUT SAGE HCM

AI-Powered Human Capital Management for Mid-Market Complexity

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Managing people across sites, roles, and regulations is tough.

Sage HCM, formerly Criterion HCM, is a modern cloud platform built from the ground up to deliver what other systems can’t—flexible, enterprise-grade power without enterprise pain.

Powered by AI and trusted by more than 80,000 users worldwide, Sage HCM has everything you need to manage your people and payroll processes, from HR and payroll to benefits administration, recruiting, and compliance in a single configurable platform.

Sage HCM integrates seamlessly with systems like Sage Intacct and Sage 300 to connect your workforce and financial data for a shared view of performance and costs.

No matter your challenge, Sage HCM’s automated processes, deep workforce insights, and built-in compliance provide the confidence, clarity, and control you need to make real-time decisions and drive growth.

KEY FEATURES

Sage Intacct

Human Resources

Talent Management

Payroll

Highly Configurable Architecture

Human Resources

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Streamline HR admin and workforce planning in one place

  • Advanced HRIS functionality, including employee, payroll, and benefits information management
  • Dynamic org charts
  • Comprehensive benefits administration for open enrollment, new hires, and life events
  • ACA compliance reporting
  • Timesheet and schedule management

Talent Management

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Hire, onboard, and engage top talent

  • Applicant tracking and recruitment management
  • Internal and external job posting connectivity
  • New-hire onboarding and benefits enrollment
  • Performance and compensation management
  • Learning and certification management, including group- or manager-based assignments

Payroll

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Simplify and automate complex payroll and reports

  • Robust, flexible payroll batch processing
  • Payroll validations and corrections
  • Expense management
  • Support for complex payroll calculations
  • Seamless general ledger integration
  • Powerful dashboards and reports with real-time analytics, scheduled reporting, tax and compliance reporting, and flexible drag-and-drop functionality

Highly Configurable Architecture

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  • AI-powered chatbot
  • Powerful integrations through flexible APIs
  • Enhanced security with 2FA
  • Single sign-on
  • Configurable fields and flexible workflows
  • Employee self-service through dedicated iOS and Android apps
  • SOC II compliant, regional hosting
  • Support for multiple entities and languages

TRUSTED, EXPERIENCED, GLOBAL

The Right Partner to Deliver on Your People Strategy

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FLEXIBLE CONTROL AT SCALE

Helping You Juggle All Things HR

When you say goodbye to manual, routine tasks, you can manage your enterprise-level workforce complexity like a seasoned pro.

Sage HCM has everything you need—from HR and complex payroll to benefits administration, recruiting, and compliance—to manage your people and processes in a unified, modern cloud platform.

  • Stay ahead of compliance with automated updates to tax codes and labor laws, audit-ready processes, and proactive alerts that prevent errors
  • Automate processes like onboarding, employee records management, benefits administration, and payroll to ensure data accuracy and timely execution
  • Access built-in industry-specific configurations, such as grant and fund tracking, job and project structures, and credential management

BUILT FOR GROWTH

Scale With Confidence

Are you managing enterprise-level responsibilities with small business resources and a system that can’t scale? As your business grows, new locations, increasing headcount, evolving compliance requirements, and changing org structures can overwhelm your systems.

  • Sage HCM was built from the ground up to meet mid-market complexity head-on, providing a scalable foundation for growth
  • Comprehensive reporting and analytics, configurable workflows, integrated processes, and multi-location support help you scale without sacrificing visibility or control
  • Reliable uptime, consistent performance, and strong customer support ensure that the system holds steady as complexity increases
  • With extensive industry experience, Vision33 is the ideal partner to configure and optimize your HCM solution for growth
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NO MORE BLIND SPOTS

Unleash End-to-End Visibility

When you’re juggling growth, compliance, and change at breakneck speed, disconnected systems and siloed data will slow your business down. Sage HCM changes that by:

  • Running on a single, unified database that eliminates redundant data entry and turns reliable data into confident decisions
  • Using an open API to integrate seamlessly with any finance, ERP, or custom application for a single source of truth
  • Syncing HCM and financial data in real-time so payroll and project costs stay aligned

AI-POWERED HCM

Transform Your Workforce With Sage Copilot

AI should make work easier and people more productive. Sage HCM delivers intelligent automation that works like you do: smart, simple, secure. Enter Sage Copilot, Sage HCM’s built-in AI assistant.

  • Streamline operations and unlock workforce insights
  • Spot anomalies, flag risks, and streamline approvals and processes like parsing résumés and automating offer letters
  • Keep data safe with AI that operates within user-defined boundaries

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See why CFOs, CTOs, payroll, & HR fall in love with Sage HCM

Vision33 and Sage HCM have helped thousands of customers transform their businesses.

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DIFFERENT BY DESIGN

Why Companies Choose Sage HCM

  • Easy to use 

  • Adapts to how you work 

  • Eliminates manual work 

  • Provides 30+ native integrations 

  • 100% uptime 

  • Boasts 95% customer satisfaction 

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sage HCM?

 Sage HCM is a cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solution that helps organizations manage HR, payroll, benefits administration, recruiting, onboarding, workforce management, employee self-service, and reporting within a single platform. Formerly known as Criterion HCM, Sage HCM helps growing organizations automate HR processes, improve workforce visibility, and support growth.  

Who is Sage HCM designed for?

Sage HCM is ideal for midsized and growing organizations that need a flexible HR and payroll solution capable of supporting complex workforce requirements, multiple locations, evolving compliance needs, and growth. It’s particularly well-suited for organizations that have outgrown basic payroll systems or disconnected HR applications.

What capabilities does Sage HCM provide?

Sage HCM combines core HR, payroll, benefits administration, recruiting, applicant tracking, onboarding, workforce management, employee self-service, learning management, analytics, and reporting on a unified platform. This allows organizations to manage the entire employee lifecycle in a single system.

How does Sage HCM improve productivity?

Sage HCM improves productivity through configurable automation that reduces manual work across HR, payroll, and workforce management processes. Automated workflows streamline onboarding, employee records management, approvals, time tracking, payroll administration, labor allocation, and reporting, allowing teams to focus more on strategic initiatives and employee development.

Does Sage HCM integrate with Sage Intacct?

Yes. Sage HCM integrates with Sage Intacct and other business systems, helping organizations connect workforce and financial data. Integration enables more efficient payroll processing, improved labor cost visibility, reduced manual data entry, and more accurate HR and finance reporting.

Does Sage HCM integrate with Sage Intacct?

Yes. Sage HCM integrates with Sage Intacct and other business systems, helping organizations connect workforce and financial data. Integration enables more efficient payroll processing, improved labor cost visibility, reduced manual data entry, and more accurate HR and finance reporting.

Does Sage HCM support employee self-service?

Yes, Sage HCM provides employee and manager self-service capabilities that enable users to access information, update personal records, manage time-off requests, complete onboarding tasks, and more.

Which industries are best suited for Sage HCM?

Sage HCM is designed for growing organizations that have outgrown basic HR and payroll systems and require greater flexibility, automation, and workforce visibility. It’s particularly well-suited for industries with complex workforce requirements, including construction, engineering, non-profit, financial services, professional services, education, franchised businesses, and multi-location organizations.

How do I know if I’ve outgrown my current HR software?

You may have outgrown your current HR software if manual processes are slowing your team down, compliance requirements have become more difficult to manage, payroll is growing more complex, or you lack visibility into workforce costs and key performance metrics. Other common signs include managing multiple locations, struggling with disconnected systems, needing deeper reporting capabilities, or requiring workflows that your existing solution cannot support.

What makes Sage HCM different from other HR and payroll solutions?

Sage HCM is purpose-built for mid-market organizations that need more than entry-level HR software but don't want the complexity of an enterprise HCM platform. Its flexible, configurable architecture allows organizations to adapt workflows, processes, and reporting to their unique business requirements. Combined with powerful automation, workforce management capabilities, and integration with financial systems such as Sage Intacct, Sage HCM helps organizations streamline operations, improve visibility, and scale with confidence.

Which industries does Vision33 have experience with?

With 1,500+ active customers around the world, Vision33 has helped hundreds of organizations across a wide variety of industries, including community living, manufacturing, distribution, professional services, subscription/SaaS, food & beverage, brewery, distillery, life sciences, industrial machinery & components, high-tech electronics, not-for-profit, government, and more.

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