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