One HR platform. One global payroll layer. A connected HR ecosystem from people management all the way to payroll.

We are excited to announce that our global payroll platform Epix is now officially available on the HiBob Marketplace, giving HiBob customers a direct connection between their HR environment and their international payroll operations.

And while adding another integration to our growing ecosystem is important, this one represents something bigger.

It brings together two parts of HR that, in many international organizations, still operate as separate worlds: people management and payroll.

From global HR to global payroll

Modern HCM platforms such as HiBob have transformed the way organizations manage their people. Employee information, organizational structures, jobs, time off and other HR processes can be managed centrally across countries.

Payroll, however, is often a very different story.

An international company may have one global HCM while simultaneously working with five, ten or twenty different payroll providers and payroll systems around the world.

The result? Employee data may be centralized in HR, but once that information needs to reach payroll, organizations often fall back on spreadsheets, emails, manual exports and country-specific processes.

That is exactly the gap Epix was designed to close.

HiBob as the HR source. Epix as the global payroll layer.

With the certified HiBob integration, organizations can use HiBob as their master source for people and employment data, while Epix takes care of orchestrating that information throughout the international payroll process.

Employee, personal and job information can flow from HiBob into Epix, where it is mapped to the relevant employers and pay groups and becomes part of the payroll process.

But the integration goes considerably further than simply moving data from system A to system B.

Epix adds the payroll intelligence and orchestration layer needed to turn global HR data into locally usable payroll information.

Payroll data can be enriched, technically and functionally validated, approved and localized before being securely delivered to the appropriate in-country payroll provider.

Once payroll has been calculated, the resulting payroll data can be collected and harmonized again in Epix, creating centralized visibility across countries.

Connect HiBob once. Orchestrate payroll across countries.

This is where the combination becomes particularly powerful.

Traditionally, connecting a global HCM to international payroll means building and maintaining integrations with multiple local payroll systems.

With Paybix, the architecture becomes much simpler:

HiBob → Epix → Local payroll providers

Instead of connecting HiBob separately to every payroll provider, customers connect HiBob to Epix once.

Epix then acts as the global payroll orchestration layer between the HCM and the different local payroll environments.

This allows organizations to combine global standardization with local payroll expertise.

And importantly, adopting this model does not require companies to replace their existing payroll providers. Organizations can continue working with the local partners that best fit their business while using Epix to create one standardized process and data layer across them.

Bringing soft and hard HR together

We believe this is an important next step in HR technology.

For too long, organizations have treated the employee-facing or “soft” side of HR and the transactional or “hard” side of HR and payroll as separate technology domains.

But they ultimately depend on the same employee lifecycle and the same underlying data.

A new hire created in HiBob needs to reach payroll. A salary change needs to be processed correctly. Changes in employment information need to reach the appropriate country. Payroll results need to become available for reporting and analysis.

Connecting these processes creates a much more complete HR ecosystem.

HiBob manages the people experience and HR processes. Epix extends that ecosystem into international payroll orchestration, automation and data.

The result is a continuous digital flow from HR into payroll rather than a collection of disconnected local processes.

What does the integration offer?

For international HiBob customers, the combination can provide:

• One standardized integration between HiBob and multiple local payroll providers
• Automated and localized payroll input flows for different countries and providers
• Payroll-specific enrichment and validation before data reaches payroll
• Centralized workflows and approvals across international payroll operations
• Global visibility over payroll processes and data
• Automated collection and harmonization of payroll results
• AI-enhanced payroll support, analytics and workflow automation
• The ability to retain existing local payroll providers rather than replacing them simply to achieve global standardization

Building a truly connected global HR ecosystem

For Paybix, becoming part of the HiBob Marketplace is another important step in our ambition to make international payroll a fully integrated part of the modern HR technology ecosystem.

Companies should not have to choose between a great global HCM and the local payroll providers they trust.

Nor should payroll teams have to compensate for the gap between those systems with spreadsheets, manual uploads and endless email exchanges.

With HiBob and Epix, organizations can combine a modern global HCM with a dedicated global payroll system of record and orchestration layer, while retaining the flexibility of their existing local payroll landscape.

Global HR in HiBob. Global payroll orchestration in Epix. One connected ecosystem.

Epix is now available globally through the HiBob Marketplace.

Curious how HiBob and Epix could create a fully connected HR and payroll ecosystem for your organization? Reach out to hans.joris@paybix.eu.