Paradox: what it sells, price and AI features
Paradox is on the AI hiring software map. We record 5 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Jan. 8, 2026.
Updated . Launches and events from July 11, 2025 to Jan. 8, 2026.
"Meet the AI assistant for all things hiring." Paradox sells Olivia, a conversational AI assistant that screens, schedules and onboards candidates by chat and text, plus a Conversational ATS, career sites, CRM and AI-generated job preview videos. It is built for frontline, high-volume employers such as 7-Eleven, Chipotle and McDonald's franchisees. Workday bought it in October 2025 and now sells it as the Workday Paradox Candidate Experience Agent, also to non-Workday customers. Source: paradox.ai.
- Site
- paradox.ai
- Category
- AI interviewers and screening
- Status
- Active
On the research maps
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The AI hiring software map
"Meet the AI assistant for all things hiring." Paradox sells Olivia, a conversational AI assistant that screens, schedules and onboards candidates by chat and text, plus a Conversational ATS, career sites, CRM and AI-generated job preview videos. It is built for frontline, high-volume employers such as 7-Eleven, Chipotle and McDonald's franchisees. Workday bought it in October 2025 and now sells it as the Workday Paradox Candidate Experience Agent, also to non-Workday customers. Source: paradox.ai.
- Category
- AI interviewers and screening
- Price
- not published; sold through Workday or Paradox, sales-led
- AI capabilities
- Named agents, Candidate chat and Scheduling
- Scale
- Established: a public parent, or a disclosed customer base (Owned by Workday (public). Paradox claims more than 189 million AI-assisted candidate conversations; customers include 7-Eleven, Chipotle, Ace Hardware, Valvoline.)
Sources: paradox.ai, paradox.ai, paradox.ai, en-sg.newsroom.workday.com, newsroom.workday.com, newsroom.workday.com and 2 more on the map.
Launches and dated events, newest first
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Paradox Conversational ATS available through Workday
Launch, . Workday made the Paradox Conversational ATS available for frontline hiring; "Conversational AI helps handle screening and scheduling directly with candidates" by chat or text.
Source: Workday release. From the AI hiring software map.
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Workday completes Paradox acquisition
Acquisition, . Workday completed the acquisition; the Paradox candidate experience agent is sold to new and existing customers through Workday or Paradox.
Source: Workday release. From the AI hiring software map.
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Workday agrees to acquire Paradox
Acquisition, . Workday signed a definitive agreement to acquire Paradox, "the AI company redefining the frontline candidate experience." Price not disclosed in the release.
Source: Workday release. From the AI hiring software map.
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Paradox Immersive Job Preview with AI Video Studio
Launch, . Paradox's Immersive Job Preview, with AI Video Studio generating job preview scripts and video and Immersive Q&A letting candidates talk with AI in video, was named a 2025 Top HR Product.
Source: Vendor release. From the AI hiring software map.
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Researchers expose McHire flaw in Paradox system
Legal, . Researchers found that the McHire admin panel, for the McDonald's hiring chatbot Olivia built by Paradox, accepted default 123456 credentials on a test account, and an API flaw exposed chats from more than 64 million applications. Paradox fixed the flaw and said it is reviewing its systems.
Source: BleepingComputer. From the AI hiring software map.
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