SAP has reached an agreement to acquire Belgian company TechWolf with the aim of enhancing its HR capabilities, particularly in workforce planning and skills mapping powered by artificial intelligence.
What TechWolf’s technology does
TechWolf develops an AI-based solution that builds a continuously updated picture of what tasks employees actually perform and which skills those tasks require, drawing on existing business and HR data. The system goes beyond job titles and recorded qualifications to capture the practical competencies that emerge in day-to-day work and how role expectations change over time.
Collected data can be compared with labor market trends and the company’s anticipated needs, helping to surface hidden skills that are not recorded in official HR systems.
Why this matters for companies
Large organizations often struggle to precisely identify which skills are available internally: job descriptions may be out of date, and qualifications and past roles recorded in HR systems do not always reflect practical experience. An employee may gain substantial data-analysis, project-management or technical experience through daily tasks that never appear in formal records.
TechWolf’s approach enables data-driven decisions about whether to retrain existing staff, reassign them to new roles, or hire externally—an important capability when a company introduces new technologies, reorganizes operations, or automates tasks with AI.
For example, in a finance department AI might take over parts of invoice checking or routine report production, while human workers focus more on interpreting data, preparing business decisions and handling exceptional cases. A modern HR system can identify which employees already possess some of the skills needed for these shifting responsibilities and who would benefit from targeted training.
Integration with SAP SuccessFactors and Joule
After the transaction closes, SAP intends to integrate TechWolf’s technology into its SuccessFactors enterprise HR solution suite. This integration will complement traditional HR administration and performance management with stronger capabilities for competency mapping, workforce planning and preparing organizational change.
The development could also extend the capabilities of SAP’s AI assistant, Joule, providing HR leaders with data-driven answers about which roles are most exposed to automation, which new skills will be needed in coming years, and which employees could be suitable for reassignment or upskilling.
Clients, operating model and timeline
TechWolf’s solutions are already used by several international companies, including HSBC, Ericsson, GSK, AMD, PayPal and Booking.com. SAP and TechWolf currently share customers, and they plan to build on earlier collaborations to create further AI-based workforce-planning and skills-development offerings.
The parties expect to complete the transaction in the fourth quarter of this year, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under current plans, TechWolf will continue to operate as an independent company headquartered in Belgium, and its technology will remain available to customers that do not use SAP systems.
Comment from SAP Hungary
Hidvégi Péter, Managing Director of SAP Hungary, said that during digital transformation companies must decide not only which technologies to invest in but also how to prepare their employees for change and expand their workforce. He noted that for many organizations the problem is not necessarily a lack of talent but an incomplete view of the skills already present within teams. According to him, TechWolf’s solution helps reveal previously untapped competencies and identify the areas where skills are genuinely lacking.
