✦ FOR TALENT ACQUISITION

Hire faster with compensation that actually works

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Give your recruiters HRIS-sourced market data, compliant job postings, and defensible offers — so they can compete for talent without constantly looping in compensation.

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1Untangle
2Govern
3Power
Untangle messy job data
Titles drift, levels go missing, and the same role lives in five places.
Sr. Analyst
No level
Analyst II
No family
Acct Coordinator
Outdated
AP Specialist
Duplicate
Manager, Fin.
No level
Coordinator
Missing skills
25
job-data issues flagged across your org
23 missing skills 2 no job family inconsistent downstream
Build one governed structure
Every role mapped to a family and a consistent, comparable level.
Job Architecture
Finance
U2Coordinator
P2Specialist I
M1Manager
Engineering
P2Engineer II
P3Senior Eng
M2Eng Lead
Sales
P1Associate
P3Account Exec
M1Sales Mgr
Consistent families & levels — fully governed
Power every comp decision
One governed source feeds benchmarking, planning, equity, and hiring.
Benchmarking
Accurate market matches
Planning
Live data for pay cycles
Pay Equity
Comparable worth by level
Recruiting
Same governed source
JOBNAV
One Source

Why compensation friction hurts talent acquisition

According to Payscale’s 2026 Compensation Best Practices Report, compensation friction is one of the biggest silent killers of strong candidate pipelines — yet most TA teams are still forced to operate without real-time data or compliant tools.

64
%

of organizations are confident in their market pricing strategy

65
%

of organizations have pay equity analysis as a current or planned initiative

32
%

of organizations do anything to address pay compression

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✦ Meet the Payscale Intelligence Cloud

Intelligence that helps you hire faster — with fewer surprises downstream

TA teams often work in isolation from Comp and HRBPs, leading to misaligned job information, delayed offers, and last-minute pay issues.

Payscale Intelligence Cloud helps your Comp, HR, and Talent Acquisition teams work from the same reliable data and job architecture — so you can move from constantly reacting to shaping strategic pay decisions with greater speed and confidence.

Job descriptions that reduce back-and-forth with hiring managers

Instead of starting from scratch or relying on outdated templates, you can generate structured, level-aligned job descriptions directly from governed job architecture. This means fewer rounds of revisions with hiring managers and postings that more accurately reflect the actual responsibilities and expectations of the role.

Pay ranges you can confidently share from the start

When market data is connected to your job architecture, you get defensible salary ranges early in the process — powered by Peer Global’s real employer-reported data. This helps you set realistic expectations with candidates and hiring managers upfront, reducing offer declines and last-minute renegotiations caused by misaligned pay expectations.

Clearer roles mean better candidate quality and faster decisions

When job levels, skills, and requirements are consistent and well-defined across the organization, you attract candidates who are better matched to the actual role. This reduces time wasted on misaligned applicants and helps hiring managers make faster, more c

Turn job descriptions into compliant, optimized postings in minutes


Stop starting from scratch or risking compliance violations. Generate high-quality, compliant job postings directly from governed job descriptions with automated pay transparency checks.

  • Automated pay transparency and compliance checks across U.S. states and 80+ countries
  • AI-powered title and content optimization that improves visibility on job boards
  • Reduce time to publish from hours to under 30 minutes
Outcome
Post faster. Stay compliant. Attract better candidates.
1Draft
2Align
3Govern
Draft job descriptions in seconds
AI writes a first draft from the title and level — you review and refine.
DRAFT Product Marketing Manager AI drafting
Summary
Drive go-to-market strategy for our compensation suite.
Responsibilities
Skills
Market Research Go-to-Market Content Strategy Data Analysis Cross-functional
Keep every description aligned
Auto-mapped to your job architecture, with a full version trail.
Job architecture
P3 Marketing · Specialist III
SKILLS Mapped to job family
MARKET Benchmarked to market
100% aligned to your
architecture
Version history
Current draftToday · AI-assisted
v2 · ReviewedFeb 17 · Whitney
v1 · CreatedJan 30 · Allison
Govern every change
Structured review and sign-off — every edit tracked and defensible.
A
Creator
Allison
W
Reviewer
Whitney
K
Approver
Kevin
Governed & version-locked
A finalized, defensible job description.
Every edit captured in the audit trail — roll back to any prior version in one click.
1Structured data
2Generate
3Better candidates
Start from governed data
Every posting begins from your job architecture — levels, families, and a mapped skills library.
JOB ARCHITECTURE
Sales Associate
LevelP2 · Specialist🔒
FamilyEnterprise Sales🔒
SkillsMapped library🔒
MarketBenchmarked🔒
AI
DRAFT POSTING
Levels & families locked to your job architecture
Skills pulled from your mapped library
Pay benchmarked to current market data
Generate a complete posting
A structured, on-brand draft assembles in seconds — pulled straight from the library.
Sales Associate — Enterprise LIVE AI-generated
Responsibilities
Meet and exceed monthly sales targets
Run needs assessments with enterprise clients
Maintain accurate records across the pipeline
Skills — from governed library
Consultative Selling CRM Negotiation Pipeline Mgmt Forecasting
Qualifications — level-aligned
P22+ years experience · aligned to your internal leveling
Attract a stronger candidate pool
Clearer, level-aligned postings raise candidate quality and match rate.
87
+29 pts vs. manually written postings
Why it improved
Role accuracy
94%
Skill match
88%
Level alignment
96%
Projected outcome
Better matches, faster fills.
2.4×
More qualified applicants per posting
−38%
Time-to-fill on hard-to-source roles

Make competitive offers without the back-and-forth


Give recruiters fast access to current market data and intelligent pricing recommendations so they can extend offers quickly while staying aligned with internal pay structures.

  • Real-time market benchmarks across Peer data and third-party surveys
  • Transparent, explainable salary recommendations with clear rationale
  • Direct connection to approved job levels and internal equity data
Outcome
Faster offers. Fewer lost candidates. Less back-and-forth.

Build fairness and compliance into the hiring process from day one


Embed pay equity guardrails and pay transparency requirements directly into job postings and offer decisions so every candidate experience is consistent and defensible.

  • Automated pay transparency language and salary range requirements in every posting
  • Clear linkage between job architecture, market data, and offer ranges
  • Reduced risk of pay equity issues created during the hiring process
Outcome
Fewer compliance surprises. Stronger candidate trust.
1Defensible range
2Stay compliant
3Win trust
Post a defensible range
Every posting backed by market data — audit-ready, not guesswork.
Sales Associate — Enterprise
Durham, NC · Remote eligible
Defensible salary range
$62K
MIN
$78K
MIDPOINT
$94K
MAX
Methodology attached. Sourced from Payscale market data, level-aligned to your internal architecture, audit-ready.
Compliant in every jurisdiction
Pay-transparency rules auto-checked as you post — no manual legal review.
×
California
Range required
×
New York
Range + good faith
×
Colorado
Range + benefits
×
Washington
Range required
×
Illinois
Range (2025)
×
EU Directive
Emerging
6 / 6
Compliant across every jurisdiction — no manual workarounds, no last-minute legal review.
Win candidate trust
Candidates see clear pay up front — and apply with confidence.
✓ Pay-transparent posting
Sales Associate
Enterprise Sales · Durham, NC
Posted salary range
$62K – $94K
Methodology available
Clear, upfront pay range
Requirements match the real role
No surprises later in the process
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