Function cockpit
Human Resources
Agents run the employee lifecycle. Humans make employment decisions.
Phase: Phase 3 — Functional orchestration
Run hire-to-retire as one coordinated work graph: requisition administration, scheduling, onboarding, policy service and records are agent work; selection, compensation, performance and termination remain human.
Trust score
0
Touchless
0%
Human review
0%
Override rate
0%
Capacity released
25-40% released HR-service capacity, reinvested in planning and employee relations
Accountable human
Chief Human Resources Officer
CoS agent: HR Chief of Staff
Eleven decomposed sub-functions, each with its own estate rating
Sub-functions
Human Resources, decomposed
Nobody automates a function. They automate the sub-functions inside it, at different speeds, with different ceilings. Each one carries its own orchestrator, its own human owner, and its own honest limit.
Autonomy ceiling range
55%→88%
The binding constraint here is Performance Management — capped at 55%.
Agents assemble evidence, scan for biased language and prepare calibration packs. Ratings, PIP initiation and outcomes are never agent decisions — they carry legal consequence.
Workforce Planning Orchestrator · human owner VP Workforce Strategy
estate rating
Owns plan scenario work end to end inside Human Resources. Runs 3 lines across 22 stations, drains the repeatable share into the P2P tower, and holds 3 human gates.
Planning is judgment work. Agents model and author the position; the headcount envelope is a board-level commitment that a human must own.
Units / wk
159
Agents
10
Lines
3
Cost / unit
$229
was $533
Talent Acquisition Orchestrator · human owner VP Talent Acquisition
estate rating
Owns requisition work end to end inside Human Resources. Runs 4 lines across 27 stations, drains the repeatable share into the H2R tower, and holds 3 human gates.
Sourcing, screening and scheduling reach A4. The hiring decision itself never does — it stays a named human decision with adverse-impact evidence attached.
Units / wk
15,785
Agents
12
Lines
4
Cost / unit
$5.91
was $14
Onboarding Orchestrator · human owner Director, Employee Experience
estate rating
Owns onboarding case work end to end inside Human Resources. Runs 3 lines across 18 stations, drains the repeatable share into the H2R tower, and holds 1 human gates.
The highest-autonomy people process in the enterprise. It is deterministic, well-instrumented, and every exception has a named owner.
Units / wk
18,493
Agents
9
Lines
3
Cost / unit
$12
was $33
HRBP Orchestrator · human owner VP HR Business Partnering
estate rating
Owns case work end to end inside Human Resources. Runs 3 lines across 19 stations, drains the repeatable share into the H2R tower, and holds 5 human gates.
Tier-1 policy questions are fully agentic. Anything with disciplinary, exit or litigation potential is human-decided by design — the agent only prepares the pack.
Units / wk
1,629
Agents
9
Lines
3
Cost / unit
$15
was $32
Performance Orchestrator · human owner Director, Performance & Talent
estate rating
Owns review work end to end inside Human Resources. Runs 3 lines across 19 stations, drains the repeatable share into the H2R tower, and holds 6 human gates.
Agents assemble evidence, scan for biased language and prepare calibration packs. Ratings, PIP initiation and outcomes are never agent decisions — they carry legal consequence.
Units / wk
13,120
Agents
10
Lines
3
Cost / unit
$17
was $33
L&D Orchestrator · human owner Director, Learning & Capability
estate rating
Owns learning path work end to end inside Human Resources. Runs 4 lines across 23 stations, drains the repeatable share into the H2R tower, and holds 4 human gates.
Path generation, assignment and tracking run autonomously. Anything published under the company brand or carrying a regulatory certification needs a human signature.
Units / wk
17,814
Agents
9
Lines
4
Cost / unit
$19
was $52
Mobility Orchestrator · human owner Director, Global Mobility
estate rating
Owns assignment work end to end inside Human Resources. Runs 3 lines across 19 stations, drains the repeatable share into the H2R tower, and holds 5 human gates.
Internal matching is highly agentic. Every cross-border move touches tax, immigration and permanent-establishment risk, so a human clears each one.
Units / wk
13,379
Agents
9
Lines
3
Cost / unit
$8.26
was $24
Total Rewards Orchestrator · human owner VP Total Rewards
estate rating
Owns comp action work end to end inside Human Resources. Runs 4 lines across 25 stations, drains the repeatable share into the H2R tower, and holds 6 human gates.
Modeling, benchmarking and pay-equity scanning are fully agentic and run continuously. Every budget and every individual exception is a human decision.
Units / wk
19,780
Agents
10
Lines
4
Cost / unit
$4.52
was $14
Exit Orchestrator · human owner Director, Employee Relations
estate rating
Owns exit case work end to end inside Human Resources. Runs 3 lines across 24 stations, drains the repeatable share into the H2R tower, and holds 6 human gates.
Voluntary exits are near-touchless. Every involuntary exit and every RIF selection list is human-decided with legal clearance — the agent prepares, never selects.
Units / wk
6,942
Agents
9
Lines
3
Cost / unit
$19
was $45
Culture Orchestrator · human owner Director, Culture & Engagement
estate rating
Owns listening cycle work end to end inside Human Resources. Runs 3 lines across 20 stations, drains the repeatable share into the H2R tower, and holds 4 human gates.
Listening and synthesis are agentic. Nothing reaches the workforce without a human publisher, and small-cohort findings are suppressed to prevent re-identification.
Units / wk
1,089
Agents
10
Lines
3
Cost / unit
$11
was $32
HR Tech Orchestrator · human owner Director, HR Technology
estate rating
Owns change work end to end inside Human Resources. Runs 3 lines across 19 stations, drains the repeatable share into the H2R tower, and holds 4 human gates.
Data remediation and monitoring run autonomously. Production config changes and — critically — promoting any agent to a higher autonomy level require a named human approver.
Units / wk
14,173
Agents
9
Lines
3
Cost / unit
$8.92
was $25
How to read an estate rating
The rating is not a maturity badge. It scores seven control dimensions — control coverage, evidence quality, override discipline, data integrity, recovery readiness, cost transparency, and judgment readiness. Judgment readiness runs deliberately against autonomy: a sub-function that has pushed automation hardest usually scores worst on whether a human could still take the decision back.