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Track 12 · Reliance HR Tech · Hiring Platform · Live on SIT · Prod sign-off in flight

HireFirst.
Hiring on rails for Reliance.

HireFirst is Fynd's AI-Native Hiring OS, deployed for RIL HR Tech. Built by Fynd, owned by RIL HR Tech. Codename "Orion" inside Fynd; "HireFirst" is the brand on every RIL-facing surface.

Replaces a manual recruiter workflow with an AI-scored hiring pipeline that pulls from SAP OM and turns vacancy-to-job creation into one click.

RIL counterpart

Bond team

Naren · RIL HR Tech

SIT environment

ril.sit.fyndx1.de

Live

Production

hiring.ril.com

Target sign-off 15 - Jun - 2026

SAP OM sync

Daily

RFC integration · 9 entities

01 · What HireFirst is for Reliance

Problem · Solution · Impact.

Problem

Fragmented hiring stack.

· Multiple ATS systems · siloed candidate data across BUs
· Manual screening · recruiter day spent on data entry
· Inconsistent vendor SLAs · no central scoring
· No real-time hiring intelligence at the apex level

Solution

HireFirst · AI-Native Hiring OS.

· Unified pipeline from job creation to offer
· AI-assisted screening, interviewing, and decision support
· Centralised vendor governance and SLA tracking
· SAP OM as the source of truth · daily RFC sync

Impact for RIL

Recruiter day shifts to judgement.

· Vacancy → job in one click from SAP OM
· Standardised AI scoring with structured feedback loop
· Vendor performance becomes measurable
· Audit trail intact end-to-end · compliance bar held

02 · Live for RIL today · 9 modules shipped to SIT

What HireFirst does today.

01Live · SIT

SAP OM · RFC Daily Sync

HireFirst connected to RIL's SAP OM via RFC. Daily automated sync pulls jobs, requisitions, org units, people, positions, vacancies, users, candidates, resumes, analytics. Plus one-click vacancy → job creation from SAP. Shipped 07 - Apr - 2026. Library-side issues for full OM sync in progress.

02Live · SIT

Negative Feedback Loop · AI Score Calibration

Recruiter downvotes a candidate's AI score with a structured reason. HireFirst recalibrates scoring for future candidates on the same job. Feedback appended to Scoring Notes · AI reads on every analysis. -5 ranking penalty per downvote.

03Live · SIT

Customisable Email Templates

Three ready-to-use templates · Interview Schedule (Online), Interview Schedule (Offline / In-person), Rejection. Rich text editor + dynamic variable substitution (name, role, date, link). Auto-trigger at hiring stage. Preview before save.

04Live · SIT

Candidate Portal

Candidate-facing surface for application, resume upload, status tracking. Will live at careersfirst.ril.com · server-side rendered so job-aggregator sites can scrape it cleanly.

05Live · SIT

Auto Enrich · Apollo.io

One click fills missing profile details from Apollo's 275M+ contact database · phone, email, role, company. Candidates section → open profile → Auto Enrich. Shipped 02 - Apr - 2026.

06Live · SIT

Instant Interview · Quick Job Creation

Create a job role on the fly directly inside the Instant Interview flow. No need to pre-set up a job. Resume upload + form filling auto-creates the job and shortlists in one pass.

07Live · SIT

Candidate Blocklist

Block candidates from being assigned to any job platform-wide while keeping the profile searchable for reference. Settings → Block List. Role-based access enforced (Leadership read-only). Shipped 03 - Apr - 2026.

08Live · Prod-grade

GCP Infra · Non-Prod + Prod

Project creation · billing · network with IDC connectivity · Cloud Run · Bastion Host · Postgres SQL · Artifact Registry · application deployed · SAP connectivity verified. Application reachability test to SAP system passed.

09Live · Prod

RIL Branding · "HireFirst"

Codename "Orion" replaced with "HireFirst" across the RIL-facing portal · logo, page title, all visible entry points. Fynd-internal instance keeps the Orion codename. Shipped 02 - Apr - 2026.

03 · The HireFirst architecture · 4 layers

Four layers. One core.

HireFirst is built on a 4-layer platform. Most enterprise capabilities are pre-built; what's enabled on day one is a subset, expanded over the roadmap.

HireFirst 4-layer architecture · Enterprise · BU & Hiring Ops · AI & Interview · Intelligence Core · Integration Layer

Layer 01

Enterprise Layer

Workforce planning · interview performance · background-verification APIs · vendor performance insights · budget & offer governance · board KPI dashboard · cost per hire · job requisition engine.

Layer 02

BU · Hiring Ops + AI / Interview

Approval workflow automation · role & skill template engine · interview panel mgmt · internal mobility · vendor scorecards · offer mgmt · digital offer & onboarding · campus & bulk hiring · AI video interview engine · proctoring · candidate experience portal · diversity & compliance.

Layer 03

Intelligence Core

Skill ontology graph · candidate knowledge graph · org ontology graph · AI matching engine · vendor question generator · bias detection · compensation benchmark · predictive hiring ML models · applied AI ontology.

Layer 04

Integration & Data

HRMS · finance systems · job portals · payroll · SSO / identity · data lake & warehouse. RIL deployment integrates SAP OM via RFC daily sync.

04 · Five intelligence modules

Where AI does the work.

Five modules organise HireFirst's AI surface. Each card lists sub-features with explicit status. Live ships on SIT today. Roadmap is on the platform plan, not yet enabled.

Module 01

Job Intelligence

Precision from the start. Natural-language prompt → enterprise-grade JD with skills, OKRs, target companies, comp bench.

LiveQuick Job Creation · job role on the fly inside Instant Interview
RoadmapPrompt-to-JD generator
RoadmapSimilar Job Detection · reduce redundancy across BUs
RoadmapAuto Stage Configure · hiring stages by role complexity

Module 02

Candidate Intelligence

Data-driven talent discovery. Embeddings + vector search + fit-score & skill-gap analysis layered over a unified candidate database.

LiveProfile Enrichment · Apollo.io 275M+ contact database
LiveAI Fit Score + structured downvote feedback loop
RoadmapSemantic / RAG search · intent + context, not keywords
RoadmapAutomated dedup across multiple sources

Module 03

Interview Intelligence

AI assistant for the interviewer. Real-time transcription, follow-up suggestions, structured assessment, bias monitoring.

LiveInstant Interview flow · resume → shortlist in minutes
BuildingInterview Chatbot · Teams + Meet integration
RoadmapReal-time transcription with speaker ID
RoadmapBias detection · pattern monitoring on questioning
RoadmapAuto interview summary · scores + highlights

Module 04

Vendor Management

Optimising external talent partners. Assign job → submission → shortlist → interview → offer → join, with SLA + ranking layered over.

RoadmapSLA tracking · response time + submission quality
RoadmapVendor ranking · auto-prioritise high-quality sources
RoadmapConversion analytics · submission-to-hire + cost-per-hire
RoadmapStatus control · vendor access + comms protocols

Module 05

AI Decision Council

Multi-model orchestration. Strategic personas — Chairman, HR, Finance, Risk Analyser — debate a shortlist and produce a consolidated recommendation with objective scoring and an executive export.

RoadmapChairman persona · strategic alignment + final oversight
RoadmapHR persona · culture fit, behavioural assessment
RoadmapFinance persona · budget + comp benchmarking

RoadmapRisk Analyser · compliance + background verification
RoadmapMulti-model orchestration · consolidated reporting
RoadmapExecutive export · objective scoring artefact

05 · In development for RIL · shipping next

Six modules in flight.

10Building

Ideal Candidate Profile

AI synthesises an "ideal candidate" archetype per role from historical hires + JD analysis · used to pre-rank inbound applications.

11Building

Interview Chatbot

AI-led first-round interview agent. Microsoft Teams integration · Google Meet integration. Auto-generates structured assessment + score for human reviewer.

12Building

AI-prompt autofill for Instant Interview

Natural-language prompt to set up an interview in one shot · "schedule a senior backend interview for tomorrow at 4pm with João, focus on system design" · HireFirst configures the rest.

13Building

Native SAP OM Integration

Beyond the daily RFC sync · real-time event-driven push from SAP OM into HireFirst for vacancy creation, status changes, org reorgs.

14Building

LinkedIn Job Filler · Chrome extension

Recruiter installs Chrome extension · scrapes LinkedIn search results into HireFirst with one click · zero copy-paste.

15Building

Domain split · hiring + careersfirst

hiring.ril.com · for managers, recruiters, vendors. careersfirst.ril.com · candidate-facing with SSR for job-aggregator scraping. IRM approval in flight.

06 · Governance & security

Enterprise compliance posture.

Layer	Capability	Status
Access	RBAC · org isolation · BU segregation	Live · SIT RBAC enforced (Leadership read-only)
Authentication	SSO / SAML · MFA	Roadmap Phase 1 of strategic roadmap
Monitoring	Comprehensive audit logs · real-time security alerts	Live · SIT GCP-native audit on Cloud Run
Data protection	End-to-end encryption · enterprise data residency	Live · SIT Hosted in IDC GCP · India residency

Layer

Capability

Status

Access

RBAC · org isolation · BU segregation

Live · SIT RBAC enforced (Leadership read-only)

Authentication

SSO / SAML · MFA

Roadmap Phase 1 of strategic roadmap

Monitoring

Comprehensive audit logs · real-time security alerts

Live · SIT GCP-native audit on Cloud Run

Data protection

End-to-end encryption · enterprise data residency

Live · SIT Hosted in IDC GCP · India residency

07 · Tech stack

What HireFirst runs on.

Languages & runtime

· TypeScript · JavaScript
· Node.js · React.js
· Electron.js (desktop)

Database & cache

· Azure DB PostgreSQL (Fynd instance)
· Cloud SQL Postgres (RIL · GCP)
· Azure Cache Redis · Firebase

Cloud · RIL deployment

· GCP via IDC connectivity
· Cloud Run · Bastion · Artifact Registry
· Azure Event Hub · Service Bus (Fynd)

CI/CD · data · storage

· GitHub + GitHub Actions
· Synapse Analytics (warehouse)
· Azure Blob Storage

08 · Competitive landscape

Where HireFirst sits.

Comparison set · traditional ATS (Workday, Greenhouse, Zoho Recruit, Keka) and point AI tools (TurboHire, Expertia AI). Six core capabilities below.

Core capability	Traditional ATS	Point AI tools	HireFirst
End-to-end automation	✗	—	✓
AI decision intelligence	✗	✓	✓
Enterprise governance	✓	✗	✓
RAG-based semantic search	✗	—	✓
Vendor management (VMS)	—	✗	✓
Cross-BU talent reuse	✗	✗	✓

Core capability

Traditional ATS

Point AI tools

HireFirst

End-to-end automation

✗

—

✓

AI decision intelligence

✗

✓

Enterprise governance

✓

✗

✓

RAG-based semantic search

✗

—

✓

Vendor management (VMS)

—

✗

✓

Cross-BU talent reuse

✗

✓

Comparators referenced · Workday · Greenhouse · Zoho Recruit · Keka · TurboHire · Expertia AI.

HireFirst.Hiring on rails for Reliance.