SilkRoad Technology
SilkRoad Technology, Inc. is a human capital management software company. [2] SilkRoad Technology is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and has regional offices around the world. The company has more than 1,000 mid-market and enterprise clients, including Accenture, IBM, eBay, L'Oréal, and Clear Channel Communications.[3]
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Type | Corporation |
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Industry | Human resources software |
Founded | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US (2003) |
Founder | Andrew Filipowski Brian Platz |
Headquarters | , USA |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Robert Tsao - CEO Brendan Mullins - Chief Revenue Officer Lilith Christiansen - Chief Experience Officer Patrick Zelten - SVP, Global Client Services Poornima Farrar - Chief Product Officer Andre Boulais - VP, Recruiting and Sourcing Solutions Kevin Walters - Sr Director, Diversity and Inclusion Solutions Michael Lloyd - Managing Director, International Ron Teeter - Chief Technology Officer Karl Fruecht - SVP, Head of Corporate Strategy |
Products | Search (Candidate Identification), OTC (Talent Campaigns), ConveyIQ (Interviewing), OpenHire (Recruiting), RedCarpet (Onboarding), GreenLight (Learning), Wingspan (Performance), HeartBeat, Point, LifeSuite, Strategic Services, Outsourcing Services |
Revenue | ![]() |
Number of employees | 300 [1] |
Website | www |
The company ranked #4 in The Business Journal’s list of 50 Top-Performing Private Companies.[4]
History
SilkRoad Technology, Inc. was founded in North Carolina in 2003 by Andrew "Flip" Filipowski with Eprise, and launched at the Human Resource Executive Technology Conference and Expo in Chicago in 2005.[5]
SilkRoad Technology acquired OpenHire, based in Winston-Salem in 2004.[6]
SilkRoad Technology acquired VTN Technologies, Inc., the creator of Olé Online Learning Environment training software, in 2008.[7] The company also opened offices in Asia and the Pacific Rim.
The company headquarters relocated to Chicago in 2010, but the Boston, Jacksonville and Winston-Salem locations are the primary design and development centers.[8]
In 2019 SilkRoad Technology began providing Strategic Consulting Services.
In 2022 SilkRoad Technology purchased the assets of Entelo, adding market-established candidate search, candidate marketing, candidate interviewing and search/marketing outsourcing capabilities.
Locations
SilkRoad Technology's corporate headquarters are in Chicago with US offices in Boston, Jacksonville, Florida, Red Bank, New Jersey, San Francisco, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
SilkRoad Technology operates in facilities around the globe, including [9] Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; London, England; Paris, France; Düsseldorf, Germany; Copenhagen, Denmark; Singapore; Sydney, Australia; Hong Kong; Shanghai, China; Tokyo, Japan; Osaka, Japan; Taguig, Philippines; Auckland, New Zealand, and Belgrade, Serbia.[10]
Products
Name | Description |
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Search | Candidate Identification Software/Solutions |
On-Demand Talent Campaigns (OTC) | Custom Candidate Marketing Campaigns |
ConveyIQ | Candidate Interviewing |
Recruiting (OpenHire) | Recruiting Management and Applicant Tracking System[11] |
Onboarding (RedCarpet) | Onboarding and Life Events[12] |
Learning (GreenLight) | Learning Management[13][14] |
Performance (WingSpan) | Performance Management[15] |
References
- "SilkRoad Technology, Inc. - Company Profile". InsideView. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- Pratt's Guide to Private Equity & Venture Capital Sources (Digitized Sep 29, 2011 ed.). Ithaca, NY: Capital Publications, Thomson Reuters. 2008. p. 1335. ISBN 9780979627811.
- Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies. Parts 3-4. Vol. 50. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Research Inc. 2007. p. 3932. ISBN 9781414480039.
- "SilkRoad Success Story - Celoxis". www.celoxis.com. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- "Why Attend? | 2018 Attendees Experienced . . ". www.hrtechnologyconference.com. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- "SilkRoad Acquires Triad-Based OpenHire Software". WRAL Tech Wire. 7 May 2004. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- "NC-based Silkroad technology acquires VTN Technologies". TechJournal. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
- Kutik, Bill. "There is Another! SilkRoad" Human Resource Executive Online, 20 October 2012.
- Evans, Matt. "SilkRoad adds Asia Pacific customers." The Business Journal, 20 December 2012.
- SilkRoad Worldwide Office Locations
- BrandonHall Bronze Award: Best Advance in Talent Acquisition Technology, 2011
- Marks, Shala. "SilkRoad partners with Nobscot helping companies optimize HR functions." Recruiter.com, 9 April 2013.
- HRO Today's TekTonic Award for Learning Management System, 2012. HRO Today, June 2012.
- Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Silver Award - Best Advance in Learning Management Technology, 2012.
- "Succession Planning Roadmap." Workforce, 11 March 2013.