From Skills to Pay — Transparently and Defensibly

WaxwingHR is a skills-based job and pay intelligence platform built for the new era of pay transparency. We help organizations define skills objectively, map them to job functions, assess employees and candidates consistently, and support a full reporting → analysis → remediation cycle—all while aligning hiring, progression, and pay decisions.

WaxwingHR Dashboard

The Problem We Solve

Most organizations still rely on:

  • Static job descriptions
  • Subjective job evaluations
  • Spreadsheet-driven pay decisions
  • Fragmented skills data
  • Opaque explanations to employees

This leads to:

  • Inconsistent pay decisions
  • Hidden inequalities
  • Costly remediation after the fact
  • Low employee trust
  • High compliance risk under EU Pay Transparency rules

WaxwingHR replaces opinions with evidence.

Why WaxwingHR

1. Skills-First, Not Title-First

Most tools start with job titles. WaxwingHR starts with skills.

  • Skills are defined once, centrally
  • Skills are objective and quantified
  • Skills are reusable across roles, functions, and assessments

➡️ Creates a single source of truth for how work is valued.

Skills Management
Pay Scales

2. From Quantified Skill Levels → Objective Clear Payscales & Functions

➡️ Pay decisions become explainable, auditable, and legally defensible.

3. Reporting → Analysis → Remediation Cycle

Most platforms stop at overview charts and a snapshot on the current state

WaxwingHR goes further:

  • Reporting: Identify gaps and inconsistencies
  • Multi-angle analysis
  • Long-term view: include skill evolution for succession planning

➡️ A proactive compliance and equity engine.

Analytics Dashboard

Seamless Integration & Expert Partners

WaxwingHR fits into your existing ecosystem—and our partner network helps you get there fast.

Open APIs for Every Platform

Our fully documented REST APIs let you connect WaxwingHR to the tools you already use—HRIS, ATS, and evaluation platforms—so skills, employee data, and pay decisions flow automatically without manual re-entry.

  • Bi-directional sync with leading HRIS platforms
  • ATS integration to assess candidates with the same skill framework
  • Connect evaluation & assessment tools for continuous skill tracking

HR Implementation Partners

Don't go it alone. Our certified network of HR consultants and implementation partners brings deep expertise in skills-based frameworks, compensation design, and change management to ensure a smooth rollout.

  • Guided implementation from skill definition to go-live
  • Expert advice on pay transparency regulation and compliance
  • Ongoing support for change management and employee communication

Lower regulatory and legal risk

Reduced remediation costs

Consistent, explainable decisions across hiring, promotion, and pay

Higher employee trust and engagement

Ready to Transform Your Pay Strategy?

Join forward-thinking organizations using WaxwingHR to build transparent, defensible, and equitable compensation systems.