Kognitiv, a leading global consulting firm and trusted Workday services partner, and Syndio, the leader in AI for Pay Decisions, have formed a strategic partnership to help global enterprises achieve and maintain compliance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive (EUPTD) and emerging global pay transparency regulations. The collaboration combines Syndio’s AI-powered pay governance platform with Kognitiv’s advisory and implementation expertise to enable continuous, real-time pay decision management that ensures fairness, transparency, and alignment with business strategy.
The EU Pay Transparency Directive introduces expanded reporting, transparency requirements, and regulatory scrutiny, compelling organizations to rethink pay decision processes beyond traditional compliance methods. Fragmented data, manual workflows, and reactive remediation are no longer sufficient in an era of heightened accountability.
“This partnership comes at a critical moment for global employers,” said Maria Colacurcio, CEO of Syndio. “The EU Pay Transparency Directive is accelerating a global shift toward transparency and accountability in how organizations manage pay. Companies can no longer rely on spreadsheets, annual audits, or reactive remediation. They need a system that governs pay decisions continuously and in real time.”
Kognitiv’s deep expertise in Workday transformations and operationalizing complex HR initiatives complements Syndio’s platform, enabling enterprises to build sustainable pay governance frameworks that integrate technology, analytics, and expert advisory services.
“Organizations are entering a new era of pay transparency where compliance, governance, and business performance are deeply connected,” said Mark Grignon, CEO and Founder of Kognitiv. “By combining Syndio’s AI-powered platform with Kognitiv’s advisory and implementation expertise, we can help enterprises not only prepare for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, but build sustainable pay governance frameworks that support fairness, transparency, and better business outcomes.”
The combined offering supports:
For organizations managing billions in payroll, the partnership mitigates significant financial and legal risks while enabling proactive, data-driven compensation strategies that align with evolving global regulations.
About Syndio
Syndio is the leader in AI for Pay Decisions. Built on nearly a decade of proprietary compensation data, the platform enables organizations to analyze pay equity, manage compliance, and govern pay decisions continuously across the employee lifecycle. Instead of relying on annual audits and manual workflows, Syndio helps organizations ensure that every offer, promotion, merit increase, equity grant, and compensation adjustment is aligned with policy, budgets, and business strategy in real time. Nearly 400 global enterprises, including over a third of the Fortune 1000, trust Syndio to make every pay decision compliant, optimized, and aligned with business strategy. Learn more at synd.io.
About Kognitiv
As a global Workday AMS Services Partner, Kognitiv offers a flexible, consumption-based support model that perfectly complements Workday’s flexibility and speed of innovation. Since 2016, over 600 Workday customers have leveraged our Post Production Support (PPS) as a modern approach to supporting their organizations without being boxed into fixed spend support models, as PPS flexes seamlessly with customers' changing needs throughout the product lifecycle. Our dedicated support teams have years of expertise in advisory, implementation, and optimization services, plus custom app development, project management and change management. Our world-class consultants have the perfect blend of skills required to properly support all Workday functionality.
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