Lever is a cloud-based talent acquisition platform combining an applicant tracking system (ATS) and candidate relationship management (CRM) in a single product. Its core differentiator is the unified candidate database — rather than separating active applicants from passive prospects, Lever manages all candidates in a single pipeline with full relationship history, enabling recruiters to nurture long-term talent relationships alongside active hiring. The platform is designed for in-house talent acquisition teams at mid-market organisations that run structured, ongoing hiring programmes.

■ Key Features

• Unified ATS + CRM: Active applicants and passively sourced prospects are managed in the same pipeline, with full interaction history, contact records, and nurture stages — enabling a talent relationship approach rather than purely reactive applicant processing.

• AI Interview Companion: Provides AI-generated interview questions tailored to the role, real-time interview transcription, and automated candidate summaries after each interview — reducing manual note-taking and improving consistency across interviewers.

• Structured hiring workflows: Configurable hiring stages, standardised scorecards, feedback workflows, and automated candidate communications ensure consistency across different roles and hiring managers.

• DEI & Visual Insights analytics: Pipeline diversity analytics at each hiring stage, source effectiveness reporting, recruiter performance dashboards, and time-to-hire metrics — supporting data-driven decision-making and equity-focused hiring practices.

• Workflow automation: Automated candidate stage progression, communication triggers, interview scheduling, and integrations with calendar, communication, and HRIS tools reduce repetitive manual tasks across the hiring workflow.

■ Who It's Best Suited For

• Mid-market Australian organisations (typically 100–1,000 employees) with dedicated in-house recruiting teams that run structured, ongoing hiring programmes rather than ad hoc recruitment

• Talent acquisition teams that want to build long-term candidate relationships and talent pipelines — particularly in tech, professional services, and knowledge-worker industries with competitive candidate markets

• Organisations prioritising a modern, design-forward candidate experience and recruiter interface, where ease of use and adoption across hiring managers is a meaningful priority

■ Integrates With

Workday, BambooHR, ADP, Rippling, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Zoom, DocuSign, LinkedIn, and 300+ apps via the Lever integration marketplace.