Wisq just scored one of HR tech’s most coveted honors. HR Executive has named Harper, the company’s AI-powered HR Generalist, a Top HR Product of 2025, recognizing its role in ushering in what Wisq calls the “agentic era” of HR. The award will be presented September 15 at the inaugural HR Icons Awards Evening during HR Tech 2025 in Las Vegas.
Why Harper Stands Out
Unlike traditional HR automation that follows static workflows, Harper is built on Wisq’s proprietary HR Language Model (HRLM) and is designed to reason through complex, policy-driven HR scenarios. It doesn’t just respond to employee queries—it proactively surfaces insights, adapts to company-specific rules in real time, and can autonomously resolve up to 80% of routine HR tasks.
That’s a big deal for HR teams that often find themselves buried in repetitive administrative work, leaving little bandwidth for strategic initiatives. Harper’s “agentic” approach—where the AI acts with context, compliance, and initiative—means faster, more personalized employee support without adding headcount.
The Award and the Competition
The Top HR Products award series, run by HR Executive and HR Tech, spotlights innovations introduced in the past year that blend usability, integration, analytics, and measurable business value. Each product is demoed and reviewed by a panel of judges that includes industry veterans like Elizabeth Clarke and Steve Boese.
“This is exactly the type of innovation this award was created to celebrate,” Boese said. Clarke noted that this year’s winners “represent how organizations can meet the evolving needs of today’s workforce” by pairing innovation with real-world impact.
Wisq’s Vision for Agentic HR
Wisq CEO Jim Barnett framed the win as a signal that HR is entering a new phase: “HR is entering its agentic era, and we’re proud to lead the way. Harper is proving how AI agents can solve real HR challenges at scale while allowing HR teams to stay deeply human.”
Bigger Picture
With HR tech vendors from Workday to ServiceNow experimenting with embedded AI assistants, Wisq’s Harper is staking an early claim on a more autonomous, decision-capable category of AI in the workplace. If adoption continues, the “HR generalist” role may soon be split between human empathy and machine precision—changing the day-to-day of HR departments for good.
Join thousands of HR leaders who rely on HRTechEdge for the latest in workforce technology, AI-driven HR solutions, and strategic insights
