HR and recruitment software, from first CV to payslip.
Helmsman builds the systems HR teams and recruiters run on: an AI platform that posts roles, screens applicants and evaluates interviews, and an HRMS that pulls biometric attendance into leave and payroll for several companies at once.
- Staff on our HRMS
- about 350
- Biometric sync
- twice a day
- The code
- yours, once paid
Sound familiar?
What we hear most from HR teams and recruiters:
- Recruiters spend the week reading CVs instead of talking to candidates.
- Interview slots are arranged over email and phone calls.
- Biometric punches are exported and retyped into Excel every month.
- Payroll is rebuilt by hand, with leave, bonuses and loan recoveries worked out on the side.
- Each company in the group has its own staff and rules, and one spreadsheet for all of them.
What we build
- 01
Job posting
Post once
Roles posted once and managed from one place.
- 02
Screening
The best fits first
Applicants screened against the role, so recruiters start with the strongest.
- 03
Interviews
Scheduled and scored
Video interviews scheduled and evaluated alongside each candidate's profile.
- 04
Biometric attendance
Punches in, no retyping
Attendance pulled from the biometric devices on its own, kept separate for each company.
- 05
Leave & payroll
Payslips from real attendance
Leave, holidays, salary by position, bonuses, and loans with their monthly recovery, in one payroll run.
- 06
Logins & roles
Each person sees their part
Every employee's login and role decides what they can see.
- An HRMS for a multi-company group in India with about 350 active staff, syncing biometric attendance twice a day.
- An AI talent acquisition platform that automates job postings, screening and interview evaluation.
What does recruitment software automate?
The steps before a good conversation: posting the role, screening applicants against it, and scheduling and scoring interviews. Recruiters then spend their time on the best-fit candidates.
Can HRMS software pull attendance from biometric machines?
Yes. Ours pulls punches from the devices on its own, twice a day in the system we run for a group of companies, and keeps each company's attendance separate.
How does payroll come from attendance?
Attendance, leave and holidays decide the days paid; salary by position, bonuses and loan recoveries are applied in the same run, so every payslip can be traced back to the punches behind it.
How long does it take?
The first part is live in 6 to 10 weeks; the rest follows in stages, each with a date agreed in writing. We usually start with attendance and leave, because that is where the time and money are lost.
What does an HRMS cost?
A single module starts at $3,000. Bigger systems are built in parts: you agree the price of each part before it starts and pay for one working part at a time. Adding users is free.
After go-live, support is optional, at a fixed 15 to 20% of the build a year.
- A single module
- From $3,000
- Bigger systems
- Built and paid one working part at a time
- Adding users
- Free
- Support after go-live, if you want it
- 15 to 20% of the build a year
Every price is agreed in writing after we have studied how your business runs.
Software for HR teams and recruiters, answered.
Can one HRMS run several companies?
Yes. Ours runs a group of companies, each with its own staff, rules and attendance, from one system.
Will the HRMS work with our biometric devices?
It pulls from the devices our clients use today. Tell us your make and model, and we will confirm before we start.
Can you build recruitment software with AI screening?
Yes. Our AI talent acquisition platform posts roles, screens applicants and evaluates video interviews.
Do we own the HRMS?
Yes. Once the build is paid in full, the source code is yours, with the database and the documents. There are no user fees, however many staff you add.