Workday, a provider of enterprise applications for human resources and finance, announced that its AI assistant Sana has been named a 2026 Top HR Product by HR Executive. The publication recognized the software for its capabilities in processing employee queries and executing workflows.
“For AI to transform HR, it has to understand the context, rules, and workflows that keep businesses running,” said Joel Hellermark, chief AI officer, Workday. “Sana brings that intelligence into one simple experience, helping employees find answers and take action while enabling organizations to automate HR work in a trusted, governed way.”
Employees spend time searching across systems, policies, and knowledge sources to find answers or complete routine tasks, while HR teams field repetitive requests. Sana addresses these processes through an interface where employees ask questions in plain language, receive cited answers, and execute HR and finance workflows.
The tool connects to existing corporate data, permissions, and business processes. Through Sana, employees access more than 300 self-service skills across areas such as pay, time, and absence by asking a question or requesting an action. The system orchestrates Workday agents to process service requests. Sana also integrates with third-party applications like Gmail, Slack, and Salesforce to coordinate information retrieval across platforms.
Hosted by HR Executive and HR Tech, the Top HR Products competition evaluates technologies introduced over the past year. Submissions are reviewed by a panel and assessed on functionality and integration into corporate organizations. Following the evaluation process, Sana was recognized as a 2026 product.
Workday will receive the award on October 19 during the HR Icons Awards in Las Vegas, prior to the HR Tech 2026 conference.
