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ATS Implementation & Maintenance

Your Applicant Tracking System, Set Up Right and Kept Running

We implement, migrate, integrate, and maintain your applicant tracking system — so your recruiters get a tool that actually works the way your hiring process needs it to, not the other way around.

Works with any modern ATS platform
Live in 2–4 weeks, not 3 months
Ongoing maintenance, not a one-and-done setup
Recruiting team reviewing candidate pipeline on screen
120+
ATS Implementations Delivered
99.8% Uptime
Maintained

Trusted by talent teams at growth-stage and enterprise companies

Orbital
Northline
Vantage
Cobalt
Fieldstone
★★★★★
4.9/5 client satisfaction
✓ 120+ implementations delivered
What We Do

Everything Your ATS Needs, From Day One Onward

Most ATS rollouts fail not because the platform is bad, but because implementation is rushed and nobody owns it afterward. We handle both ends — the setup and the upkeep.

Full Implementation

Configured Around Your Actual Hiring Process

We set up pipelines, stages, scorecards, permissions, and approval workflows to match how your team actually hires — not the platform's default template.

  • Pipeline & stage architecture
  • Roles, permissions & approval chains
  • Careers page & job board setup
  • Scorecards & structured interview kits
Data Migration

Move Platforms Without Losing Your History

Switching systems? We migrate candidates, requisitions, notes, and historical data cleanly — with validation checks so nothing gets lost or duplicated.

  • Candidate & requisition data migration
  • Duplicate detection & data cleansing
  • Historical reporting preserved
  • Parallel-run validation before cutover
Ongoing Maintenance

Someone Actually Owns It After Launch

Job requisitions get added, hiring managers change, workflows drift. We provide a monthly maintenance retainer so your ATS stays configured correctly as your team scales.

  • Monthly configuration audits
  • New role & workflow updates
  • Admin support & troubleshooting
  • Recruiter training & onboarding
120+

ATS Implementations Delivered

99.8%

Platform Uptime Maintained

2–4wks

Weeks Average Time to Go Live

40%

Fewer Reqs Stuck Mid-Pipeline

The Process

From Kickoff to Fully Live in 2–4 Weeks

No lengthy discovery cycles. We move at the pace your hiring team needs.

01

Process Audit & Discovery

We map your current hiring workflow, stakeholders, and pain points to design a configuration that fits — not a generic template.

02

Build & Configure

Pipelines, permissions, scorecards, careers page, and integrations are built out and tested against real hiring scenarios.

03

Migrate & Train

Historical data is migrated and validated. Recruiters and hiring managers get hands-on training before go-live.

04

Go Live & Maintain

We cut over to the new system and stay on as your ongoing admin — monthly audits, updates, and support included.

Platform-Agnostic Expertise

Systems & Hiring Models We Support

We aren't tied to one platform. Whatever system you're on or evaluating, we've configured it for teams with your hiring model.

Enterprise & Corporate ATS

Complex approval chains, multi-department hiring, and compliance-heavy workflows across large organizations.

Recruiting Agency Platforms

Client-facing pipelines, split-fee tracking, and candidate submission workflows built for agency-side recruiting.

High-Volume & Hourly Hiring

Text-to-apply flows, mobile-first scheduling, and rapid-screening workflows for retail, hospitality, and warehouse hiring.

Executive Search

Confidential search workflows, senior stakeholder scorecards, and board-level reporting configured for retained search.

Campus & Early Career

Cohort-based pipelines, university partnerships, and internship-to-full-time conversion tracking.

Custom & Niche Platforms

Less common or purpose-built systems — if it has an admin panel and an API, we can configure and maintain it.

Who It's For

Built for Teams Whose ATS Isn't Working the Way It Should

If any of these sound familiar, we built this for you.

01

You just signed with a new platform and need it configured properly

Vendor onboarding usually gets you a default template, not a system built around how your team actually hires. We close that gap.

02

Your current ATS is a mess of outdated workflows

Years of ad-hoc changes have left pipelines, permissions, and stages that no longer match your process. We audit and rebuild it properly.

03

You're scaling and your ATS can't keep up

More requisitions, more hiring managers, more approval layers. We reconfigure the system so it scales with your headcount, not against it.

04

Nobody internally actually owns the ATS

It was set up once, by someone who's since left, and no one's touched the config since. We become that owner, on retainer.

05

You're evaluating platforms and need a migration partner

Switching systems is high-risk without the right process. We plan, migrate, and validate the move so nothing breaks and no data is lost.

Sound like you?

Let's fix your ATS and get your recruiters the tool they actually need.

Book a Free ATS Audit
Why Skillfi

Not a Vendor Onboarding Call. A Team That Owns Your ATS.

Your platform's onboarding team sets you up once and moves on. We stay — configuring, maintaining, and adapting your system as your hiring evolves.

Platform-agnostic, not vendor-biased

We're not a reseller and we don't get a commission on which platform you choose. Our recommendations are based on your hiring model, not a sales quota.

We configure for your process, not the default

Every implementation starts with mapping your actual hiring workflow — approval chains, scorecards, and stage logic — instead of accepting the platform's out-of-the-box template.

Someone actually owns it after go-live

Most implementation partners disappear after launch. Our maintenance retainer means one team stays accountable for your ATS long-term.

Deep integration expertise

HRIS, background checks, assessments, calendars — we've connected ATS platforms to the rest of the HR stack dozens of times over, and know where the edge cases break.

Migration without the horror stories

We run parallel validation before any cutover, so historical candidate data, notes, and reporting move over clean — no surprises three months later.

Real client outcome
"We'd been living with a half-configured system for two years. Skillfi rebuilt our entire pipeline structure and migrated three years of candidate data in under three weeks — with zero data loss."
TM
Talent Ops Director Series C SaaS company, 400+ employees
19days to go-live
0records lost in migration
6integrations connected
Zero Data Loss Guarantee

If any migrated data is lost or corrupted during cutover, we fix it at no cost — full stop.

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30 minutes · No commitment · Instant clarity

Pricing

Set It Up Once. Keep It Sharp.

A one-time setup fee gets your ATS built right. A monthly retainer keeps it right as your team, roles and hiring managers change.

12–21 daysfaster time-to-hire0 dayshiring downtime in migrations2–5 weeksto go live
Launch
For teams hiring up to 10 roles a month that need their ATS set up properly the first time.
One-time setup
$3,500
+ $750/mo ongoing retainer
Live in 2 weeks. Retainer is month to month.
  • Setup includes
  • ATS audit & full configuration
  • Pipelines for up to 3 role types
  • Scorecards & email templates
  • Job boards, careers page & calendar sync
  • 2 hiring manager training sessions
  • Retainer includes
  • Monthly health check
  • Up to 4 hrs of changes a month
Start with Launch
Enterprise
For multi-location or high-volume teams that need hiring run as a system, not a tool.
One-time setup
$15,000
+ $3,500/mo ongoing retainer
Live in 5–8 weeks. Retainer is month to month.
  • Everything in Scale, plus
  • Multi-entity & multi-location setup
  • High-volume workflows, knockouts & texting
  • AI screening & automation rules
  • Executive hiring dashboard
  • Hiring manager adoption program
  • Retainer includes
  • Unlimited admin requests, priority response
  • Weekly check-ins & quarterly reviews
Talk to Us About Enterprise
$20K+

That's what a single agency placement often costs. A properly built ATS helps you hire more roles directly, so for many teams the setup fee pays for itself within the first few hires.

Not sure which plan fits? Book a free ATS audit and we'll recommend one →

The Full Picture

How We Stack Up

See exactly what you get — compared to doing it yourself or relying on standard vendor onboarding.

Feature Internal IT/HR Team Vendor's Standard Onboarding Skillfi Us
Process mapped to your actual workflow✕Default template✓
Data migration with validationManual, risky✕✓
Custom integrations builtDepends on skillsetBasic only✓
Recruiter & hiring manager training✕One session✓ Ongoing
Ongoing configuration ownership✕✕✓
Time to full launch3–6 months1–2 weeks (default only)2–4 weeks
Ongoing costInternal salary timeIncluded in licenseFrom $600/mo
Client Outcomes

Talent Teams Who've Been There

★★★★★

"We'd outgrown our original setup completely. Skillfi rebuilt our entire configuration around our current hiring volume — pipelines, approvals, everything — in under three weeks."

RH
Rachel H.
Head of Talent Acquisition, 250+ person org
★★★★★

"Migrating three years of candidate data terrified us. Skillfi ran a parallel validation period before cutover and we didn't lose a single record."

DK
David K.
VP of People Operations
★★★★★

"The monthly maintenance retainer has paid for itself. Every time we open a new office or add a hiring manager, our config just gets updated — no scrambling."

MP
Maria P.
Recruiting Operations Manager
★★★★★

"We integrated our ATS with our HRIS, assessment provider, and background check tool — all in the same rollout. It's the first time everything actually talks to each other."

JL
Jordan L.
HR Systems Lead
★★★★★

"We switched platforms entirely and honestly expected chaos. Skillfi made it the least stressful part of our whole quarter."

SN
Sam N.
Director of Recruiting
★★★★★

"Our recruiters actually use the scorecards now because they were built around how our hiring managers already think, not a generic template."

AT
Amy T.
People Operations Coordinator
Case Studies

Proof from real ATS projects

See how Skillfi helps growing teams choose the right ATS, move to it without losing a day of hiring and turn it into a pipeline that fills roles faster.

FAQ

Common Questions

We work with all major modern applicant tracking platforms used by growth-stage and enterprise companies. During your audit call we'll confirm your specific platform and whether any special configuration considerations apply.

Most implementations go live in 2–4 weeks, depending on the complexity of your hiring process and the number of integrations required. Migrations from an existing system typically add 1–2 weeks for data validation.

We start with your team, not vendor demos. We survey and interview recruiters, hiring managers and leadership, put a cost on your current process, then score shortlisted vendors against the problems that actually slow your hiring down. You get a clear recommendation and a business case your CFO can sign off on. See how this worked in our ATS selection case study.

Not required, but strongly recommended. ATS configurations drift as teams grow — new roles, new hiring managers, and new workflows all need updates. Without ongoing ownership, most systems degrade within 6 months.

Yes. We handle candidate records, requisition history, notes, and reporting data with validation checks and a parallel-run period before full cutover, so nothing is lost in the switch.

Yes. We connect your ATS to your HRIS, job boards, calendars, background checks and e-signature tools, so new hires move from offer to onboarding without anyone re-typing data. If you're also changing HR systems, our HRIS implementation team can run both projects together.

Ready to fix your ATS?

Let's Get Your Applicant Tracking System Working For You.

Book a free 30-minute audit. We'll review your current setup (or your target platform if you're starting fresh) and show you exactly what a proper implementation looks like.

✓ Free 30-min ATS audit
✓ Live in 2–4 weeks
✓ Cancel maintenance anytime
✓ Zero data loss guarantee
✓ 120+ implementations delivered