Work / BreadButter — Talent Management Platform
BreadButter — Talent Management Platform
Designing a talent management platform for recruitment and employee onboarding.
Problem
Companies needed a more streamlined way to manage recruitment and onboarding processes, but existing tools were fragmented and didn't provide clear visibility into candidate and employee journeys.
Client
BreadButter
Role
Product Designer
Industry
Human Resources Technology
Type
Web Platform
Scope
UX Design, UI Design, User Research, Workflow Design
Context
BreadButter provides talent management solutions for growing companies. The platform needed to handle recruitment, candidate evaluation, and employee onboarding in a unified experience. Companies were using multiple tools for different stages of talent management, leading to information silos and inefficient processes. Constraints included: - Multiple user types (recruiters, hiring managers, HR admins) - Need to support various recruitment workflows - Integration with existing HR systems - Scale requirements for growing companies
My role
I designed the talent management platform experience. My responsibilities included: - User research with recruiters, hiring managers, and HR administrators - Design of unified recruitment and onboarding workflows - Design of candidate and employee profile interfaces - Creation of workflow automation and notification systems - Collaboration with product managers and engineering team I worked closely with the product team, HR consultants, and frontend engineers.
Approach
I researched how companies actually manage talent processes, identifying pain points around information handoffs between recruitment and onboarding. Key decisions: - Design unified candidate/employee profiles that evolve through the journey - Create workflow templates that companies can customize - Design clear status tracking for candidates and new employees - Make it easy to hand off information between teams and stages I prioritized visibility and continuity—everyone should see where candidates and employees are in their journey.
Key solutions
Unified talent profiles
I designed profiles that start as candidate records during recruitment, then seamlessly transition to employee records during onboarding. All information stays in one place, eliminating data silos.
Visual workflow tracking
I created visual workflow boards that show where each candidate or new employee is in their journey. This provided clear visibility for teams and reduced communication overhead about status.
Automated handoffs
I designed automated handoff processes that ensure information flows smoothly from recruitment to onboarding. When a candidate accepts an offer, their information automatically becomes available to onboarding teams.
Impact
Companies using BreadButter reported faster time-to-hire and smoother onboarding experiences. The unified platform reduced time spent switching between tools and searching for candidate information. Hiring managers appreciated the visibility into recruitment pipelines, and HR teams found onboarding workflows more efficient with all information in one place. User feedback highlighted that the visual workflow tracking reduced confusion about candidate status and next steps.
What I learned
This project taught me the importance of designing for entire journeys, not just individual features. The unified profile approach was crucial—information continuity made a huge difference for users. I learned that workflow design needs to balance structure with flexibility. Companies wanted templates they could customize, not rigid processes they had to follow exactly. The automated handoffs were essential—designing smooth transitions between stages reduced friction and errors. I'd explore more intelligent automation based on company patterns in future iterations.