Zal.ai is an AI-powered performance management hub for matrix organizations that have outgrown spreadsheets and manual workflows, or are simply tired of trying to fit their company into rigid, legacy software. Our software centralizes everything you need to run a world class performance management process across your workforce including surveys, performance reviews, goals. We've rebuilt the performance management system from the ground up to leverage AI across the entire workflow to help team's operate with clearer support How does Zal.ai work? Zal has been built to be the most flexible system in the market. By leveraging any existing assets you currently have (i.e. org charts, company values, appraisal methodology, competency frameworks, job descriptions, etc.) we can configure your entire platform in a week whether you've built a performance management process yourself or are using dedicated platform. Post-implementation we work closely with your HR team to iterate components of our solution to uniquely solve challenges across your organization. Who does Zal.ai typically work with? We specialize in working with remote first agencies and technology companies that operate as a matrix, and help them solve the unique challenges of operating with this model (dotted lines of management, team based goals, etc.). Many of our customers are professional service firms that operate with an agency model and billable hours, or technology startups that operate with distributed teams. Because of their operational complexity, these organizations must navigate unique managerial challenges and ensure tight coordination to align employee performance with strategic business objectives. Zal has been built to be flexible, and by leveraging artificial intelligence from it's inception as appose to a bolt-on to a legacy platform, we can adapt our tools to enable your organization, and not the other way around. What are the outcomes our customers typically seek? - Reduced admin time for HR and managers via automated workflows and AI-generated drafts. - Better quality data collected from 360 reviews and self appraisals. - Automated and actionable analysis from data collection like eNPS surveys. - Higher review quality and consistency with competency-based rubrics and calibrated scoring. - Stronger engagement and retention through clearer goals, continuous feedback, and transparent career paths. - Defensible, data-driven decisions for promotions, compensation, and performance improvement plans (PIPs).