Workday expands partnerships with Anthropic and ElevenLabs and announces 'Sana Concierge' agent for HR and IT tasks (report)
Announced October 13, 2026
Verified (fact)
At 'Rising 2026' in Las Vegas, Workday said it is expanding partnerships with Anthropic and ElevenLabs to grow its AI agent platform, 'Sana.' Chief AI Officer Joel Hellermark said Workday will launch 'Sana Concierge,' an agent that handles HR and IT tasks from a single natural-language request.
Needs fact-check (claim)
CEO Aneel Bhusri said, "Enterprise customers want meaningful user experiences built on the best AI technology."
Why it matters (interpretation)
A major HR SaaS vendor is pairing frontier models with voice AI and entering the enterprise work-agent race in earnest.
Confidence medium · official source pending
Sources
- Press [라이징 2026] 워크데이, 앤트로픽·일레븐랩스와 협업…“파트너십 지속 확대” Electronic Times (Korea)
- Press [라이징 2026] 헬러마크 워크데이 CAIO “HR·IT 업무, AI 에이전트 하나로 해결” Electronic Times (Korea)