Mattel offers new CFO $1.4m cash sign-on amid activist pressure
A $1.4m sign-on bonus for a CFO joining a company under activist pressure tells you something about the risk premium for senior finance hires right now. Companies in uncertain strategic situations are pricing executive talent accordingly.
SAP adds agentic AI to SuccessFactors in 2H 2026 release
SAP is weaving agentic AI into SuccessFactors, which changes the profile of who companies want running their HR technology. We are starting to see this in the mandates crossing our desks: the old ‘SuccessFactors admin’ spec is being rewritten.
SAP named Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Finance
Analyst recognition matters less than what companies actually do with the platform. Clients across the DACH region are now asking for finance professionals who can configure SAP’s cloud tools and connect them to emerging AI capabilities.