HCM Deck

HCM Deck, founded in 2016 by CEO Simon Janicki and CTO Rafal Niesluchowski, is a Krakow-based company providing a cloud-based platform for employee development. The founders leveraged over 16 years of shared experience in the recruitment and corporate e-learning sectors, where they identified a critical gap in digital tools for people development and knowledge management. This background directly informed the creation of a platform aimed at making complex learning programs accessible and effective, particularly for customer-facing employees in multi-branch organizations. The company secured $3.2 million in seed funding in 2019, which has supported its growth.

The firm operates on a SaaS business model, providing an enterprise-grade platform that automates and analyzes employee development across learning, communication, and feedback. It serves large companies and enterprises, with notable clients including Allianz, Leroy Merlin, and Volkswagen. HCM Deck focuses on empowering Learning & Development (L&D) departments to manage, automate, and measure their initiatives, with a goal of demonstrating ROI within the first year of use. The platform is designed for scalability, capable of supporting organizations with over 120,000 employees.

The core of HCM Deck's offering is a comprehensive human capital management platform that integrates various modules to enhance employee skills and engagement. Key features include a learning management system (LMS) with capabilities for creating personalized learning paths, built-in course authoring, and SCORM compliance. The platform supports blended learning, mobile access, and social learning to foster a collaborative environment. Beyond training, it offers tools for performance management, employee onboarding, surveys, feedback collection, and in-depth reporting and analytics. This allows organizations to track employee progress, manage compliance, and make data-driven decisions about their workforce.

Keywords: employee development platform, learning management system, corporate L&D, talent management software, employee engagement, human capital management, SaaS, enterprise learning, performance management, employee onboarding, corporate training, skills tracking, knowledge management, employee feedback, compliance training, upskilling, retail training solutions, digital learning, training ROI, workforce analytics