LONDON – 12th March 2025 – Cezanne, one of the fastest growing providers of HR and Payroll software for UK and global businesses, today announces the acquisition of Occupop, the Dublin-headquartered recruitment technology business known for its intuitive and sophisticated applicant tracking system.
Cezanne’s comprehensive software suite automates and simplifies every aspect of HR and Payroll: from recruitment and onboarding, HR administration and compliance to absence management, performance reviews, pulse surveys, talent management, and managing in-house payroll.
L-R , David Banaghan and Caroline Gleeson of Occupop, with Cezanne CEO Simon Noble
Occupop’s award-winning recruitment platform, which has earned praise for making the hiring process simple and accessible, will be integrated into Cezanne’s product suite. This integration will enhance Cezanne’s recruitment capabilities, providing customers with an intuitive, end-to-end solution for attracting, managing, and retaining talent.
Simon Noble, CEO of Cezanne, comments, “By bringing Occupop’s technology into our wider product suite, we’re addressing a crucial part of the employee lifecycle – hiring – with a solution that makes recruitment incredibly easy and accessible to everyone.
“Occupop’s well-structured, easy to use recruitment software perfectly complements our long-term vision to be the most loved and trusted HR and Payroll platform in the market. Strengthening our ability to deliver a complete, user-friendly platform that puts the user first.”
Cezanne’s First Big Move
The acquisition is Cezanne’s first strategic move since receiving investment from NorthEdge in March 2023 and forms a key part of the company’s ambitious growth plan to provide best-in-class HR and Payroll solutions for its expanding customer base across the UK and Internationally. Occupop co-founders Caroline Gleeson and David Banaghan will join the Cezanne management team to support the continued growth of the combined business.
“Joining forces with Cezanne creates tremendous opportunities for our customers and our team,” said Caroline Gleeson, co-founder of Occupop. “Our shared vision of making HR processes intuitive and accessible made this a natural fit. By integrating with Cezanne’s comprehensive platform, we can offer our customers a seamless experience across the entire employee lifecycle.”
The acquisition follows a hugely successful 2024 for Cezanne, which saw the company deliver strong organic growth through its customer-first approach, product development, and the launch of its in-house payroll platform. The company has also made significant investments in its team, including the promotion of Simon Noble to CEO.
About Cezanne HR
Headquartered in London, with an office in Glasgow, Cezanne is on a mission to become the most loved and trusted HR and Payroll platform on the market. It puts people first with beautiful, simple to use software that empowers HR and payroll teams to create thriving workplaces. Quick to deploy, easy to manage, Cezanne is already helping thousands of people professionals worldwide better engage, manage, and motivate their workforce, wherever they are.
With customers across every business sector, Cezanne’s modern system covers the complete employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding through core HR administration to pulse surveys and performance management and succession planning. In addition to its in-house payroll software module, Cezanne also offers managed payroll services to UK companies.
About Occupop
Occupop is a beautifully simple recruitment software built for growing businesses. They help businesses be great at hiring through their simple philosophy – to make recruitment incredibly easy and accessible to everyone at work. So, businesses can hire the best people and build the best teams.
At Occupop, the automation and digitisation of the recruitment process for growing companies has been their key area of focus over the past 5 years. They have helped organisations across the UK & Ireland turn manual, laborious volume hiring processes into efficient, candidate-friendly digital experiences.