How Astera Uses ARIA in HR
Before HRMS, Astera's HR data lived across several different platforms with no single source of truth. Sudais (Growth Strategist) sits down with Rabeeah Alvi (Country Head) and Omar Ashraf Khan (Developer, HRMS), to talk about how Astera uses ARIA in HR, through HRMS, Astera's in-house HR system.
New to the series?
Episode 1, Introducing ARIA: https://youtu.be/bhtyElLuf2o
Want the engine details? Episode 2, Inside ARIA: https://youtu.be/FCVtVRsf8_Q
Episode 3, Building With ARIA: https://youtu.be/hoVquRGuugo
Episode 4, data migration: https://youtu.be/E9Yl8gtErFc
Episode 5, IT: https://youtu.be/1cZnJnQ8Efw
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:56 How HR worked at Astera before HRMS
01:54 Why Astera needed a single system
03:19 What is HRMS?
03:58 Where the idea of ARIA in HRMS came from
05:06 Why ARIA fit: the brain and arms analogy
06:32 Applying for leave: what happens behind the scenes
08:20 Identity, security, and auditability
09:26 The manager's view: approvals
10:08 Beyond leave: asking ARIA about policies
11:01 How the policy search was set up
12:00 Teaching ARIA the whole application
13:16 How HR's work changed: onboarding and recruitment
16:34 What happens when a policy changes
18:16 How ARIA handles sensitive employee data
19:40 Judgment where it helps, determinism where it matters
22:12 The moment Rabeeah knew ARIA was ready
23:41 Advice for teams building something similar
24:34 The one key takeaway
Learn more about Astera: https://www.astera.com
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