About Tezox
We built enterprise HR software for 20 years. This is what we wish we had.
Tezox is built by the team behind Softscape — enterprise HCM software that ran across 27 countries. We know what HR teams need and what the existing tools miss. The diagnostic layer is the gap we kept seeing. So we built it.
Track record
Softscape
Prior companyThe enterprise HCM and talent platform this team co-founded and ran — used by Fortune and Global 1000 firms including Corning, Merrill Lynch, John Deere, and American Airlines, across 27 countries.
Gartner “Strong Positive” — MarketScope, 2005
Livindi
2025An AI-driven connected-care platform for older adults — proof that this team still designs, builds, and ships production software today.
NCOA — “Most comprehensive monitoring system for older adults,” 2025
The team
Dave Watkins
Founder & CEO
Co-founder and CEO of Softscape, the enterprise HCM and talent platform used by Fortune and Global 1000 firms including Corning, Merrill Lynch, John Deere, and American Airlines across 27 countries. Author of Building the Expertise Factory. Leads Tezox strategy and client engagements.
Rick Watkins
Founder & CTO
Co-founder and CTO of Softscape. Andersen Consulting alumnus. Brings Big-4 implementation discipline and 20+ years of enterprise software architecture. Leads Tezox platform architecture and engineering.
Sebastian Jastrzebski
Founder & Chief Architect
Co-founder of Softscape and the engineering lead who designed and shipped the systems that ran it at enterprise scale. Leads the design, build, and deployment of the Tezox platform.
What you will not get
Junior consultants, rotating teams, or a partner who sells and disappears. Every engagement is run by the founders — from scoping through report delivery.
What you will get
The same senior people in every conversation — with the enterprise HR software background to understand what you are dealing with and the product to help you diagnose it.
Common questions
Why did you build Tezox?
After years building enterprise HCM software, we noticed that the organizations most sophisticated at managing workforce data often struggled with the same problem: understanding why a people issue was happening. The data told them what. The tools rarely told them why — in a way that produced a clear action plan.
How is Tezox different from an engagement survey?
An engagement survey measures sentiment across a broad population. Tezox diagnoses a specific issue in a defined population. The output is not an engagement score — it is a root-cause report and an action plan. The two can coexist; they serve different purposes.
Is Tezox a replacement for HRIS or HCM?
No. Tezox works alongside your existing HR stack. It does not store employee records, process payroll, or administer benefits. It is a diagnostic layer on top of the systems you already have.
Do you work only with large enterprises?
The platform scales from mid-market organizations (a few hundred employees) to large global enterprises. The minimum is having a defined population of at least 20–30 participants for the specific issue you want to diagnose.
What industries do you work in?
Any organization where understanding why a workforce issue is happening would improve the response. Our background is in enterprise software, professional services, and healthcare — but the diagnostic approach is industry-agnostic.
Ready to talk?
A 30-minute conversation is enough to assess the right diagnostic for your situation — no commitment required.