Scoping out Ceridian’s 'ideal' acquisition(s) Read later Summary: Ceridian Dayforce continues to grow geographically, functionally, organically and inorganically. Its latest deal for Ideal adds some ML chops and cool recruiting functionality to the mix. Ceridian, one of the world’s largest HRMS and payroll providers made another acquisition, its second in 2021. This time, it acquired the recruiting and DE&I (Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity) vendor Ideal. Ideal brings smart anti-bias recruiting technology to Ceridian’s Dayforce cloud HRMS solution. Both firms are Toronto-based. To learn more on this deal, I spoke briefly with Ceridian’s Joe Korngiebel, Chief Product and Technology Officer. Korngiebel mentioned that this deal brings a number of new people and skill sets to Ceridian. Korngiebel indicated that the people are often the most important thing Ceridian looks at when evaluating a potential acquisition.