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South African AI Consultancy

Turning Business
Complexity Into
Intelligent Automation

We help South African businesses cut costs, reduce manual effort, and scale operations through practical, results-driven AI implementation.

40%+
Average cost reduction in automated workflows
72 hrs
From assessment to first automation delivered
100%
Local South African expertise & support
AI Readiness Assessment Process Automation Document Intelligence Custom AI Solutions Workflow Optimisation SME Transformation South Africa Based AI Readiness Assessment Process Automation Document Intelligence Custom AI Solutions Workflow Optimisation SME Transformation South Africa Based
What We Do

AI services built for
real businesses

AI Readiness Assessment

We audit your current operations and identify exactly where AI can deliver the fastest return — no hype, just honest findings.

Process & Workflow Automation

End repetitive, error-prone manual tasks. We automate your core workflows so your team can focus on work that actually matters.

Intelligent Document Processing

Extract, classify, and act on data from invoices, contracts, reports and forms — automatically, at scale, with near-zero error rates.

System Integration & Data Sync

Connect the tools you already run so data flows automatically between them — no double capture, no rip-and-replace.

AI Agents & Assistants

Always-on AI assistants that answer questions, qualify leads, and take action across your tools — grounded in your own data.

Custom AI Solutions

Bespoke AI tools designed around your specific business — from internal assistants to industry-specific prediction and automation models.

Who We Work With

Industries we serve

Information Technology

Streamlining IT operations, support workflows, and software delivery with practical, reliable automation.

IoT & Connected Devices

Turning connected-device data into automated actions, alerts, and real-time operational insight.

Telematics

Automating fleet, vehicle, and tracking data into clear reporting, exceptions, and faster decisions.

Sales

Automating lead capture, follow-ups, quoting, and pipeline reporting so no opportunity slips through.

Why It Pays Off

The benefits of working with
Nexus Automata

Real, measurable outcomes — not buzzwords. Here's what automation actually delivers for South African businesses.

Cut Operating Costs

Automated workflows typically reduce process costs by 40%+ — straight back to your bottom line.

Reclaim Hours Every Week

Free your team from repetitive admin and give them 20+ hours back for work that grows the business.

Eliminate Costly Errors

Automation removes manual data-entry mistakes, rework, and the compliance risk they carry.

Scale Without Hiring

Handle more volume without proportional headcount — your systems absorb the growth.

Faster Customer Response

Never miss an enquiry again. Automated triage responds to and routes leads 24/7.

Cut Operating Costs

Automated workflows typically reduce process costs by 40%+ — straight back to your bottom line.

Reclaim Hours Every Week

Free your team from repetitive admin and give them 20+ hours back for work that grows the business.

Eliminate Costly Errors

Automation removes manual data-entry mistakes, rework, and the compliance risk they carry.

Scale Without Hiring

Handle more volume without proportional headcount — your systems absorb the growth.

Faster Customer Response

Never miss an enquiry again. Automated triage responds to and routes leads 24/7.

Live, Decision-Ready Data

Real-time dashboards replace day-long report builds — decide on today's numbers, not last week's.

Live in 72 Hours

We build fast. Your first automation is running in days, not months — value from week one.

Built for South Africa

Solutions designed around local realities — load shedding, connectivity, and budget pressure.

You Own Everything

No vendor lock-in. Every solution is handed over fully owned, documented, and yours to keep.

Measurable ROI

Every engagement is tied to a number: hours saved, rand recovered, errors eliminated.

Live, Decision-Ready Data

Real-time dashboards replace day-long report builds — decide on today's numbers, not last week's.

Live in 72 Hours

We build fast. Your first automation is running in days, not months — value from week one.

Built for South Africa

Solutions designed around local realities — load shedding, connectivity, and budget pressure.

You Own Everything

No vendor lock-in. Every solution is handed over fully owned, documented, and yours to keep.

Measurable ROI

Every engagement is tied to a number: hours saved, rand recovered, errors eliminated.

Why Nexus Automata

Practical AI. Not
PowerPoint promises.

Most consultants sell you a strategy deck and disappear. We build and deliver. Our work is measured in hours saved, costs cut, and revenue unlocked — not slides presented.

01
Local Context, Global Standards

We understand South African business constraints — load shedding, connectivity, budget pressure, legacy systems. Our solutions are built for this reality.

02
Outcome-Driven Delivery

Every engagement is tied to measurable outcomes. You'll know exactly what success looks like before we start.

03
Retainer-Based Partnership

We offer ongoing support models so your AI capability grows over time — not a one-off fix that goes stale in three months.

AI CORE NEXUS ENGINE
Automation Performance
LIVE
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Typical AI Engagement Flow
Discovery & AI Readiness Audit
Map current operations and identify the highest-ROI automation targets.
Priority Roadmap Delivered
A 90-day plan with realistic ROI estimates and technology recommendations.
First Automation Live in 72hrs
We build fast. Your first workflow runs in days, not months.
Ongoing Optimisation & Support
Monthly retainer keeps your AI growing alongside your business.

Ready to see what AI can
actually do for your business?

Book a free 30-minute discovery call. No commitment, no sales pressure — just an honest conversation about where AI can move the needle for you.

Our Services

AI services that deliver
measurable outcomes

We don't sell tools. We deliver results. Every service is scoped and measured around the business outcome you need — not the technology. Not sure where to start? Take our free AI Readiness Quiz.

01
Start Here

AI Readiness Assessment

Before you invest in AI, you need to know exactly where it'll have the biggest impact. Our structured audit maps your current operations, identifies automation opportunities, and produces a prioritised roadmap with realistic ROI projections — so your first move is your best move.

Delivered as a written report and presentation. Typically completed within 5–7 business days.

Current-state process map
AI opportunity scoring matrix
Prioritised roadmap (90-day plan)
Estimated ROI per initiative
Technology recommendations
Risk & readiness score
02
Core Automation
01 02 03

Process & Workflow Automation

Every hour your team spends on repetitive, manual tasks is money leaving your business. We identify your highest-volume, lowest-value workflows and automate them end-to-end — connecting your existing systems without expensive replacements.

Built on proven, enterprise-grade automation platforms and custom API integrations. Zero rip-and-replace required.

Workflow discovery & mapping
Automation build & testing
System integration
Staff handover & training
30-day post-launch support
Performance dashboard
03
Everyday Processing
95%+ Accuracy

Intelligent Document Processing

Invoices, contracts, purchase orders, compliance forms — if your team is manually reading and capturing data from documents, you're bleeding time and money. Our IDP solutions extract, validate, and route document data automatically, with accuracy rates above 95%.

Document classification setup
OCR & data extraction pipelines
Validation rule configuration
ERP/CRM integration
Exception handling workflows
Accuracy & throughput reporting
04
Connected Systems

System Integration & Data Sync

Your accounting tool, CRM, inventory system and spreadsheets shouldn't need a person to copy data between them. We connect your existing systems so information flows automatically — no rip-and-replace, no double capture, no more "which version is correct?".

Built with secure APIs, webhooks, and lightweight middleware that fit the stack you already run.

System & data-flow audit
API & webhook integration
Two-way data synchronisation
Field mapping & validation
Error & retry handling
Live integration monitoring
05
Advanced AI

AI Agents & Conversational Assistants

Give your business a tireless team member. We build AI assistants that answer customer questions, qualify and route leads, draft replies, search your internal knowledge, and take action across your tools — around the clock, in your tone of voice.

Grounded in your own data and guard-railed so they stay accurate, on-brand, and hand over to a human when it matters.

Use-case design & guard-rails
Knowledge base setup (your data)
Conversational assistant build
Tool & action integrations
Human-handover workflows
Monitoring & continuous tuning
06
Fully Bespoke

Custom AI Solutions

Some problems need solutions that don't exist yet. We design and build custom AI tools for your specific business context — internal knowledge assistants, predictive models, AI-powered customer interactions, intelligent reporting engines, and more.

Scoped, quoted, and built to your requirements. Fully owned by you on completion.

Solution design & scoping
Custom model development
UI/interface build
Data pipeline setup
Security & compliance review
Deployment & documentation
About Us

Built for South African business.
Obsessed with outcomes.

Nexus Automata was founded on a simple frustration: too many South African businesses were being sold AI strategies they couldn't implement, by consultants who didn't understand local constraints.

We're practitioners, not theorists. Our team comes from backgrounds in operations, enterprise sales, IoT, and software engineering. We've sat in the businesses we serve — we know what "limited budget", "unreliable connectivity", and "a team that's already stretched" actually feels like.

Our mission is to close the gap between the promise of AI and the reality of running a business in South Africa — by building solutions that work inside real constraints, not ideal ones.

By the numbers
25+
Years of enterprise technology & operations experience
R1M+
In operational costs saved for our clients
100%
South African owned and operated
72 hrs
Average time to first automation delivered
Our Approach

How we think about AI consulting

01

Honest Before Enthusiastic

We'll tell you if AI isn't the right solution. Our reputation is built on giving clients honest advice — even when it means a smaller engagement.

02

Delivery Over Decks

Strategy documents are worthless without execution. Every engagement ends with something working, not just something documented.

03

Local Constraints First

We design for South African realities — load shedding, variable connectivity, tight budgets, multilingual environments, and regulatory requirements.

04

Build to Last

We document everything and transfer knowledge to your team. The goal is your independence, not your dependency on us.

Our Values

What drives everything we do

Radical Transparency

We tell clients what AI can and cannot do, what it will cost, and what the realistic timeline is — before they sign anything.

Measurable Impact

If we can't tie our work to a number — hours saved, rand recovered, errors eliminated — we haven't done our job yet.

Practical Innovation

We track the bleeding edge of AI so you don't have to — and only bring you what's ready for production, not what's still a research paper.

Partnership Mindset

We work as part of your team, not as an external vendor. Your wins are our wins. Your constraints are our design brief.

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Proudly South African

Nexus Automata is headquartered in Johannesburg and serves businesses across South Africa. We are committed to building local AI capability, creating skilled employment, and ensuring that the benefits of automation reach South African businesses of all sizes — not just the ones with R10 million transformation budgets.

We price in Rands, support in South African time zones, and understand what it means to build a business here.

Work With Us

Let's build something real together.

Start with a no-obligation 30-minute discovery call. We'll tell you exactly whether AI is right for your business — and what to do first.

Get In Touch

Let's talk about your AI opportunity.

Book a free 30-minute discovery call or send us a message. No hard sell — just an honest conversation about what's possible.

Location
Johannesburg, Gauteng
South Africa
Email
hello@nexusautomata.co.za
Phone / WhatsApp
+27 73 188 6712
Business Hours
Mon – Fri: 08:00 – 17:00 SAST
Response within 4 business hours
System Status
Mon Today
All systems operational
Uptime: 99.9%

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Our DNA

The principles that drive
every decision we make.

Nexus Automata isn't just a service business. We exist to fundamentally change how South African organisations relate to technology — making AI accessible, accountable, and genuinely useful.

Foundation

Where we're going and
why we exist

Mission

To make AI work for
real South African businesses — not just the ones with big budgets.

We exist to close the gap between the promise of artificial intelligence and the reality of running a business in South Africa. That means delivering automation and AI solutions that work inside real constraints — load shedding, legacy systems, lean teams, and limited budgets — not ideal ones.

Every client engagement we take on is driven by a single question: does this create measurable, lasting value for this business? If the answer isn't yes, we don't take it.

Vision

A South Africa where every business can compete using intelligent technology.

We envision a future where the size of your technology budget no longer determines whether you can benefit from AI. Where a 12-person logistics company in Johannesburg can automate as effectively as a multinational — because the tools, the knowledge, and the support are accessible to them.

Nexus Automata will be the firm that made that possible. Not by lowering the standard of AI, but by raising the standard of delivery.

Core Values

The eight principles we
never compromise on

These aren't words on a wall. They're the filters we run every client decision, every hire, and every piece of work through before it leaves our hands.

01

Radical Transparency

We tell clients what AI can and cannot do, what it will realistically cost, and what the timeline actually looks like — before they sign anything. No inflated promises to win the deal. If we can't deliver it, we won't sell it.

Honesty First
02

Outcomes Over Optics

We measure success in hours saved, rands recovered, and errors eliminated — not slides presented or reports submitted. If we can't tie our work to a number that matters to your business, we haven't done our job.

Results Driven
03

Built for This Soil

South African businesses face constraints that most global AI playbooks ignore. Load shedding. Variable connectivity. Multilingual workforces. Tight margins. We design solutions that work in these conditions — not around them.

Local First
04

Speed Without Shortcuts

We move fast — first automation live within 72 hours is a commitment, not a boast. But speed never comes at the cost of quality, security, or maintainability. Fast and right, not fast and fragile.

Rapid Delivery
05

Transfer of Knowledge

The goal of every engagement is your independence, not your dependency on us. We document everything, train your team, and hand over full ownership. A client who no longer needs us for basics is a success story, not a lost account.

Empowerment
06

Partnership Over Vendor

We work as an extension of your team, not as an outside consultant who submits reports and invoices. Your budget constraints are our design brief. Your team's hesitations are our communication challenge to solve. We win together or not at all.

Team Mindset
07

Practical Innovation

We track the bleeding edge of AI so our clients don't have to. But we only bring you what's ready for production — not what's still a research paper or a vendor demo. No lab experiments at your expense.

Grounded R&D
08

Ethical by Default

AI creates real risks — bias, job displacement, data misuse. We take these seriously and build safeguards into every solution. We will not take on projects that we believe will cause harm, even if they're profitable. Full stop.

Responsible AI
Our Commitments

What you can always
hold us to

These are the non-negotiables we bring to every client relationship — regardless of scope, size, or budget.

01

We will tell you the truth, even when it costs us the deal.

If AI isn't the right solution for your problem, or if the timing isn't right, we'll say so. Recommending what's best for you — not what's best for our revenue — is how we build relationships that last years, not months.

02

We will define success in measurable terms before we start.

Every engagement begins with a clear definition of what "done" looks like — in numbers, not adjectives. You'll know what to expect, when to expect it, and exactly how to measure whether we've delivered.

03

We will respect your budget like it's our own.

We come from businesses where every rand is accounted for. We don't over-engineer, over-scope, or recommend tools you don't need. Lean, effective solutions that fit your reality — every time.

04

We will always leave your team more capable than we found them.

Knowledge transfer is not optional. By the time we complete an engagement, your team will understand what was built, why it was built that way, and how to maintain it. Your capability grows. Your dependency on us shrinks.

05

We will respond, communicate, and show up — consistently.

You will never wonder what's happening with your project. We commit to regular updates, fast response times during business hours, and proactive communication when something changes — in either direction.

"AI isn't magic. It's engineering. And like all good engineering, it should be invisible, reliable, and in service of the people using it."
Nexus Automata· Founding Principle
Free AI Readiness Check

Does your business actually
need AI automation?

Answer 10 honest questions about your operations. We'll tell you exactly where AI can help, which problems are costing you most, and what to do first — no fluff, no sales pitch.

About 4 minutes
No email required
10 questions, instant results
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Want a proper analysis of your specific business?

This quiz gives you a directional read. Our AI Readiness Assessment goes three levels deeper — mapping your actual processes, scoring each one for ROI, and delivering a 90-day action plan built for your business.

ROI Calculator

See what automation is
really worth to you

Most businesses underestimate the cost of manual work. Plug in your numbers below — based on what an hour of your team's time is worth — and see the time and money you could reclaim every year.

ROI R

Your business numbers

Adjust the sliders to match your business. Everything updates instantly — no email required.

What an hour of your team's time is worth R350
Use your billable rate, or the fully-loaded cost of a staff hour (salary + overheads).
Hours/week per person on repetitive tasks 10 hrs
Data entry, copying between systems, chasing approvals, building the same reports, etc.
Team members doing this work 4 people
How many people share this kind of manual, repeatable workload.
How much of it can be automated 65%
Conservative for most businesses is 50–70%. Our assessment confirms your real number.
Your Estimated Return
Value reclaimed every year
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That's about R0 back every month.
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Hours reclaimed / week
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Hours reclaimed / year
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Full work-weeks freed / year
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Recovered / month
Workload automated65%

These figures are directional estimates based on the inputs you provide and typical automation outcomes — they're a starting point for a conversation, not a quote. A free AI Readiness Assessment gives you precise, business-specific numbers.

Like what the numbers say?

Book a free 30-minute discovery call and we'll show you exactly which of these hours we can automate first.

Legal & Compliance

Privacy & Cookie Policy

How Nexus Automata collects, uses, and protects your personal information — in line with South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA).

Our Products

AI tools we've built

Production-grade AI products built by Nexus Automata for the everyday operational problems South African businesses actually have. Each one was forged in real engagements — not the lab — and is ready to put to work.

Recruitment · Applicant Pipeline
Nexus Recruit

Your applicant pipeline on autopilot. Candidates apply through a branded form and attach their CV — then every application is captured, matched to the right vacancy, screened, and routed to the right recruiter automatically, the moment it lands.

Branded application form — applicant data captures itself
Auto-matches each applicant to the correct open role
Screens on submission, then notifies the right recruiter
Runs 24/7 with zero manual data entry — a hands-off intake
Recruitment · Bulk Screening
Nexus Screenr

A bulk CV screening workbench for the stacks you already have. Load dozens of CVs for a role, score them all against the spec in one pass, compare your top candidates side by side, and export a ranked, client-ready shortlist — in minutes, not days.

Bulk-screen a whole pile of CVs against one role at once
Compare shortlisted candidates side by side, objectively
Strong / Review / Pass reporting with exportable shortlists
One live dashboard across every role you're working
More Tools, Coming Soon

We're actively building. New products are released as they prove themselves in real client work. Got a specific problem you'd like us to tackle? Tell us about it.

Need something custom built?

Our tools start as bespoke client work. If you have a process worth systematising, let's talk.

Nexus Recruit · Automated Applicant Pipeline

The applicant pipeline that runs itself

One branded form takes the application and CV. From there it's automatic: every applicant is captured, matched to the exact role they applied for, screened with reasoning, logged, and the right recruiter is notified — the moment it lands. Your team stops processing applications and starts acting on scored candidates.

10+ hrs
Saved per week
100%
Applicants screened
<30s
Per candidate scored
SCORE 87 / 100 STRONG FIT APPLY → SCREEN → SCORE → NOTIFY
The Reality

CV screening is where recruiters lose hours

Applications pour in from every direction. Someone has to open each CV, read it, check it against the job spec, and decide whether the candidate is worth talking to. Multiply that across dozens of open roles and hundreds of applications a week, and the numbers stop being trivial.

It's the most repetitive, lowest-value part of recruitment — and one of the most consequential. The CVs you miss are placements you lose. The bad shortlists cost you days you'll never get back.

100s
CVs per week, per agency
10–20
Hours/week on screening
60–80%
Of CVs aren't a fit
The Hidden Cost

Senior people doing junior work

Your most expensive resource burning hours weekly on data-sorting a system can handle in seconds. That's margin walking out the door every week.

The Real Risk

Good candidates falling through

Humans get tired. The perfect candidate for a role gets buried in the pile and never gets contacted. A system never gets tired.

The Bottleneck

Slow response loses placements

In a competitive market, the agency that responds first usually wins. Manual screening means delays — and delays mean candidates accept other offers.

The Inconsistency

No two screens are alike

Different consultants apply different criteria on different days. There's no consistent baseline of what "good" looks like — until you systematise it.

How It Works

A screening engine that runs itself

Here, in plain English, is what happens between a candidate hitting "Submit" and your recruiter receiving a scored report. No jargon. No magic. Six clear steps, each fully automated.

1
Capture Apply

Candidates apply through a clean form built and branded for your agency. Every detail they enter — name, contact, experience, role — is captured and organised in one go. No email attachments to open. No copying and pasting. No manual data entry by your team.

Output: a complete, structured candidate profile, instantly
2
Match Link to the right role

Every application carries a role reference. The system recognises which of your open vacancies the candidate applied for and pulls up the exact requirements you've already defined for it — minimum qualifications, must-haves, nice-to-haves, deal-breakers. No manual sorting into folders or pipelines.

Output: candidate linked to the correct role, automatically
3
Read Understand the candidate

The candidate's experience and qualifications are read against the requirements for that exact role. This isn't a crude keyword search — it's a genuine, context-aware evaluation that weighs how the person actually fits the position, considering both your must-haves and your nice-to-haves.

Output: a true, role-aware assessment of fit
4
Score Decide

Each candidate receives a clear fit score and a simple recommendation — Strong Fit, Fit, Review, or Pass — with the reasoning spelled out. Strengths are highlighted. Gaps and concerns are flagged. Your consultants get a defensible read on every applicant without opening a single CV.

Output: a clear score, recommendation, and rationale
5
Log Keep a record

Every screened candidate is added to a live, organised record: name, role, score, strengths, concerns, recommendation — all in one place. Nothing is lost. Nothing is duplicated. Your whole pipeline is visible at a glance, ready to filter, review, or report on whenever you need it.

Output: a single, always-current source of truth
6
Notify Alert the right recruiter

The moment a candidate is scored, a clean summary report is delivered straight to the right recruiter's inbox — candidate details, score, and recommendation ready to act on. No logging in. No checking dashboards. They respond to strong candidates while competitors are still reading CVs.

Output: the right person notified, the moment it matters
What Sets It Apart

Intelligent. Consistent. On-brand.

Role-specific evaluation

Every candidate is measured against the real, defined requirements of the exact role they applied for — never a generic template, never a one-size-fits-all spec.

Objective & consistent

The same rigorous standards applied to every applicant, every single time. Removes fatigue, bias, and the inconsistencies that creep in between different consultants.

Branded & professional

Candidates experience a polished, on-brand application journey that reflects well on your agency from the very first touchpoint — not a generic third-party form.

Secure & POPIA-aligned

Built around South African data-protection requirements from the ground up. Candidate information is handled responsibly, with the controls a real agency needs.

Sample Output

What a scored report looks like

Here's an example of the kind of report your recruiter receives the moment a candidate is screened. Clean. Scannable. Actionable.

Candidate Screening Report · Ref ENG-2026-0184
87/100
Thandi M. · Senior Project Manager Application
Years of experience9 years
Current roleProject Lead
QualificationBSc Eng + PMP
LocationSandton, JHB
Salary expectationR780k / annum
Notice period1 month
Strong PMP certification with 5+ years in a similar industry
Has managed cross-functional teams of 8+ direct reports
Salary expectation sits within the client's stated band
!No prior experience in the client's specific sector
Recommendation: STRONG FIT — worth a screening call within 48 hours.
Key Benefits

What changes for your team

10+ hours saved per week

Your team stops sorting applications and starts acting on scored reports. Pure margin recovered, every single week.

100% applicants screened

Every applicant gets the same consistent attention. No one is buried. No one falls through the cracks.

From days to seconds

First-touch response times drop from hours or days to under a minute. You reach great candidates before competitors do.

Consistent standards

Every candidate is scored against the same criteria. Same standard at 9am Monday as 5pm Friday.

Zero manual data entry

No copying. No spreadsheets to maintain. The candidate record builds itself, automatically, in real time.

POPIA-aligned

Built with South African data-protection rules in mind from day one. Candidate data is handled responsibly.

Implementation

From kickoff to live in 2–3 weeks

No long discovery phases. No six-month roadmaps. Here's exactly how we get your screening system running.

Week 1 · Days 1–3

Discovery & criteria mapping

A 90-minute working session to map your job categories, define the candidate criteria for each role, and agree how scored reports should reach your team.

Week 1 · Days 4–7

Build & branding

We build your branded application capture, configure the screening logic against your defined criteria, and set up the scoring and reporting. You don't need to touch anything during this phase.

Week 2

Testing & calibration

We test with real candidate examples from your historical applications. You review the scored reports and tell us where to adjust. We tune the scoring until it matches what your best consultants would produce.

Week 3

Go live & handover

The system goes live. Recruiters receive scored reports in their preferred format. We provide brief training, written documentation, and 30 days of priority support post-launch.

What's Included

Everything you need, end to end

Full setup & build

Branded application capture, screening logic, scoring, and report delivery — all configured to your roles and ready to run.

Calibration to your standards

We tune the scoring against your real candidates until the output matches what your best consultants would produce.

New roles on demand

Add new job categories whenever you take them on — the system scales with your hiring needs, with no rebuild required.

Support & refinement

Ongoing monitoring, priority support, and continuous improvement as your roles and requirements evolve.

Why Nexus Automata

Why work with us

Built for the local market

We understand South African recruitment, candidates, and POPIA. We're not adapting an international tool — we're building for your context.

No proof-of-concept theatre

We deliver working systems, not slide decks or demos. Every engagement ends with something running and measurably saving time.

Honest, retainer-based pricing

Monthly retainer pricing that scales with your hiring volume. No hidden costs, no surprise invoices, no fees buried in the small print.

Founder-led

You work directly with the founder of Nexus Automata. No account managers, no support tickets, no offshore call centres.

Let's map your workflow.

Book a 30-minute discovery call. We'll map your job categories, understand your hiring process, and answer your questions. You'll walk away with a clear picture of timeline and pricing. No obligation, no pressure.

Nexus Screenr · Bulk CV Screening & Comparison

Turn a stack of CVs into a ranked shortlist

Load every CV for a role in one go. Screenr scores them all against your spec, ranks them, lets you put your top candidates side by side, and exports a clean shortlist you can hand straight to a client — in minutes, not days.

1 pass
Whole pile, scored
Side-by-side
Compare your finalists
<20s
Per CV scored
SCORE RANKED 1 88 2 71 3 54 COMPARE TOP 3 LOAD → SCORE → RANK → COMPARE
The Reality

You've got the CVs. Ranking them is the grind.

A single open role can pull in dozens, sometimes hundreds of CVs — from job boards, referrals, your own database. Someone still has to open each one, judge it against the spec, and decide where it ranks against everyone else who applied.

And ranking isn't just reading — it's comparing. Candidate A against Candidate B against Candidate C, fairly, on the same scale, across a whole pile. Do that by hand and it's slow, subjective, and almost impossible to defend when a client asks "why these three?"

50–200
CVs per open role
Hours
To rank a single role by hand
Gut-feel
Comparisons, role to role
The Hidden Cost

Comparing apples to oranges

Without a consistent score, every candidate is judged on a different gut-feel. There's no shared scale — so "the best three" is really just "the three I happened to remember."

The Time Sink

Hours lost ranking and re-ranking

Reading a stack, building a shortlist, then re-reading it when the client pushes back. The same CVs, over and over — time that should go into placements.

The Credibility Gap

Shortlists you can't defend

When a client asks why one candidate beat another, "experience" isn't an answer. A scored, reasoned shortlist is. One earns trust; the other invites doubt.

The Real Risk

Strong candidates buried in the pile

The right person for the role is in there — somewhere around CV number 80, when attention has long since run out. A consistent pass over every CV never gets tired.

How It Works

From a pile of CVs to a ranked shortlist

Screenr is a workbench, not a black box. You stay in control at every step — it just removes the hours of reading, scoring, and comparing. Five clear steps from raw CVs to a shortlist you can send.

1
Define Set the role once

Capture the role and its criteria — must-haves, nice-to-haves, seniority, deal-breakers. This is the exact yardstick every CV will be measured against, so the whole pile is judged on one consistent standard.

Output: one clear, consistent scoring standard for the role
2
Load Drop in the whole stack

Upload CVs in bulk — drag a folder of PDFs, or paste them in. Load as many as you like in one go. Duplicates are detected and skipped automatically, so the same candidate never gets counted, or charged for, twice.

Output: every CV for the role, loaded and de-duplicated
3
Screen Score the lot in one pass

Run the whole batch at once. Each CV is read against the role and given a fit score out of 100, a recommendation — Strong Fit, Fit, Review, or Pass — with strengths and concerns spelled out. Already-screened CVs are never re-run.

Output: every candidate scored and ranked, in seconds each
4
Compare Finalists, side by side

Pick your top candidates and put them head-to-head in one view — scores, recommendations, strengths and concerns lined up column by column, with the strongest flagged. The decision between your last three becomes obvious instead of agonising.

Output: a clear, like-for-like comparison of your shortlist
5
Report Export & send

Get a clean Strong / Review / Pass breakdown for the role and export a ranked shortlist to a spreadsheet in one click — names, scores, recommendations and reasoning. Client-ready, defensible, and done while competitors are still reading.

Output: a ranked, exportable shortlist you can hand to a client
What Sets It Apart

Built for volume and decisions.

Bulk, in one pass

Built to chew through a whole stack of CVs for a role at once — not one application at a time. Score fifty candidates as easily as five, all against the same spec.

True side-by-side comparison

Put your finalists head-to-head in one view. Scores, strengths and concerns lined up column by column — the one feature manual screening can never give you cleanly.

Client-ready reporting & export

A Strong / Review / Pass breakdown and a ranked shortlist you can export and send. Defensible decisions, with the reasoning attached — not a gut call you have to justify later.

One dashboard, every role

Work multiple vacancies at once, each with its own scored candidates, all in a single live workspace. See where every role stands at a glance.

Sample Output

What a ranked shortlist looks like

After one screening pass, you get a ranked list for the role — and you can pull any candidates side by side to compare. Here's the kind of output you'd export and send to a client.

Ranked Shortlist · Sales Manager · Ref ITS-001 · 24 CVs screened
3 strong fits
1 · Thandi M. 88 Strong Fit
2 · Sipho K. 71 Fit
3 · Riaan B. 54 Review
Thandi M. — 9 yrs B2B sales, managed a team of 8, salary in band
Sipho K. — strong closer, 6 yrs experience; lighter on team leadership
!Riaan B. — good industry fit, but below the experience minimum for the role
Recommendation: interview the top two this week — full ranked list of all 24 exported to spreadsheet.
Key Benefits

What changes for your desk

Rank a role in minutes

A stack that used to eat an afternoon becomes a ranked shortlist before your coffee's cold. The reading and scoring is done for you.

Objective, like-for-like

Every candidate scored on the same scale against the same spec. Comparisons you can stand behind — no gut-feel, no recency bias.

Client-ready shortlists

Hand over a scored, reasoned shortlist instead of a gut call. It makes you look sharper and wins the client's trust faster.

Export & share in a click

Send the ranked list to a spreadsheet and into the client's inbox, or into your ATS, in seconds. No retyping, no reformatting.

A consistent standard

The same yardstick applied to every CV, every role, every day. Your screening quality stops depending on who's tired.

POPIA-aligned

Built with South African data-protection rules in mind. Candidate data, and each client's data, kept separate and handled responsibly.

Implementation

Screening your CVs in days, not months

No long rollout. We set up your screening workbench around your roles and have your team ranking real CVs in a single week.

Day 1–2

Criteria mapping

A short working session to define the scoring criteria for your common roles — must-haves, nice-to-haves, and deal-breakers — so the scores match how your best consultants think.

Day 3–4

Workbench setup & calibration

We configure your screening workspace, load a sample of your real CVs, and calibrate the scoring against candidates you already know — tuning until the ranking matches your judgement.

Day 5

Team walkthrough

A short, practical session for your consultants: load CVs, screen, compare, export. It's a simple tool — most people are comfortable inside half an hour.

Week 2

Live & supported

Your team is screening real roles. We stay close with priority support and tune the scoring as your roles evolve and you tell us what to adjust.

What's Included

Everything to screen at volume

Configured screening workbench

Your roles, criteria, scoring, comparison and reporting — set up and ready for your team to load CVs and rank them.

Calibration to your judgement

We tune the scoring against your real candidates until the ranking matches what your best consultants would produce.

New roles on demand

Add new job specs whenever you take them on. The workbench scales with your roles — no rebuild, no waiting.

Support & refinement

Priority support and ongoing tuning of the scoring as your roles, clients, and requirements change.

Why Nexus Automata

Why work with us

Built for the local market

We understand South African recruitment, candidates, and POPIA. We're not adapting an international tool — we're building for your context.

No proof-of-concept theatre

We deliver working tools, not slide decks. Every engagement ends with something running and measurably saving time on real CVs.

Honest, retainer-based pricing

Monthly pricing that scales with your screening volume. No hidden costs, no surprise invoices, no fees buried in the small print.

Founder-led

You work directly with the founder of Nexus Automata. No account managers, no support tickets, no offshore call centres.

See it on your own CVs.

Book a 30-minute call. Bring a real role and a stack of CVs, and we'll screen them live — you'll watch a ranked shortlist build in minutes. You'll leave with a clear picture of timeline and pricing. No obligation, no pressure.