Which Companies Use ATS — Country by Country
A country-by-country breakdown of which employers use ATS — and the smaller companies that still read CVs the human way.
The answer isn't just "big companies." Across Portugal, France, Spain, Morocco, UAE, Singapore, and Malaysia, ATS use is spreading into mid-size businesses you'd never expect.
Portugal (~65% of large employers use ATS)
Uses ATS: EDP (Workday), Galp (SAP SF), NOS (Taleo), Jeronimo Martins (iCIMS), Millennium BCP (Workday), Vodafone PT (Workday), Sonae (Taleo)
Often human review: Startups <30 people, local accounting firms, family-owned SMEs, architecture studios, independent restaurants, smaller law firms
Portugal insight: The Lisbon tech scene (Farfetch, Feedzai, Unbabel, Remote) predominantly uses Greenhouse or Lever.
United Arab Emirates (~80% of corporate employers use ATS)
Uses ATS: Emirates Group (Taleo), ADNOC (SAP SF), Etihad Airways (Workday), Majid Al Futtaim (Greenhouse), Chalhoub Group (Workday)
UAE insight: Government-linked entities often use customized ATS with Arabic keyword requirements.
France (~70% of CAC 40 companies use ATS)
Uses ATS: L'Oreal (Workday), TotalEnergies (SAP SF), LVMH (Taleo), BNP Paribas (Workday), Capgemini (Workday)
France insight: French CVs traditionally include a photo, but ATS systems may misparse image-heavy formats.
Spain (~60% of IBEX 35 companies use ATS)
Uses ATS: Telefonica (Workday), Santander (Taleo), Inditex (SAP SF), BBVA (Workday), Iberdrola (Greenhouse)
Morocco (~40% of large employers use ATS)
Uses ATS: OCP Group (SAP SF), Maroc Telecom (Taleo), Attijariwafa Bank (Workday)
Morocco insight: French multinationals operating in Morocco import their parent company's ATS.
Singapore & Malaysia (~75% of MNC employers use ATS in SG)
Uses ATS: DBS Bank (Workday), Singapore Airlines (Taleo), Grab (Greenhouse), Shopee (Lever)
SEA insight: Singapore has one of the highest ATS adoption rates in Asia.