How teams actually use Kini with PD Commander.
From multi-client agencies to in-house recruiting teams: Kini fits the way you work with PD Commander. Three scenarios where the managed integration makes the biggest difference.
Every field. Every entity.Exactly where it belongs.
Kini connects PD Commander's recruiting data to your connected channels. Objects and field-level coverage are confirmed per customer setup.
PD Connect GmbH does not publish API documentation for PD Commander. Objects and fields are confirmed per customer setup during onboarding.
From Magic Link to production go-live.
Kini connects to your customer's PD Commander account via Magic Link. The connection is mapped, tested and then live.
Step 1Connect
Your customer receives a Magic Link from Kini and enters their PD Commander credentials themselves. No credentials are shared with you at any point.
Step 2Map
Kini maps PD Commander's recruiting fields between PD Commander and your connected channels as part of the setup. No manual configuration needed on your side.
Step 3Test
A test job and a test candidate run automatically through the full flow. Kini checks the connection before anything goes live.
Step 4Go-live!
Recruiting data flows through Kini between the customer's PD Commander account and your channels, with PD Commander staying the system of record. Kini operates and monitors the connection.
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What makes Kini different for PD Commander customers.
Other tools connect. Kini manages. In practice that covers GDPR, field mapping, job board compatibility and everything that breaks when nobody is watching.
End-to-end GDPR consent
Every application that flows through Kini carries a consent flag, mirrored on the target system's side and traceable in audits.
Native-language custom fields
Locations, departments and sources are mapped correctly even when they use German naming conventions or regional variants, whether your customers sit in DACH or operate internationally.
Application flows for a wide range of job boards
Stepstone, Indeed, Jobrapido and regional boards each have their own required fields, screening patterns and encoding rules. Kini's mapping engine is trained for those: out of the box, not as a custom project.
Operated by the Kini team
Kini runs the connection for you, including monitoring and alerts. If a vendor changes an API or a mapping breaks, our team fixes it before it reaches your funnel. Operated from Germany.
Frequently asked questions about the PD Commander integration.
Everything about how Kini connects to PD Commander. From setup and data flow to GDPR compliance.
No. PD Commander is made by PD Connect GmbH, based in Lingen, Germany. It is unrelated to P&I AG (Personal & Informatik AG), a separate German HR-software company; no affiliation between the two was found.
No. PD Commander stays your system of record for temporary-staffing and personnel-service workflows. Kini is the connectivity layer around it: recruiting data is routed between PD Commander and your connected channels through one API, so you extend what PD Commander already does without replacing it.
No. Kini sets up and operates the PD Commander connection for you, so there is no development project on your side. Your customer connects via Magic Link, and Kini handles mapping, operation and monitoring as a managed service.
It is built for GDPR-compliant use. Data that passes between PD Commander and your connected channels is processed by Kini in Frankfurt, Germany, under a data processing agreement (DPA). Kini deletes or anonymizes personal applicant data 180 days after an application is created.
Trusted by recruiting teamsacross europe.
From enterprise HR platforms to lean recruiting boutiques. Teams use Kini to connect their tools without involving engineering. Here's what they say.
"Kini syncs candidates from Perspective straight into our customers' ATS. That saves us manual transfers and around four hours a week."
"Kini gets enterprise customers on SAP SuccessFactors live much faster. Fewer technical hurdles in sales, around 20% more conversion."
"With Kini, we sync candidates straight into our customers' ATS through 65+ integrations. We don't need an extra full-time hire for it."
