What Madgex does

Madgex provides SaaS career center solutions and job board software targeted at professional associations, societies, and publishers. Founded in 2000 and operating for 22 years, the company delivers a full-service Career Center Platform that combines job board technology, advanced reporting, and machine learning/smart-data capabilities. The platform serves 500+ brands and organizations across 14 countries, with support for 12 languages. Core technical components include proprietary job board software, an advanced reporting suite providing full access to career center data, and machine learning embedded in ongoing product development.

The business generates revenue through four primary streams: managed services (operating entire career centers on behalf of clients), technology licensing (job board software upgrades), employer advertising and branding (sold to employers seeking niche professional-community reach), and recurring subscriptions supporting non-dues revenue generation for associations. The go-to-market is sales-led, with a dedicated global team targeting associations, publishers, and employers through direct outreach and consultation rather than self-serve adoption. Two named customers in source material — AAAS (Science Careers) and Hiredonline — illustrate multi-year managed-service and technology relationships.

Since 2023, Madgex has operated as a wholly-owned business unit of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: WLYB), integrated into Wiley's Solutions & Partnerships division. The unit leverages Wiley's global brand, marketing infrastructure, and existing relationships with academic and professional publishing clients, while maintaining its own sales motion and product roadmap. Standalone revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the unit's financials are consolidated within Wiley's corporate reporting.

Name

Madgex

Legal name

Madgex (business unit of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)

Website

https://madgex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Madgex provides SaaS career center platforms and job board software to professional associations, societies, and publishers across 14 countries. Operating as a Wiley business unit since 2023, it serves 500+ brands through managed services, licensing, employer advertising, and recurring subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career Center and Job Board Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Learning Management (LMS) & Talent Development (BPACAPAG)

Keywords

• Career center software
• Job board platform
• Association recruitment solutions
• Job board software
• Employer branding services

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Career Center Management Services: Full-service partnership model where Madgex operates entire career centers for associations and publishers, providing technology, content, and ongoing management.
2. Technology Licensing: Job board software technology upgrades provided to organizations with existing career centers.
3. Employer Advertising & Branding: Employer branding, engaging content, targeted advertising strategies, and job postings sold to employers seeking niche community reach through associations.
4. Non-Dues Revenue for Societies: Helping associations generate non-dues revenue from advertisers and service providers through their career centers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Madgex provides a SaaS career center platform built on superior job board software, enabling professional associations and publishers to deliver job postings, career development resources, and employer branding to their professional audiences. The company offers both full-service career center management and technology-only licensing, supported by machine learning, smart data, and an advanced reporting suite for member and customer profiling.

Product overview

Madgex offers a unified career center platform powered by job board software. The core offering is the Career Center Platform, which serves as a full-service solution for delivering engaging career resources and recruitment solutions. The platform includes job board technology, advanced reporting with full data access, and leverages machine learning and smart data capabilities. Madgex positions itself as both a technology provider and experienced partner, offering expert guidance, support, and consultation alongside its software solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Career Center Platform A full-service career center platform powered by superior job board software that enables professional associations and publishers to deliver engaging career resources, job postings, and professional development tools to their members and audiences. It includes machine learning and smart data capabilities and an advanced reporting suite for member and customer profiling.

Quantifiable outcome

• Solid growth in volume of users, activity, and revenue for AAAS/Science Careers after transitioning to Madgex

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WileycoreOthersMadgex is a business unit of Wiley, operating as part of Wiley's Solutions & Partnerships division for societies and publishers. This relationship provides Madgex with access to Wiley's global audience, brand reputation, and distribution network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• JobTarget: JobTarget powers job boards and recruitment advertising networks, including those hosted by associations, publishers, and niche communities. It overlaps directly with Madgex's employer advertising and job-board technology offerings for association and publisher clients.
• YM Careers (Community Brands): YM Careers, part of Community Brands (a Vista Equity-backed suite serving associations), provides career center and job board platforms for professional associations and societies. It is the closest direct competitor to Madgex, serving the same vertical customer base with similar managed-services and technology-licensing models.
• Web Scribble: Web Scribble offers career center and job board solutions specifically built for associations and professional societies, including hosted job boards, employer branding, and applicant tracking. It directly competes with Madgex in the association career-center niche with comparable feature sets and target customers.
• YourMembership (Community Brands): YourMembership, another Community Brands solution, provides association management software including career centers and job boards as part of its broader AMS suite. It is a direct competitor combining association CRM/membership tools with career-center functionality similar to Madgex.
• Boxwood Career Centers: Boxwood Career Centers provides career center management and job board platforms tailored to associations and member-based organizations. It competes head-to-head with Madgex for the same professional society and publisher customers with similar managed-service and SaaS offerings.

Emerging players

• Greenhouse: Greenhouse is a modern talent acquisition / ATS platform increasingly adopted by mid-market and enterprise employers. It represents an emerging competitor to the recruitment technology layer Madgex offers, particularly for organizations evaluating purpose-built ATS over association-hosted job boards.
• HigherEdJobs: HigherEdJobs operates a niche vertical job board focused on higher education and academic professionals, with technology and audience overlap with Madgex's publisher and association clients. While more specialized to academia, it represents an adjacent job-board platform serving professional communities.

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Indeed operates one of the world's largest job search platforms, reaching the same professional job-seeker audiences that association career centers target. As a broad incumbent, it competes with Madgex indirectly by aggregating demand that might otherwise flow through niche association job boards.
• iCIMS: iCIMS is a large enterprise talent acquisition platform offering applicant tracking, career sites, and candidate management. While broader than Madgex, it competes for the recruitment technology budgets of large publishers and associations seeking enterprise-grade ATS capabilities.
• LinkedIn Talent Solutions: LinkedIn's Talent Solutions dominates professional recruitment advertising and provides career sites and ATS integrations. It is the dominant broad incumbent competing for the same employer recruitment dollars that flow through Madgex-powered association job boards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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