Talent Intelligence Collective Digest: January 2026
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UAE labour market transformed by AI: MOHRE’s 2026 vision for digital innovation. AI is a core pillar of the UAE’s leadership vision and future journey. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) announced that 2026 will mark the year of its full-scale rollout of artificial intelligence, advanced technologies and digital innovation, with the integration of cutting-edge solutions including all AI applications across the ministry’s systems, operations, customer services and organisational structure.
As Childcare Costs Surpass Inflation, More Women Leave the Labor Market. With the price of childcare escalating even faster than rent and college tuition for some families, more mothers are opting to leave their jobs and becoming full-time caregivers for their children. The cost of daycare increased by 5.2% in September 2025 compared to a year before, according to a report from Bank of America. That’s almost twice as fast as overall inflation, which rose 3% annually in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
What are China’s hottest jobs as AI reshapes the labour market? China’s job market is entering a decisive phase of structural transformation as the country retools its growth model after years of rapid expansion. As jobseekers struggle to reconcile shrinking traditional opportunities with a labour market in flux, Beijing has laid out a road map in the next five-year plan for reshaping its employment landscape amid demographic shifts through innovation-led industries, upgraded services and regionally balanced development.
Capgemini Elevates Tarunpreet Singh Pahwa To Senior Director Global Strategic Deals And HR Analytics. In his new role, Pahwa will lead Capgemini’s efforts to align talent strategies with business objectives through data-driven workforce insights and high-impact HR solutions tied to strategic deals. His responsibilities will include shaping talent frameworks that support large-scale customer engagements, enhancing HR analytic capabilities, and driving integrated workforce initiatives across global markets.
Superagency in the workplace: Empowering people to unlock AI’s full potential Almost all companies invest in AI, but just 1 percent believe they are at maturity. McKinsey’s research finds the biggest barrier to scaling is not employees—who are ready—but leaders, who are not steering fast enough.
Jobs
A highlight of some of the roles we’ve seen in the market. Overall the market is fairly busy especially in the USA and when you look at the broader WFP and PA landscape. Things are definitely quieter in rest of world. A surprisingly slow uptick in APAC where you would expect to see teams rebuilding . The Talent Intelligence job board powered by our friends at Revelio Labs has been updated with the latest data and as the wonderful Jin Yan highlighted in our WhatsApp Chat
APAC:
Senior Manager - Talent Intelligence Amgen Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-site)
Talent Intelligence Manager Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Director, People Technology & Analytics Curriculum Associates Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Talent Intelligence Analyst EY Taguig, National Capital Region, Philippines (On-site)
Talent Intelligence & Supply Chain Management Analyst Randstad Enterprise Shanghai, China (Hybrid)
#ACN GN - SONG - Service - Workforce Intelligence - Senior Manager Accenture in India Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-site)
Head of Workforce Planning Metro Trains Sydney Tallawong, New South Wales, Australia (Hybrid)
Manager Workforce Planning & Analytics Riyadh Air | طيران الرياض Riyadh Region (On-site)
Principal Advisor, Workforce Planning and Design Queensland Health Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia (On-site)
Manager II, Workforce Planning Expedia Group Gurgaon, Haryana, India (On-site)
Associate Director, Workforce Planning Manager HSBC Guangzhou-Foshan Metropolitan Area (Hybrid)
EMEA:
Senior Talent Intelligence Consultant AMS Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Head, HR Business Partnering and Talent Intelligence The OPEC Fund for International Development Vienna, Austria (On-site)
Head of Workforce Planning and Operations | Wimbledon AELTC Levy London, England, United Kingdom (On-site)
Senior Workforce Planning & Insights Partner Legal & General Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Strategic Workforce Planning Lead Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom Birmingham, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Director Strategic Workforce Planning & Analytics Teva Pharmaceuticals Harlow, England, United Kingdom (On-site)
Senior Workforce Planning & TA Operations Partner LeoVegas Group Leeds, England, United Kingdom (On-site)
FP&A Specialist (workforce planning) Moody’s Corporation London, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Manager, Workforce Planning Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates (On-site)
Senior Manager, HR Analytics & Strategic Workforce Planning SES Satellites Betzdorf, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg
Workforce Planning and Management Program Manager Meta Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Inflight Workforce Planning Manager Ryanair - Europe’s Favourite Airline Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (On-site)
Strategic Workforce Planning Manager/Senior Manager PwC Middle East Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (On-site)
Americas:
Principal Researcher, Talent Intelligence Comcast Philadelphia, PA (On-site)
VP, Workforce Intelligence Salesforce Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Lead, Workforce Intelligence Salesforce Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Workforce Intelligence Insights Partner Bloomberg New York, NY (On-site)
Manager, Workforce Intelligence Mattel, Inc. El Segundo, CA (On-site)
Applied Scientist, Workforce Intelligence Amazon Vancouver, BC
(USA) Manager, Operations Workforce Intelligence Walmart Bentonville, AR (On-site)
Sr. Manager, Workforce Intelligence & Digital HR Ocean Spray Cranberries Lakeville, MA
Associate Director, People Analytics - Talent Insights Gartner Irving, TX (Hybrid)
Sr. Manager, Workforce Insights & Planning Kraft Heinz Chicago, IL
Workforce Planning Manager OpenAI San Francisco, CA
Director, Strategic Workforce Planning Nike Beaverton, OR (On-site)
Associate Director, Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning Analytics Kyndryl Heredia, Heredia, Costa Rica (Remote)
Head of FP&A - G&A, Workforce Planning, and Center of Excellence Atlassian San Francisco, CA (Remote)
Strategic Workforce Planning Business Partner Dropbox United States (Remote)
Manager, Workforce Planning (Starlink) SpaceX Redmond, WA (On-site)
Senior Director Workforce Planning - Evernorth Health Services (Hybrid) Evernorth Health Services Bloomfield, CT (Hybrid)
Lead, Workforce Planning Royal Caribbean Group Miami, FL (On-site)
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Toby