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TCS looks for talent on the cloud, to create an algorithm-based marketplace

Firm has reimagined its HR strategy with a clear focus on skills

Milind Lakkad
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Milind Lakkad, chief human resources officer, says at the heart of the strategy is the availability of right talent, at the right time and at the right place

Shivani Shinde Mumbai
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest information technology (IT) services firm, is looking for ‘talent on cloud’ — literally. A vital part of its efforts to reimagine its human resources strategy is the focus on fungibility of talent. The company is also looking at creating the algorithm-based talent marketplace and an internal gig workers’ community. That’s a massive exercise for a firm with close to 470,000 employees.  

Milind Lakkad, chief human resources officer (CHRO), who is in the midst of a roll-out of talent transformation for FY22, says at the heart of the strategy is the availability of right talent,

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