Building a Skills-Led Talent Ecosystem for the Age of AI

Preparing for a workplace that’s changing faster than job descriptions can keep up

AI is reshaping roles, and the skills organizations need are shifting with them. S&P Global, with over 40,000 employees across 40+ countries, is responding by joining up hiring, internal mobility and skills development into one skills-led talent ecosystem.

In this conversation, SHL’s Matt Kirk, Head of Market Insights and Solutions at SHL talks with Andrew Sinclair of S&P Global about what it really takes to make that happen.

Key takeaways:

• Start with business need. The driver wasn’t technology. It was a simple question: what skills do we need to thrive in 2030 and beyond?
• Create one skills language. Different teams, different taxonomies. S&P Global cut through the noise by defining a core set of skills per role and bringing the business into the process.
• Make it defensible. When skills data informs people decisions, a black box won’t do. Science-backed assessment, strong governance and teaching leaders to interpret results were non-negotiable.
• Unlock internal mobility. Skills visibility is helping employees see roles they’d never considered, including across divisions.
• Connect the ecosystem. Best-in-class tools feed a central data platform, turning talent data into talent intelligence.