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

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,