Future-Proofing the Workforce with Skills: SHL Unveils Data-Driven Talent Mobility Solution to Reshape Strategic HR Decision-Making

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SHL, a global leader in talent insight, today announced the launch of its cutting-edge Talent Mobility solution, designed to help organizations redeploy employees, bridge critical skill gaps, and reduce the need for layoffs. By leveraging science-backed skills data, predictive analytics, and AI, the solution equips HR leaders with a data-driven view of employees’ skills and potential, enabling them to make strategic workforce decisions with confidence.

"The SHL Talent Mobility Solution solves this by delivering a clear, science-backed view of workforce capabilities—helping organizations make informed talent decisions, optimize deployment, close skill gaps, and build a more agile, future-ready workforce."

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As businesses navigate economic shifts and rapid technological advancements, traditional talent development and mobility strategies are falling short. Many organizations still rely on outdated, manual processes that fail to keep pace with evolving skill demands and employee expectations – leading to disengagement, stalled career progression, and costly turnover. And without reliable data-driven insights, workforce planning often becomes reactive rather than proactive, making it difficult to align talent with changing business needs.

To address these challenges, the SHL Talent Mobility Solution has been designed to transform career mobility into a strategic advantage.

"Despite recognizing the importance of internal mobility, many organizations struggle to execute it effectively. Incomplete data, inconsistent skills frameworks, and technology not built for HR decision-making leave businesses without the insights needed to act," said Lucy Beaumont, Solutions Owner, Talent Management at SHL. "The SHL Talent Mobility Solution solves this by delivering a clear, science-backed view of workforce capabilities—helping organizations make informed talent decisions, optimize deployment, close skill gaps, and build a more agile, future-ready workforce."

AI-Driven Workforce Agility: The Future of Talent Management

With a clear, data-backed view of employee capabilities and advanced analytics, SHL’s latest solution also plays a critical role in workforce planning. HR leaders gain the insights needed to identify emerging skill demands and proactively address gaps through targeted reskilling or efficient talent redeployment – helping to build a more agile, resilient workforce while reducing reliance on external hiring.

Industry experts recognize the urgent need for a smarter approach to workforce agility. As Josh Bersin, leading analyst and founder of The Josh Bersin Company, explains:

"In times of workforce restructuring, organizations need more than just a strategy for downsizing – they need a strategy for redeployment. SHL’s tools here are unique: the platform can quickly assess employee skills against the SHL Universal Competency Framework, one of the most job-validated models in the world. This then lets companies redeploy employees in a proven, high-quality model, turning workforce challenges into opportunities for growth and resilience."

Transforming Career Mobility and Workforce Planning

The SHL Talent Mobility Solution leverages over 45 years of science and innovation, incorporating the following key components:

• Global Skills Assessment: Accurately measure 96 behavioral skills in just 15 minutes, creating a comprehensive employee skills profile
• Science-Backed Role Profiles: Build skills-based job profiles from 600+ validated O*Net roles or customize them according to role requirements or project opportunities
• Skill Matching and Smart Redeployment: Use science-driven insights and AI to match employee skill profiles to internal job opportunities
• Predictive Reskilling Insights: Identify employees with the highest capacity to learn new skills and successfully transition into evolving roles
• Personalized Skills Reports: Provide employees with clear, actionable feedback on their strengths, development areas, and clear guidance on how skills align to a specific role, project, or career move
• Real-Time Workforce Analytics: Gain visibility into workforce strengths, emerging skill gaps and benchmarks to support confident and proactive decision-making
• Seamless Data Integration: Connect objective, science-backed assessment data with HRIS and other talent systems to enhance workforce planning

Together, these capabilities provide organizations with a comprehensive, data-driven approach to workforce mobility, ensuring both immediate talent optimization and long-term business resilience.

HR Technology that Drives Business and Employee Growth

Commenting on the value of the SHL Talent Mobility solution, leading skills expert at Coca-Cola HBC, said: “Without objective skills data, workforce decisions are made in the dark. To build a future-ready workforce, we need clear visibility into employees’ true capabilities and potential – enabling smarter talent moves and more strategic, data-driven decisions.”

Leading blue-chip organizations across finance, consumer goods, and consulting are among the early adopters of SHL Talent Mobility, leveraging deeper workforce insights to optimize talent decisions and strengthen workforce strategies.

The SHL Talent Mobility solution sets a new standard for career development and workforce planning to benefit both employees and organizations that help build a more engaged, agile, and future-ready workforce. For more information, visit: shl.com/talent-mobility.

About SHL

SHL, the global leader in talent insight, transforms businesses by leveraging the power of people, science, and technology. Our unrivaled, scientifically backed workforce data and highly validated talent solutions provide organizations with the insights needed to optimally leverage their people’s potential and maximize business outcomes. We equip recruiters and leaders with people insights at an organization, team, and individual level, accelerating growth, decision-making, and talent mobility and inspiring an inclusive culture that supports game-changing agility. For more information, visit shl.com.