As organisations navigate talent shortages, shifting skills demands and the growing influence of AI, the role of talent acquisition is changing.
Rather than focusing solely on filling vacancies, many teams are rethinking how TA can contribute to broader business performance and long-term workforce strategy.
At RecFest UK, talent leaders from Infor, Songtradr, Gilead Sciences, Mitek Systems and Mars come together to explore what talent acquisition transformation looks like in practice, and what it takes to evolve the function from a hiring team into a strategic growth engine.
Transforming how talent acquisition operates
This panel explores how organisations are redesigning their talent acquisition functions to better support business priorities – by examining how AI is being embedded into operating models, how hiring is being connected with workforce planning and internal mobility, and how organisations are building systems that enable talent to be deployed more dynamically across the business.
Rather than focusing on incremental improvements, the conversation looks at the structural changes that underpin long-term transformation.
From reactive hiring to strategic impact
As talent acquisition becomes more closely aligned with organisational strategy, new approaches to accountability, organisational design and decision-making are emerging.
This session explores how leading organisations are restructuring their TA functions, where transformation is delivering results, where challenges remain, and what talent leaders can learn from those experiences as they develop more scalable and integrated approaches.
Watch the full RecFest UK session to hear Chris Tennant, Jade Loren Olanrewaju, Jules Anderson, Óscar Cabo León and Chris Woods discuss how talent acquisition transformation is reshaping the role of TA and supporting long-term business growth.