In May 2025, 365Talents CEO Loic Michel joined HR Leaders for a powerful conversation on how skills and job mapping are transforming the way organizations attract, develop, and deploy talent.

Loic together with Ruchi Kulhari (SVP & Chief HR Officer at Unisys), Quentin SaLay (Global Chief People Officer at Freewheel), Julia Johnson (VP Human Resources at IBM), Karen Powell (Global Head Talent, Learning & People Strategy at IQVIA) and Chris Rainey (CEO at HR Leaders) discussed the critical shift to skills-first talent strategies, covering:

• How AI is reshaping workforce skill mapping and gap analysis
• Building agile, business-aligned Skills & Job Architectures
• Moving beyond static job titles to skills-based hiring and career growth
• Designing transparent, equitable career paths to boost retention

Panelists included:

• Julia Johnson, SVP Human Resources at IBM

• Quentin Salay, Global Chief People Officer at Comcast

• Ruchi Kulhari, Global Chief HR Officer at Unisys

• Karen Powell, Global Head Talent, Learning and People Strategy at IQVIA

• Chris Rainey, CEO & Co-Founder at HR Leaders

• and Loïc Michel, CEO & Co-Founder at 365Talents