TalentoHC launches consulting arm for human capital strategy

TalentoHC on July 22 launched Talento Consulting, a new advisory practice in Miami aimed at helping companies connect people strategy, HR systems and business performance. The move expands the firm beyond search into consulting across workforce planning, organization design, M&A support and AI for HR.

Why it matters: - Talento Consulting gives TalentoHC a new way to help companies tie workforce decisions to business outcomes. - The practice is aimed at growth, transformation and long-term performance, not just hiring. - The launch expands TalentoHC beyond executive and professional search into broader human capital advisory work.

What happened: - TalentoHC announced Talento Consulting on July 22, 2026, in Miami. - The new practice is designed to help organizations build people infrastructure, talent strategies and human capital systems. - TalentoHC said the consulting arm will support business and HR leaders with strategy, design and implementation. - The launch adds advisory services to TalentoHC’s existing search and talent acquisition platform.

The details: - Talento Consulting will cover six core areas: Strategy & Transformation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Organization Design, Employee Life Cycle, People Analytics, and AI for HR & Workforce Strategy. - Strategy & Transformation work includes workforce planning, HR technology evaluation, change management, HR operating model design and transformation planning. - M&A support includes human capital due diligence, integration planning, culture assessment, organizational evaluation, retention risk analysis, readiness planning and employee communication strategy. - Organization Design work includes structures, roles, governance systems, job architecture and operating models. - Employee Life Cycle support spans talent management, recruitment, onboarding, development, retention, succession planning, workforce transition and total rewards. - People Analytics services include analytics strategy, HR dashboards, reporting infrastructure, AI-assisted insights and executive-ready metrics. - AI for HR & Workforce Strategy includes AI readiness, governance, responsible-use practices, HR use-case prioritization and AI applications across talent acquisition, people analytics, workforce planning, HR operations and employee lifecycle processes. - Talento Consulting engagements follow an Assess, Design and Operationalize framework. - The process starts with a review of business priorities, talent challenges, workforce data, organizational structure, HR systems and internal capabilities. - Advisors then build strategies, roadmaps, tools and frameworks before supporting implementation, communication, reporting, manager enablement and ongoing advisory work. - TalentoHC said the consulting team brings experience in executive human capital leadership, governance, organizational transformation, technology, talent acquisition, M&A and global workforce strategy. - Mary Cheddie is managing director and human capital advisor, with more than 35 years of executive-level experience across business and HR strategy, M&A, organizational transformation, AI, people analytics, leadership development, governance and global workforce strategy. - Laurie Villa is managing director and human capital advisor, with more than four decades of C-suite HR, board governance and enterprise transformation experience across aviation, consumer goods, retail, manufacturing and technology. - Steven J. Smith is practice director, human capital consulting, with more than two decades of experience in HR, recruiting, talent attraction, HR technology, people analytics, employer branding, retention, workforce planning and employee lifecycle strategy. - Talento Consulting can connect advisory work to executive search, professional search, recruitment process outsourcing, staff augmentation and broader talent acquisition services. - TalentoHC said the integrated model is meant to move clients from strategy to execution through one partner. - The company pointed to connections between workforce planning and hiring priorities, organization design and leadership needs, people analytics and retention or capability gaps, and M&A planning and executive assessment or integration support. - TalentoHC said more information is available at human capital consulting services.

Between the lines: - The launch reflects a broader shift in talent firms toward advisory work that sits closer to operations and transformation. - TalentoHC is positioning consulting as the link between diagnosing workforce issues and executing fixes through search and staffing. - The emphasis on AI, analytics and operating-model design suggests clients are asking for more than recruiting support.

What's next: - TalentoHC is likely to use the consulting arm to deepen client relationships and create follow-on demand for search and talent acquisition services. - The new practice gives the firm a platform to support companies as they redesign teams, upgrade HR systems and manage workforce change. - TalentoHC said the goal is to help leaders turn human capital strategy into practical business action.

The bottom line: - TalentoHC is betting that companies want one partner for both people strategy and execution, not separate vendors for consulting and hiring.