Workforce strategy and talent intelligence your board will fund.
I help CEOs, boards, investors and CHROs make data-driven talent decisions — before restructuring, expansion, succession or transformation begins.
Most talent strategies die in a slide deck. Through the Brian Itumo Talent Intelligence Framework™ mine ship as an operating model: workforce plan, organisation design, talent market intelligence, succession readiness and the 90-day plan to execute.
Brian Itumo's proprietary advisory framework applied throughout this engagement.
Capabilities
Who it's for
- CEOs and boards planning expansion, restructuring or succession
- Investors and operating partners standardising talent across a portfolio
- CHROs and HR directors building or rebuilding the talent function
- Government institutions, NGOs and development organisations designing future-ready workforces
Deliverables
- 12–24 month workforce plan tied to the business strategy
- Organisation design, leveling framework and talent operating model
- Talent intelligence pack: market maps, competitor leadership analysis, talent movements
- Compensation benchmarking and reward philosophy
- Succession readiness and leadership capability assessment
- Board-ready deck plus the 90-day rollout plan
How it works
- Step 1Diagnostic
Interview leadership, review strategy, audit the talent function and workforce data.
- Step 2Intelligence
Executive talent mapping, competitor and market analysis, compensation benchmarking.
- Step 3Design
Workforce plan, organisation design, operating model, succession model.
- Step 4Rollout
Board socialisation, then a 90-day plan with owners, milestones and metrics.
Recent workforce strategy & talent intelligence placements
Real mandates, real outcomes.
Engagement
Fixed-fee advisory project, typically 6–10 weeks.
Other ways to work together
C-suite, board and confidential headhunting with leadership assessment built in.
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Explore serviceSprint-based hiring for startups, scale-ups, VC- and PE-backed growth.
Explore serviceFlexible recruitment leadership and immediate hiring capability.
Explore serviceStart with your hiring challenge. Brian will respond personally and arrange the right next step.
Start a conversationFAQs
Do you deliver strategy only, or help execute it?
Both. Every engagement ends with a 90-day rollout plan, and I can stay on fractionally to execute it.
What does talent intelligence actually give me?
A factual view of where the leadership talent sits, what competitors pay and how their teams are structured, and where your pipeline and succession gaps are.
Do you work with investors and portfolios?
Yes — including standardising hiring across portfolios and advising portfolio CEOs on their first talent leadership hire.
Ready to talk about workforce strategy & talent intelligence?
60-minute intro call. If it's a fit, you'll have a proposal within 48 hours.