TalentoHC launches consulting arm for human capital strategy

TalentoHC has launched Talento Consulting, a new advisory practice in Miami aimed at helping organizations align people systems with business performance. The move expands the firm beyond search and adds consulting services across strategy, organization design, M&A, analytics and AI for HR.

Why it matters: - TalentoHC is moving beyond executive and professional search into human capital consulting, giving clients a single platform for strategy, hiring and execution. - The new practice is designed to help organizations connect workforce decisions to growth, transformation and long-term performance. - The offering targets business and HR leaders facing pressure to modernize people systems, manage change and improve organizational clarity.

What happened: - TalentoHC announced the launch of Talento Consulting on July 22, 2026, in Miami. - The new advisory practice focuses on helping organizations build people infrastructure, talent strategies and human capital systems. - TalentoHC said the launch expands its capabilities across the broader human capital ecosystem. - The firm said Talento Consulting will support organizations from assessment through implementation. - TalentoHC included a new consulting page for more information: the company’s announcement.

The details: - Talento Consulting covers six service 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 communications. - Organization Design work covers structures, roles, governance systems, job architecture and operating models. - Employee Life Cycle services include talent management, recruiting, onboarding, development, retention, succession planning, workforce transition and total rewards. - People Analytics work includes 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, workforce planning, HR operations and employee lifecycle processes. - Talento Consulting uses 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 needs. - TalentoHC said the advisory team combines experience in executive human capital leadership, governance, organizational transformation, technology, talent acquisition, M&A and global workforce strategy. - Mary Cheddie, managing director and human capital advisor, brings more than 35 years of experience across business and HR strategy, M&A, organizational transformation, AI, people analytics, leadership development, governance and global workforce strategy. - Laurie Villa, managing director and human capital advisor, brings 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, practice director for human capital consulting, brings more than two decades of experience in HR, recruiting, talent attraction, HR technology, people analytics, employer branding, retention, workforce planning and employee lifecycle strategy. - TalentoHC said Talento Consulting can connect advisory work to executive search, professional search, recruitment process outsourcing, staff augmentation and broader talent acquisition services. - The integrated model is meant to move clients from strategy to execution through one partner. - Workforce planning can inform hiring priorities, organization design can clarify leadership needs, people analytics can identify retention or capability gaps and M&A planning can connect to executive assessment and critical hiring.

Between the lines: - The launch signals a broader consulting push by TalentoHC as clients look for help tying workforce decisions to business outcomes, not just filling open roles. - The company is positioning consulting as a bridge between diagnosis and execution, which could make the platform stickier for clients managing transformation. - The emphasis on AI, analytics and operating models suggests demand for more structured HR support as organizations face faster change. - Juan Gaitan, chief executive officer of TalentoHC, said the approach reflects a move to support customers beyond a single hiring need and help them build structures, systems and people strategies for sustained performance. - Gaitan also said the combined consulting, search and talent acquisition platform is meant to help organizations move from identifying a challenge to building and executing the solution.

What's next: - TalentoHC is directing interested clients to its Talento Consulting page for additional details. - The firm will likely use the new practice to pair advisory work with search and talent acquisition engagements. - TalentoHC said the model is intended to support organizations through workforce planning, leadership needs and transformation work as those needs arise.

The bottom line: - TalentoHC is betting that clients want one partner that can advise on human capital strategy and also help execute the talent plan.