Automotive

Electronics have replaced mechanical engineering as the prime driver of automotive features and specifications. As consumers grow accustomed to swift upgrades by makers of their smartphones and tablets, they now expect the same of car manufacturers. Companies need to develop different skills in the workforce to achieve this. They need employees who understand software, not just hardware. But often, top technology talent opts for other industries over manufacturing, creating a talent vacuum. Automakers have a difficult time recruiting diverse talent, especially women and people of color, given traditional stereotypes surrounding the industry.

Our consultants help automotive clients overcome talent-based challenges every day. We tap into the global talent market, helping you find and attract skilled, diverse professionals at every level in every major market in the world. Once you acquire the talent you need, we help to strengthen your workforce with the skills and competencies needed for today as well as tomorrow.

Today, automobiles are more about features like connectivity and electronics-based convenience than about enhanced engine performance and road handling. As electronics replace mechanical engineering as the prime driver of features and specifications, those who work in the industry need new competencies. The shift in skills is enormous, as reflected by the entry of new players in the industry, including Tesla and Google.

To deal effectively with rising levels of disruptive industry change, you need a talent strategy that seeks to identify and develop leaders equipped with the requisite skills and capabilities. We help you build talent strategies that align with your strategic objectives and culture. We also create talent profiles that define the skills and core capabilities essential to thriving in the new digital future of work. Then we assess your workforce against these profiles to help you determine the best path forward: reskilling and upskilling your employees to meet new needs or recruiting new talent to address gaps.

Change is disrupting the auto industry at a breakneck pace. As digitization and other trends take hold, automakers are adopting new business models and strategies. But many organizations don’t account for how these changes will affect the shape and composition of their workforce.

Our experienced automotive consultants engage in strategic workforce planning, helping you align your organizational and talent strategies. We advise your business to choose the optimal structure and cost optimization strategy, whether that’s right-sizing, outsourcing or insourcing. We also work with you to improve your employee engagement strategies and devise executive compensation plans —elevating the productivity workforce, and reward and retain employees.

Women make up half of the U.S. workforce, but hold less than a quarter of the jobs in the automotive industry. The numbers are even more dire for women of color, who occupy roughly 10% of automotive jobs. And although these numbers have risen from where they once were, few women reach the industry’s executive ranks—less than 20% of first-level managers and executives are female. The automotive industry is falling short when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Our automotive consultants are ready to help you increase the diversity of your talent and leadership ranks. We’ll work with you to develop targeted, sustainable initiatives that are designed to recruit and develop more leaders who are female and of color. Using our exclusive network and advanced assessment technology, you’ll also be able to reach into a pool of more diverse candidates than ever before. We’ll also work with you to eliminate conscious and unconscious biases to foster an organization that embraces different leadership styles and motivators, empowering a more diverse group of workers to the next level.

Let us be part of your success story. Contact us to discover how we can help you drive new levels of performance.