Strategic AI Advisory
Targeted market intelligence, regulatory risk analysis, and actionable HR transformation roadmaps tailored specifically to your organizational priorities.
The HR technology challenges you face today
Navigating modern HR technology is fraught with operational and financial risk. Most People leaders are currently grappling with three core frustrations:
- Drowning in vendor sales pitches. Every HR platform now claims to be powered by AI, making it almost impossible to distinguish genuine software innovation from clever marketing wrap-arounds.
- Data privacy and compliance anxiety. Integrating enterprise AI tools without a clear governance framework creates severe exposure regarding employee data privacy, bias, and regulatory non-compliance.
- Rigid off-the-shelf software. Mass-market HRIS platforms and ATS tools often fail to accommodate your specific internal workflows, leaving you with fragmented data silos and manual workarounds.
Independent intelligence meets software engineering
I solve these challenges by providing completely independent advisory paired with hands-on software delivery.
Because I accept zero commissions from HR software vendors, my recommendations remain 100% objective. Because I have spent over a quarter of a century designing and building HR applications, I evaluate vendor architectures with a developer's eye.
Whether you need to assess your AI readiness, select the right vendor, or build a custom application, you receive a single point of accountability from initial strategy through to secure, working code.
Core capabilities
Four service lines, covering the whole route from strategy to working software.
Unbiased Vendor Research
Independent evaluation of HRIS platforms, ATS tools, and AI modules. You receive transparent, objective assessments without third-party sales pressure.
Custom Software Delivery
Purpose-built web applications, system integrations, and native iOS/Android mobile tools engineered directly to solve your unique HR workflow bottlenecks.
AI Search & Knowledge Structuring
Organize internal policy documents, compliance handbooks, and workforce data so AI discovery engines deliver accurate, instantaneous, and secure answers.
A builder's perspective on software selection
Most HR procurement consultants rely on marketing decks and feature checklists provided by software vendors. They evaluate tools at the surface level, which leads to costly integration failures later.
Having engineered native software platforms myself, I evaluate technology options under the hood. I analyze API flexibility, security sandboxing, data architecture, and long-term vendor lock-in risks.
I help you cut through sales rhetoric, identify high-yield AI opportunities, and deploy tools that deliver genuine operational ROI.
Advisory capabilities
Market Intelligence and AI Benchmarking
The market for AI in HR changes weekly. As AI and Tech Panel Leader for The HR World, I deliver objective analysis on emerging tools, regulatory standards, and realistic adoption benchmarks. I filter out market hype so you focus exclusively on capabilities that drive value.
HR Transformation Opportunity Audits
Successful digital transformation requires precise problem definition. I conduct targeted discovery audits across your HR operations to locate administrative bottlenecks, manual workarounds, and employee experience friction. We then map out targeted AI and automation solutions designed to resolve those specific issues.
Technical Partner and Vendor Research
Selecting software requires a developer's scrutiny. I perform deep technical audits of potential HR vendors, evaluating their underlying security models, scalability, and integration health. You receive completely independent partner evaluations aligned strictly with your operational requirements and budget.
Implementation Oversight and Vendor Accountability
Selecting software is only the beginning. I provide consultative oversight during contract negotiations, scope definition, and system rollout. I hold third-party implementation partners accountable, protecting your timeline and budget while ensuring deployment matches your original strategic objectives.
Primary engagement options
- Interactive leadership workshops. Half-day or full-day sessions to align executive teams on AI capabilities, risk frameworks, and practical implementation roadmaps.
- 1-to-1 and 1-to-few retained advisory. Ongoing strategic counsel, vendor selection guidance, and technical oversight for CHROs and People Operations directors.
Where advisory ends and engineering begins
Strategy that cannot be executed is a slide deck. Where an engagement needs something built rather than chosen, the work moves to custom solutions — the same person, the same accountability, no handover to a third party.
The formats this advisory runs in — workshops, retained 1-to-1, and project oversight — are set out on the engagement models page.
Request an HR AI readiness audit
A direct discovery discussion about your HR technology stack, your AI readiness, or a custom build. You speak to me, not a sales representative, and your details never enter a marketing list.