Tony Buffum joins Human Cloud as Head of Enterprise Strategy. Buffum is a renowned HR expert focused on helping enterprises modernize their talent strategies by integrating flexible workforce models and advanced technologies. Most recently serving as VP of HR Client Strategy at Upwork, and previously as CHRO at FLIR Systems and VP of HR at Stanley Black & Decker, Buffum combines extensive HR expertise with a passion for innovative workforce strategies to drive the future of work.
Buffum’s leadership empowers talent leaders to prioritize a flexible workforce amongst their demanding and wide-ranging talent initiatives with an approach called “Talent Access.”
The flexible workforce is having a moment. Recent MBO Partners data shows that 27.7 million individuals are choosing full-time independence over full-time employment. Randstad Digital acquired software talent platform Torc this summer, while experts estimate that talent platforms have a 12-16% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). But while there are several data points supporting enterprise interest and recognition of a flexible workforce, the gap between interest and adoption is wide.
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Under the leadership of Buffum and CEO Matthew Mottola, the company aims to bridge the gap between corporate interest in innovative workforce strategies and their successful adoption. By Buffum empowering companies to understand the talent side of the flexible workforce and Mottola empowering companies to understand the business/marketplace side, Human Cloud customers have an end-to-end experience to design, build, and scale their flexible workforce.
“Tony brings a level of normalization and professionalization to every person leading their company’s future workforce,” commented Human Cloud CEO Matthew Mottola. “Flexible workforce leaders are in a tough spot: they’re often either talent experts struggling to gain business buy-in or business leaders lacking support from the talent side. This leaves them stuck in an awkward middle ground, where they either have a budget large enough to experiment or a pressing business problem significant enough to justify the investment. With Tony’s guidance, our customers can now generate both business and talent-related investment.”
“I couldn’t be more excited to partner with Matthew Mottola and the Human Cloud team,” shared Tony Buffum “My years in HR and, more recently, my time with Upwork meeting with HR and talent leaders at companies of all sizes and types, have shown me that there remains a critical gap in implementing and scaling flexible talent programs to maximize the value and ROI. This is a space Human Cloud has developed deep expertise and experience in, and I’m happy to partner with them to bring this to enterprises all over the world.”
What Does This Mean For The Talent Industry? Growth and Normalization
Human Cloud has played three key roles in shaping the talent industry, and with Buffum’s leadership, it is poised to expand and deepen this impact.
First, Human Cloud has led the conversation on the future of work. With a modern approach to digital media and workforce thought leadership; Human Cloud has driven awareness and education around how technology is transforming work through its top 10% global podcast, the HarperCollins-published book The Human Cloud, and an established presence in public speaking.
SOURCE: PRWeb
