We are about to start a major hiring wave to support our projected growth, but our current operations manager says AI could eliminate the need for half of these planned roles. How do we redesign our future hiring plan and use Predictive Index targets to hire for system oversight rather than manual execution?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Scaling your business no longer requires a linear increase in headcount. If you hire ahead of your revenue using your old manual model, you will end up overstaffed and bloated as your automated systems come online.

To fix this, you must redesign your future hiring plan around system oversight rather than manual task execution. Use the Predictive Index platform to build new behavioral and cognitive job targets for these updated roles.

Your future hires will not be doing the repetitive work; they will be managing the AI systems that do the work. This requires a different cognitive profile. You need people with higher cognitive agility who can quickly troubleshoot system errors and manage data pipelines.

Review your Accountability Chart and update your planned seats. Instead of hiring three manual operations coordinators, define a single seat for an operations systems manager. Use your Predictive Index behavioral targets to find candidates who thrive in high autonomy environments and possess strong analytical problem solving skills.

By aligning your hiring plan with these updated profiles, you ensure your team has the capability to run a highly leveraged, technology enabled operation.