HC Talent Intelligence
Talent Data & Advisory
HC Talent Intelligence provides critical and tailored talent data insights for our clients across global energy and commodities markets. The platform was created to address the growing demand for real-time, accurate, and credible talent market data.
Our mission is to help organisations make informed decisions on everything from minor compensation adjustments to large-scale workforce and operational transformations.
Our dedicated Talent Intelligence team manages HC Group’s advisory services, including Compensation Data and Advisory; Diversity & Inclusion Studies; Competitive Analysis; Talent Pipelining and Succession Planning; and Talent Analytics & Assessment.
HC Group are a breed apart. We have worked with them on several business-critical mandates, and they have consistently demonstrated that they are more than just recruitment consultants; they are a genuine recruitment and advisory partner.
By leveraging our specialised focus on the global energy and commodities sector, we deliver detailed insights into compensation structures, market context, and remuneration trends.
Data points HC Group can provide:
- Base salary benchmarking
- Sales incentives, profit sharing
- Annual variable compensation (annual total of bonus pay, short or long term incentives
- Benefits (insurances, car, housing, etc.)
- Bonus mechanisms and methodologies (STiP, LTiP, ESOP, etc.)
Questions HC Group can answer:
- How is your employer brand perceived in the market?
- How do various incentive plans influence behaviours and culture?
- How are bonus pools determined and distributed across front, middle and back office teams?
- How does compensation impact value creation?
- Where is your key-person risk highest or lowest based on current talent demand?
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We offer tools to benchmark diversity metrics within your industry and peer groups, alongside bespoke recruitment strategies designed to enhance diversity over time.
HC Group is committed to leveraging diverse perspectives and fostering better decision-making.
Unveiling Gender Imbalance in Commodity Trading: A Statistical Snapshot
Within the commodity trading sector, women account for just 25% of the overall workforce, revealing a notable underrepresentation when compared to their male counterparts. In prominent commodity trading firms, a mere 15% of leadership positions are held by women, underscoring a substantial gender gap at the upper echelons. Our analysis of market moves across various companies and regions in 2023 reveals that only 21% of new hires in the industry were women.
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We provide access to our extensive market database and industry contacts, enabling clients to refine strategies and guide their decision-making processes. Our key services include:
Organisational Intelligence
- Trading desk structures and reporting lines analysis
- Front to back office organisational mapping
- Regional hub assessment and comparison
- Span of control benchmarking
- Support function optimisation insights
- Integration models for physical and financial trading
- New market entry organisational frameworks
Trading Capability Analysis
- Product and market coverage mapping
- Trading strategy insights and trends
- Risk management structure assessment
- Technology and systems deployment
- Market making vs proprietary trading analysis
- Physical asset optimisation models
- Regional trading capabilities comparison
Strategic SWOT Analysis
- Competitor strengths and vulnerabilities
- Market positioning assessment
- Operational efficiency comparison
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These solutions support both long-term planning and immediate access to external talent pools, ensuring readiness for critical transitions.
Key Services
- Critical role succession mapping and risk assessment
- Leadership bench strength evaluation
- Emergency succession planning frameworks
- High-potential talent identification and tracking
- External talent pool development and maintenance
- Market mapping for emerging roles and capabilities
- Cross-border talent mobility insights
- Next-generation leader identification
- Competitor talent landscape analysis
- Build vs. buy talent strategy recommendations
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Our comprehensive assessment solutions combine behavioural profiling, competencies and skills mapping, and retention risk analysis.
We deliver actionable insights through:
- Comprehensive behavioural profiling
- Technical and soft skills evaluation aligned with industry requirements
- Retention risk analysis with practical mitigation strategies
- Cultural alignment assessment for sustainable team integration
- Leadership capability mapping against industry benchmarks
- Development potential analysis
- Team composition analytics
- Role-specific competency frameworks
- Cognitive and emotional intelligence assessment calibrated to sector demands
- Skills gap analysis and development planning
- Team effectiveness optimisation
- Risk tolerance and decision-making assessment
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