TEDD Global

Talent Evolution. Designed for the Future.

TEDD Global is a workforce transformation and strategic advisory firm founded on the belief that meaningful transformation starts with understanding how work happens today and intentionally designing how people, processes, technology, AI, and data come together to build the workforce organizations of tomorrow.

We believe transformation is not achieved by implementing more technology. It happens when strategy, operating models, AI, data, and human expertise are intentionally designed to work together. The organizations that thrive will not have the most tools. They will have the best-connected systems and the clearest decision intelligence.

Our work begins by understanding how work actually happens. We evaluate the entire workforce operating model, from workforce planning and demand intake through sourcing, recruiter and talent acquisition execution, candidate engagement, and hiring outcomes. We assess how data flows across the organization, how technology supports or impedes decision-making, and whether AI is delivering meaningful intelligence where it matters most.

Rather than optimizing isolated processes, we identify where operating models break down, where information is fragmented, and where technology creates friction instead of value. We redesign the flow of work by aligning business strategy, technology, governance, AI, and operational execution into a cohesive workforce operating system.

The result is a more intelligent organization where talent acquisition, recruiters and operational teams spend less time navigating disconnected systems and more time making informed decisions. Leaders gain predictive visibility into performance, workforce capacity, outcomes, and future demand. Technology becomes an accelerator for people rather than another platform to manage.

TEDD Global advises enterprise employers, staffing firms, RPO providers, workforce solution organizations, and technology companies across workforce strategy, AI transformation, operating model design, recruiting and talent acquisition operations, workforce technology, and executive advisory.

We believe the future of work is not about replacing people with AI. It is about designing organizations where people and intelligent technology work together to achieve outcomes neither could accomplish alone.

Outcome

The Result... Talent Acquisition, Recruiter desks and teams operate with simplified, well-sequenced workflows where data, technology, and process are aligned to how work actually gets done across roles and capacity models. Leaders gain clear, practical frameworks and signals they can lead with - bringing consistency, focus, and measurable improvement to recruiting performance without adding complexity.

Jennifer F. Smith

Founder & Chief Talent Futurist
TEDD Global (Talent Evolution Diagnostics & Dynamics)

Jennifer (Knippenberg) Smith is an executive advisor and workforce transformation leader who helps organizations redesign how talent, technology, and business strategy come together to drive growth. With more than two decades of executive leadership across enterprise talent acquisition, staffing, RPO, MSP, and HR technology, she partners with organizations navigating large-scale transformation, AI adoption, and operating model evolution.

Jennifer has served in executive and C-suite leadership roles, including Chief Recruiting Officer at Kelly Services, SVP and RPO Practice Leader at AMN Healthcare, and global leadership positions with PeopleScout, KellyOCG, and Joveo. She currently serves on the HRO North American Board, having previously held a board seat from 2019 to 2022, and formerly served as a Board Advisor to Lumina. Throughout her career, she has been called upon to lead complex transformations, recover enterprise client relationships, modernize operating models, and align people, process, technology, and commercial strategy to deliver measurable business outcomes.

Recognized for translating strategy into execution, Jennifer combines deep operational expertise with a systems-thinking approach to help leaders solve complex workforce challenges. Her work spans AI-enabled transformation, organizational design, customer success strategy, workforce technology, recruiting operations, and scalable service delivery. She is known for simplifying complexity, challenging conventional thinking, and helping organizations build capabilities that endure beyond implementation.

As Founder of TEDD Global (Talent Evolution Diagnostics & Dynamics), Jennifer advises executive teams, staffing firms, RPOs, workforce solution providers, technology companies, and enterprise employers on reimagining the future of work. Through strategic advisory, transformation consulting, executive facilitation, and solution architecture, she helps organizations move beyond incremental improvement to build intelligent, adaptive workforce ecosystems designed for long-term growth and competitive advantage.

Jennifer believes the future of workforce transformation is not about replacing people with technology. It is about designing systems where human potential and intelligent technology work together to achieve outcomes neither could achieve alone.

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