NOVEMBER 2019HR TECH OUTLOOK8In MyOpinionTalent and TechnologyLevent Arabaci, EVP, CHRO, Human Capital Division, Hitachi Ltd. [TYO: 6501]ByHitachi has an impressive 1,000 plus subsidiaries and over 350,000 employees worldwide and operates across multiple industries around the globe. Having 1,000 plus companies and multiple different systems is like herding cats however, HR transformation during the last five years, continues to enable globalization of Hitachi and help us identify top talent across the globe. Over the past five years, Hitachi has taken steps to improve global capabilities among its subsidiaries to find innovative ways to co-create and improve efficiencies. One of these key steps is a plan to boost revenue outside of Japan: Hitachi's overseas revenue ratio is on track to reach its target of 55 percent by 2018. In the meantime, Hitachi is focusing and promoting social innovation business as well as improving our digital footprint. Social innovation Business is transforming the way we grow our business and changing the way create solutions. This innovative approach requires a market in perspective that enables co-creation of solutions with our customers. We're tackling urbanization, transportation, smart cities, and more, to transform the society.Naturally, this transformation and initiatives require a global talent pool ready to deploy the right people for the right position at the right time. This is where human capital group comes in the picture and we are transforming many aspects of HR and talent mining across Hitachi to tap in the best and the brightest across many subsidiaries. Performance management is a key component of this end-to-end talent management suite. We are building systems Levent ArabaciNOVEMBER 2019HR TECH OUTLOOK8
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