In a changing work landscape where telecommuting is a norm and companies of all sizes are still managing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping up with hiring trends is a necessity to staying relevant and capturing the best talent.
“As technology becomes vital to growth,” said a representative from modern board recruiting company, Boardsi, “the organizational construct of many companies has seen a shift. Identifying that shift and what it means for the organizational construct if vital. The next step is bringing the best talent to fill those positions and maintaining the organization’s momentum.”
Whether you have an established brand or you’re a promising startup, there are a number of key positions that are bringing value to companies in 2022 and beyond.
- Digital Transformation Specialists
By far, one of the biggest hires necessary to stay relevant in 2022 and beyond comes by way of the digital transformation specialist. Organizations are looking to pivot from the position they’ve enjoyed over the last several years and into the one that will show them success over the next decade and beyond. Employing a knowledgeable, passionate, and forward-thinking digital transformation specialist will go a long way towards precisely accomplishing that.
A digital transformation specialist is someone who can help a business adopt digital services such as the cloud in a way that allows them to make a far more efficient use of resources than they currently have. They can also offer support, knowledge, and other guidance all throughout this journey.
- Chief Technical Officer
Commonly referred to as a CTO, the Chief Technical Officer at any organization is one that is tasked with not just making sure that a business has a rock-solid foundation of technology upon which to build from, but that they also know how to best use those resources to their advantage.
The CTO will look at existing legacy systems and see what can be modernized, what can be integrated with new tools and what must be replaced altogether. Yes, occasionally new platforms will need to be built from scratch, but this isn’t always the case. The right candidate integrates what a company has with what it needs and accelerates company growth along the way.
- Technical Project Manager
All of this segues into another one of the major trending hires that are necessary to stay relevant in 2022: the position of the technical project manager. Here, you’re looking at someone who can improve virtually all aspects of project planning and resource management as well.
Technical project managers are typically quite adept at working in a collaborative environment and will drive the strategy and vision of a business’ digital transformation moving forward. They know how to take a scheduled project and make sure that it stays on task, delivering the results that you’re after.
- Data Engineers
Another position in great demand these days has to do with that of the data engineer. Every single day, a business is creating a massive volume of data. Contained inside that data is the insight needed to create better and more efficient products. To create more organic and thoughtful relationships with clients. Without a data engineer to make sense of it all, it’s really little more than kilobytes of information sitting on a hard drive somewhere.
Enter: the data engineer. They are hardworking individuals who clean the data and prepare it for analysis, thus making sure that organizational leaders always have the information they need to make the best and most informed choices at all times.
- Full Stack Developers
Full stack developers will always be in high demand, regardless of the industry. If you need a piece of custom software built, you need someone who understands the entire equation, not just the core functionality. More than that, you need someone who can make sure that everything is integrated in such a way that various systems all work together, eliminating the data silos that most organizations have to contend with.
A full stack developer does precisely that, and they’re an invaluable addition to any company.
- Vice President of Research and Development
For an organization that is quickly growing, the talent of a Vice President of Research and Development is invaluable. Someone in this position is charged with supporting a wide range of different enterprise and SaaS clients at any given time, making sure that their needs are addressed in a way that also helps make sure one satisfied experience turns into the positive word of mouth needed to continue that growth trajectory well into the future.
- Cybersecurity Analyst
Finally, we arrive at the position of cybersecurity analyst – one that is far more important than a lot of younger organizations realize.
Make no mistake about it: cybersecurity is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Every day, hundreds of thousands of new malware strains are detected. Phishing attacks get more and more sophisticated, and if you think that yours is an organization that is too small to become the target of an attacker, think again. Most cyber incidents target smaller businesses precisely for that reason.
A cybersecurity analyst becomes critically important. The data being created every day is important and it needs to be protected from damage. That’s what a cybersecurity analyst does, and they’re a crucial addition to any team.
Remaining relevant in a virtual-focused, tech-based world requires the necessary positions and the right talent to fill them. Being forward focused is challenging as trends change, but the trajectory for the workplace is clear in 2022—tech positions are top of mind and vital to success.
