AI Is Your New Teammate: What It Means for Hiring and Workforce Planning
📍 In-Person | San Francisco
🗓 Thursday, February 5
⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM PT
📌 SignalFire SF HQ (501 2nd Street)
About This Session: AI is no longer a future concept—it’s an active participant in how work gets done. As “AI teammates” become embedded across teams, People and Talent leaders are being forced to rethink how roles are defined, how competencies are evaluated, and how headcount is planned.
In this bonfire, we’ll dig into what the rise of the AI virtual worker means in practice—not theory. We’ll explore how forward-thinking companies are adapting workforce planning models, deciding when not to hire, and redefining what great talent looks like in a human–AI collaborative world.
This session is rooted in real decisions and lived operator experience.
What we’ll explore in this session:
How AI is reshaping role design, scope, and expectations
When AI replaces work vs. when it amplifies human capability
Rethinking competency models in an AI-native environment
Implications for headcount planning, net-new hires, and talent density
Early patterns from teams already operating with AI as a teammate
Session format:
Fireside chat led by Mario Espindola, Senior Director of Talent at SignalFire
Followed by live Q&A and audience discussion
Designed for candid insight and applied takeaways
Host - SignalFire
Mario Espindola, Senior Director of Talent at SignalFire
Featured Guest
Mendy Slaton- Senior Director, People Operations, Total Rewards & Workplace, Horizon3.ai
Kelli Presto - Head of Talent Acquisition @ Speak
Dean Talanehzar - Head of Talent Acquisition @ Benchling
Space is intentionally limited to preserve the quality of conversation.
Drinks and snacks will be provided. 🍷🥨
Join us for thoughtful discussion, practical insight, and an honest look at how AI is already reshaping the workforce.
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