Tauseef Rahman
Partner, Career Practice Growth Leader for Northern California and Hawaii, Mercer
San Francisco, California
Tauseef Rahman is a full-stack human capital consultant with 18 years of progressive experience helping organizations perform at their best by attracting, retaining, and engaging top talent. He specializes in translating business strategy into talent strategy through work design and transformation, rewards effectiveness, people analytics, and digital experiences.
With deep expertise in pay transparency, skills-powered work design, people strategy and analytics, total rewards, and digital transformation—particularly in the high-tech sector—Rahman has worked across global business hubs including Los Angeles, Dubai, Melbourne, Houston, and San Francisco. His insights have been featured in leading outlets such as Bloomberg, CNBC, the Financial Times, The Information, and The Wall Street Journal.

Recent Insights & Articles
The Impact of Increased Tariffs on Workforce Planning
This article explores how increased tariffs are reshaping the global business landscape, forcing organizations to rethink not only their cost structures but also their workforce strategies.
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Rethinking Job Architecture: A Path to Organizational Agility and Success
This article Focuses on modernizing job architecture in organizations to increase agility and respond to business evolution. It highlights how modern, skills-based frameworks improve agility and performance.
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Unlocking the Potential of the Human-Agent Hybrid Workforce
In this article, Tauseef talks about how organizations should redefine job architecture and roles in the era where humans collaborate with AI/agents. He explains why traditional role designs don’t fit a human–AI hybrid workforce.
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Beyond Work
Outside of consulting, Tauseef enjoys exploring creativity and play through video games and LEGO, finding inspiration in problem-solving and design. He also loves scenic drives, where he can disconnect, recharge, and take in new perspectives.

