Talent Market Index 112.9 · Hot▲ rising · 91.7% hiring-positiveAsia funds new growth while the field ships product
Signal tone stays positive — 87% of polar signals point to hiring. product launch leads the wire in 2 of four markets (EMEA, Americas). Asia is the outlier: geographic expansion and capital-raising run 1.6–2.0× their global share there, a fresh capital tilt.
In Asia, that fresh capital tilt changes the brief — demand tilts to scale leadership — the first VP hires, the GTM build-out, the operators who turn a raise into headcount.
“When you talk to some of the smartest engineers and developers in AI, they are really looking for a very specific kind of environment where they get to do what they want to do”
“M&A is definitely a potential exit outcome because big players have the capital and they also want to move fast. They don't want to spend another two years building something when they can simply acquire it”
Substrate: 94,559 signals over a 90-day window · 95% Wilson band · Open the observatory →
Latest signals
layoffs · Americas
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony laid off hundreds of developers at Bungie, the studio behind Destiny 2 and Marathon, during the same week PlayStation CEO Hideaki Nishino recommitted to live service game efforts.
curated · 2026-06-27
strategic hiring · Americas
CBRE
Geoff Gonzalez appointed Market Leader for San Jose, promoted from local research department leadership to oversee strategic planning, business development, and transaction services.
“The sale process generated a significant level of both domestic and offshore engagement from a wide range of capital sources, including several institutional investors” — Simon Rooney
curated · 2026-06-25
leadership change · Americas
JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase promoted Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh to co-presidents as part of CEO succession planning. Petno becomes sole CEO of Commercial & Investment Banking; Rohrbaugh becomes CEO of Consumer & Community Banking. Marianne Lake, current CCB CEO, retiring after 25+ years.
“dedicated her career to championing our people and customers, building world-class businesses and delivering results, always with unquestioned integrity” — Jamie Dimon
curated · 2026-06-25