Table 1. Participant profile Code Role...

Table 1.

Participant profile

Code	Role	Level	Sector	Org. size	AI exposure
P1	HR director	Senior	Manufacturing	Medium	Medium
P2	HR business partner	Mid-level	Services	Large	High
P3	HR manager	Senior	Technology	Large	High
P4	HR technician	Mid-level	Manufacturing	Medium	Medium
P5	HR business partner	Mid-level	Professional svcs	Large	Medium
P6	HR director	Senior	Automotive	Large	Medium
P7	Chief human resources officer (CHRO)/corporate HR director	Senior	Construction	Large	Medium
P8	HR manager	Senior	Manufacturing	Medium	Low
P9	Regional HR director	Senior	Technology	Multinational	High
P10	People and talent manager	Senior	Industrial services	Medium	Low
P11	HR admin manager (corporate)	Senior	Services	Multinational	High
P12	HR product manager	Mid-level	Technology	Large	Medium
P13	HR director	Senior	Professional svcs	Medium	Medium
P14	HR technician/generalist	Junior	Manufacturing	Medium	Low
P15	HR director	Senior	Automotive	Large	Medium
P16	People director (shared services Centre, SSC)	Senior	Multi-sector group	Large	High
P17	HR manager	Mid-level	Aquaculture/food	Large	Low

Code	Role	Level	Sector	Org. size	AI exposure
P1	HR director	Senior	Manufacturing	Medium	Medium
P2	HR business partner	Mid-level	Services	Large	High
P3	HR manager	Senior	Technology	Large	High
P4	HR technician	Mid-level	Manufacturing	Medium	Medium
P5	HR business partner	Mid-level	Professional svcs	Large	Medium
P6	HR director	Senior	Automotive	Large	Medium
P7	Chief human resources officer (CHRO)/corporate HR director	Senior	Construction	Large	Medium
P8	HR manager	Senior	Manufacturing	Medium	Low
P9	Regional HR director	Senior	Technology	Multinational	High
P10	People and talent manager	Senior	Industrial services	Medium	Low
P11	HR admin manager (corporate)	Senior	Services	Multinational	High
P12	HR product manager	Mid-level	Technology	Large	Medium
P13	HR director	Senior	Professional svcs	Medium	Medium
P14	HR technician/generalist	Junior	Manufacturing	Medium	Low
P15	HR director	Senior	Automotive	Large	Medium
P16	People director (shared services Centre, SSC)	Senior	Multi-sector group	Large	High
P17	HR manager	Mid-level	Aquaculture/food	Large	Low

Note(s):

Org. size: Medium = 100–999 employees; Large = 1,000–9,999; Multinational = 10,000+. AI exposure level reflects self-reported engagement with AI tools in HR at the time of interview. CHRO = Chief Human Resources Officer; SSC = Shared Services Centre. AI exposure refers to participants’ self-reported engagement with AI-enabled tools in HR work: low exposure indicates exploratory or occasional use; medium exposure indicates regular use of digital or AI-supported tools in specific HR processes; high exposure indicates direct involvement in AI-enabled analytics, automation, generative AI tools or HR technology implementation. The technologies participants referred to spanned generative AI and large language models (e.g. ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini and internally developed GPT-based assistants), predictive or analytics-oriented HR systems (e.g. turnover prediction and workforce dashboards) and rule-based automation embedded in HR information systems (e.g. SAP, Workday, SuccessFactors)

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