Allow managers to assign specialized skills directly

• Default Off (Self-service)

Who: Manager, Employee, HRBP, Skip Level Manager, and Admin.

Requirements: This feature requires the Eightfold Talent Management module with Skills Assessments enabled. Admins must enable the "Skills recommended by Manager" section at the Group ID level and configure specific user permissions to allow managers to manage these skills.

What's new: Organizations can now empower managers to define and add specialized skills directly to their team members' profiles. Built on a new "manager-added skill" data foundation, this update bypasses admin bottlenecks by allowing those closest to the work to identify the most relevant competencies. This decentralized approach ensures that upskilling initiatives and performance data reflect real-time team needs, driving higher platform engagement and more accurate talent insights.

How it works: Managers can now add specific skills directly to an employee's profile via a "Manage Skills" modal within the Manager Added Skills section in the Specialized Skills tab. Once added, these skills appear for both manager and employee assessment, and the data is captured in the Data Hub for organizational reporting and driving downstream learning recommendations. Read Configure manager added specialized skills for steps to configure and Manager added specialized skills to learn more about the feature.