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See Career Bird through an employee’s eyes
A one-minute video that follows Kai, an employee, through Career Bird.
Meet Kai: the employee experience
Follow Kai from the skills and proficiency her current role requires to the roles she could move into next, the criteria for each one, and the development plan to get there.
Read about Career PathingCareer frameworks built with Career Bird
“I’ve followed Career Bird’s evolution from the start, and it’s clear this platform was built by people who truly understand how organizations and talent grow. What stands out most is how Career Bird makes skills the common language across job design, learning, and mobility.”
Don CarterEVP of People & Culture, Kiva“What impressed me most is the depth. It’s not just a checklist of features — there’s a real understanding of how organizations evolve, how skills shift, and how people learn and grow in their careers.”
Heather VeldmanVP of Total Rewards, Go Health“You can tell Career Bird wasn’t just thrown together by software engineers. It’s clear that IO psychologists and HR leaders played a significant role in developing it — the frameworks are thoughtful, practical, and grounded in science.”
Kira MeinzerChief People Officer, Envoy Global“Career Bird connects the dots between job design, skills, learning, and mobility. Instead of separate systems and spreadsheets, we now have a single platform that ties everything together.”
Gail RodmanVP Talent Strategy & People Experience, Unite Us“So many platforms claim to be skills-focused, but Career Bird is actually built that way. It treats skills as the foundation for job design, learning, and career paths. That matters right now because AI is rewriting roles faster than most companies can respond.”
Ted EmersonVP, Head of People“Career Bird is one of the few HR platforms that feels like it was built for the end-user. Teams won’t need a lengthy rollout or training — it’s intuitive, clear, and something managers and employees actually want to use.”
Maureen CalabreseFormer Chief People Officer, Sprout Social and Modern Health“Career Bird helps companies prepare for the future by turning skills data into human growth, organizational agility, and real impact.”
Rishad TobaccowalaFormer Chief Strategist and Growth Officer, Publicis Groupe“Career Bird was selected to participate in the competitive PeopleTech Partners Growth Program as they are building meaningful solutions for Talent and People Leaders aligned with what’s next in work.”
Cara Brennan AllamanoFounding Partner, PeopleTech PartnersThe four pillars
Clear roles, measurable skills and career paths people can see
Four connected pillars share one set of roles and skills. Start with one, and add the others as the organization is ready.
1Job Architecture
A skills-based job architecture that stays up to date
Career Bird drafts job families, levels and skills from the job descriptions you already have, for your team to review and approve.
Features
Job descriptionsJob description software built on skillsJob levelingJob leveling, built once and used everywhereCompetency modelMake your competency model actionableGovernanceManagers propose changes and HR approves, with redlining and version history
2Skills Intelligence
Know which skills every role needs and where the gaps are
Career Bird maps the skills each role requires. Employees self-assess and managers calibrate proficiency.
Features
Skills gap analysisSkills gap analysis for every role and teamSkill ontologyOne connected map of skills, grouped by type and category for your team to customize
Proficiency surveysEmployees self-assess and managers calibrate
Emerging skillsSpot the new skills each role is starting to need
3Skill Development
Development plans tied to the skills each role requires
Career Bird suggests work projects, mentors and learning resources that help employees build the skills their role needs.
Features
Learning in the flow of workEach plan pairs a project from the employee's own job with a mentor
Individual development plansA plan for the role today and the role they want nextLearning resource library50,000 skills-linked resources across every format
Group development plansOne plan run across a cohort, like new hires or new managers
4Career Pathing
Career paths built on your own roles
Career Bird suggests paths and promotion criteria from your roles, and your team customizes them.
Features
Career path visualizationRoles by level and skill match across job families
Explore and compare rolesCompare target roles and the skills each one requires
Promotion criteriaLevels, competencies and role skills define each step up
Progress toward promotionEmployees see how close they are to promotion readiness
See a draft career framework built for your own roles.
Bring a few current job descriptions. On the call, Career Bird turns them into a draft job architecture with skills and levels for each role.