Jim Sykes

About me

Jim is responsible for growth and thought leadership within our Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences sector.  Jim is passionate about talent acquisition, talent development and talent retention and acts as an executive sponsor for many of our larger global clients.  

Jim has c. 25 years’ experience in talent acquisition and holds significant international experience having supported clients and managed teams on a global basis. Jim holds a Bachelors degree from Winchester University in the UK and served for almost a decade as a school governor in his local community. He has been with AMS for more than fifteen years and in his time with the company has led a number of our largest client solutions including HP, GE and Santander before moving to a sector leadership role in 2014 and into his current role in 2017.

Coming to the company following five successful years with a global staffing provider where latterly he worked as part of their EMEA International Accounts team, Jim joined AMS to both broaden and deepen his expertise across the Talent agenda. He took on his role as an opportunity to work with some of the most inspiring clients possible and to work with and learn from the best talent in the industry within AMS.