James is a multi-award winning Talent Acquisition Director and Skills-Based hiring expert, currently leading Global Early Careers Recruitment at WTW. He has worked for large global organisations and is passionate about people. He believes deeply in supporting others to achieve their fullest potential and the power of inclusion in order to drive better outcomes through diversity. He has a strong track record of delivering outstanding results by bringing about positive change and leading people to go above and beyond expectations. James has successfully delivered a significant number of projects involving recruitment process redesign centred around skills-based hiring, technology implementation and the use of AI. He has also led initiatives involving employer value proposition redesign, employer branding, recruitment marketing, as well as talent management and learning strategy. He has rich experience of dealing with senior stakeholders up to board level, facilitation of meetings, events, training and workshops, as well as producing regular thought leadership content and participating in public speaking engagements.