London, UK, 21 July:  AMS, the global talent solutions business, has announced that it has been named a Leader in the Everest Group’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2026 – Global, reaching its highest ever evaluation to date.  AMS also earned the highest designation amongst its competitors in the UK, while also honored as a “Leader” in India.  

AMS’s sixteenth appearance as a Leader reflects its strong delivery and continued innovation in strategic, next-generation talent solutions. The annual PEAK Matrix® assesses more than 50 global and regional RPO providers, evaluating capability and market impact to classify them as Leaders, Major Contenders or Aspirants. 

The official report highlighted a number of key strengths including:  

  • AMS’s global and regional delivery footprint, reinforced by specialised centres of excellence, demonstrates the scale and operational depth required to support both single- and multi-country RPO engagements.  
  • Its modular RPO propositions, including Pharma Flex and GCC Flex, point to a more agile and sector-responsive model designed to accelerate hiring in high-demand sales and operations environments.  
  • Continued investment in the AMS One platform with its enhanced gen AI capabilities, reflects a broader strategy to integrate technology across permanent, contingent and early careers hiring, strengthening end-to-end workforce visibility and delivery consistency. 

Gordon Stuart, Chief Executive Officer at AMS, commented:  

“Being recognized as a Leader for sixteen consecutive years and achieving our highest-ever evaluation in Everest Group’s Global RPO PEAK Matrix® Assessment reflects the strength of our client partnerships, the depth of expertise across AMS, and the commitment and capability of our teams around the world to help organizations navigate an increasingly complex talent landscape. 

Pressure is growing on talent leaders to move faster, make smarter decisions and deliver greater value from every hire. Through AMS One and our AI-enabled approach to talent intelligence, we are helping our clients make faster, more accurate workforce decisions, improve hiring outcomes while allowing us to respond with greater agility to changing business needs. 

In addition, our continued global growth, particularly in India, with our recently launched GCC Flex offering, reflects the demand for a more integrated, insight-driven approach to talent acquisition. By combining deep human expertise with the practical application of AI, we enable our clients to solve workforce challenges, unlock growth and create lasting business value.” 

“AMS continues to distinguish itself in the global RPO market through its extensive global delivery network, deep expertise across key industries, and its specialist consulting capabilities including TA technology support”, said Sailesh Hota, Vice President, Everest Group.  “Its continued investments in AMS One to build next-gen workflows for enhancing client and candidate experience, combined with its broad delivery capabilities, have helped position it as a Leader in Everest Group’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) Services Peak Matrix® Assessment 2026 – Global.” 

About AMS:   

We are people experts.  Our 8,000 colleagues power talent acquisition and consulting strategies that deliver results for leading organizations across 120 countries. 

We partner with our clients to help re-define a new era of talent, driven by people, process, data and technology, enabling them to attract and retain the talent they need to achieve their vision. 

Our core areas of service include: Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Early Careers and Campus Recruiting, Contingent Workforce Solutions, Consulting and Skills Creation, which are amplified by digital capability and strategic technology partnerships. 

We call this…People powered partnership. 

About Everest Group:  Everest Group is a leading research firm helping business leaders make confident decisions. Everest Group guide clients through today’s market challenges and strengthen their strategies by applying contextualized problem-solving to their unique situations driving maximized operational and financial performance and transformative experiences. Everest Group’s deep expertise and research focuses on technology, business processes, and engineering through the lenses of talent, sustainability, and sourcing delivers precise and action-oriented guidance.  

 About the PEAK Matrix: The Everest Group PEAK Matrix® is a proprietary framework for assessing the relative market success and overall capability of service providers based on Performance, Experiences, Ability and Knowledge. Each service provider is comparatively assessed on two dimensions: market success and delivery capabilities. Market success is measured by revenue, number of clients and year-over-year growth. Delivery capability is measured by scale of operations, scope, technology and innovation, delivery footprint and buyer satisfaction. The resulting matrix categorizes service providers as Leaders, Major Contenders, and Aspirants. Companies that demonstrate strong upward movement in successive reports are recognized as Star Performers. 

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