Tara Knobel

Tara Knobel

Managing Director, Commercial and Solution Design APAC


About me

With over 19 years’ experience at AMS, Tara is Managing Director, Client Services and Commercial Lead APAC. She is responsible for supporting our enterprise clients in the APAC region including HSBC, PwC and Toll Group.

Prior to this Tara was the Director of Operations and Solution Design – APAC and Emerging Markets. In this role, Tara was accountable for managing our two regional service centres in Manila and Shanghai, whilst also working with our clients to design, architect and implement bold, distinctive and practical RPO/MSP/blended workforce solutions to support their talent acquisition needs. Among other AMS roles, she previously supported a blended RPO/MSP solution for

Origin Energy as Client Relationship Director and served as Head of Projects and Consulting within AMS for APAC including business process consulting, implementation, technology, business intelligence and talent management.

Prior to joining AMS, Tara was a procurement professional working for blue chip organisations such as Prudential, Fairfax and BHP where she was responsible for all aspects of strategic sourcing and contract management including tender management, contract and commercial negotiations and supplier management and development. Tara has a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of International Business.

Tara's Posts


07 February, 2024 05:21 (GMT) | By Tara Knobel

Navigating the 2024 Workplace Landscape: Insights for Strategic HR and TA Leaders

In the fast-paced realm of Human Resources and Talent Acquisition, staying ahead of the curve is not just a competitive…

21 November, 2023 11:37 (GMT) | By Tara Knobel

Inclusive Design: an opportunity

15% of the world's population lives with some form of disability. Each of these individuals has the potential to brings…

07 November, 2023 12:20 (GMT) | By Tara Knobel

The path to skills-based hiring

There is a lot of talk in HR and TA at the moment about skills-based hiring, shifting away from focus…

25 May, 2022 01:16 (BST) | By Tara Knobel

Assessing Skills of the Future … are governments and businesses ready?

Research from McKinsey points to decline in the demand for manual and physical skills, as well as basic cognitive ones,…

18 May, 2022 08:08 (BST) | By Tara Knobel

A better recruiter experience = a better candidate and stakeholder experience

2022 has presented all of us with fierce competition for talent acquisition professionals. We are investing time, energy and money…

10 May, 2022 10:17 (BST) | By Tara Knobel

Becoming Relatable – unlocking our workforce challenges

Five trends are differentiating leading organisations this year, but being "relatable" is the thread that connects them all, new research...

10 May, 2022 06:08 (BST) | By Tara Knobel

“Office Housework”: an invisible hurdle to gender quality

The authors of "The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work" argue that women are more likely to…

04 May, 2022 08:57 (BST) | By Tara Knobel

One billion workers could be digital nomads by 2035

According to Instant Offices, there are currently 35 million digital nomads globally and it is predicted that one billion people…

28 April, 2022 03:17 (BST) | By Tara Knobel

Do your hiring practices discriminate against the 40% of the world’s population that have a tattoo?

Research into tattoos shows that the public perceptions or stereotypes have changed dramatically… to the point that in many contexts,...

26 April, 2022 08:09 (BST) | By Tara Knobel

Can we shape a more humane —and productive —future of work?

The genie is out of the bottle. The pandemic has given workers a taste of freedom. Freedom to be human.…