Hays has been awarded a contract by American Express, the leading global services company, to provide a Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) solution for all permanent hiring across Europe.

The end-to-end solution combines both on- and off-site delivery, with in-country presence ensuring local knowledge and understanding is upheld throughout the entire recruitment process.

Les Duncan, Managing Director of Hays Corporate Accounts, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with American Express for their strategic recruitment outsourcing across Europe and are confident that the Hays team will deliver significant benefits very quickly.

The contract award is testament to the way that Hays is able to operate across countries and brings true value to our clients’ talent acquisition programmes. We are looking forward to a strong and successful relationship with American Express over the coming years.”