Our Competitive Advantage
We can customize our services to meet the talent needs and requirements of each client. Our approach to search is one of true partnership, where we value the importance of establishing trusted relationships.
Client-Centric Philosophy
Often asked our area of specialty, our response is “we specialize in search.” We have deep expertise in specific industries and functions. Our structured and strategic search process is what makes us unique and allows us to deliver the top market talent for any need.
We Specialize in Search
We strive to build long-term relationships with our clients and candidates. We operate on the basis of integrity, trust, accountability, and passion for delivering outstanding value.
Our Core Values
We know the value a diverse team brings to an organization to help drive innovation. We are committed to finding talent with diverse experiences as part of every search engagement.
Commitment to Diversity
All search consultants at the J. Allen Group have experience in both executive search and corporate recruiting environments. We know what a strong and effective partnership looks like between a company and a trusted recruiting partner.
Trusted Partner
Communication is key to any successful search. We are available 24/7 on any day of the week. You will never be left wondering where things stand with your search progress or candidates.
Communication is Key
James Henly - Managing Principal
James Henly is the Founder and Managing Principal of the J. Allen Group. James has dedicated his career to learning the art of talent acquisition and executive search. He brings over 18 years of corporate recruiting and executive search experience with deep industry knowledge and relationships across the life sciences industries.
Prior to founding the J. Allen Group in 2016, James spent 10 years learning the corporate recruiting model within Johnson & Johnson’s Global Talent Acquisition department. During his tenure at J&J, James had a diverse resume of experiences. He held multiple leadership, recruiting and sourcing positions supporting all 3 sectors; Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Consumer. These experiences ranged from leading an extensive number of executive searches, building global search strategies, leading large department wide change initiatives and individual search strategies.
In his most recent role at J&J, James led the design, assessment and execution of all talent acquisition strategies for 3 key strategic J&J businesses. These businesses included Janssen Research & Development, Johnson & Johnson Innovation and Janssen’s Global Commercial Strategy Organization. James has been able to leverage these experiences in developing strategic talent strategies with his clients.
James’ talent acquisition career started with Kenexa (an IBM company), where he learned the fundamentals of full cycle executive search services. After 2 years working with Kenexa, James was brought in as a Managing Partner to the start-up retained boutique search firm TalenTactics, LLC. Within 3 years, James helped to grow TalenTactics to a $6 million company with 18 employees. His extensive experience covered executive search services across commercial functions and time-compressed sales staffing initiatives in the Life Sciences industry. After his time at TalenTactics, James made the decision to round out his recruiting experience by joining a large global corporate life sciences organization.
