Jamie Hammell-James

Jamie Hammell-James has extensive work experience in human resources and leadership roles. Jamie currently serves as the Chief People Officer at Bezos Academies since January 2020. Prior to that, they founded Jamie James LLC in 2019, where they worked as a Sabbatical/HR Consultant and Executive Coach until January 2020.

From 2016 to 2019, Jamie worked at Juno Therapeutics, Inc. in various roles. Jamie transitioned to the position of Sr. Director, People/Human Resources after Celgene's acquisition of Juno in 2018 and later became the Director, People/Human Resources. During their time at Juno Therapeutics, Jamie was responsible for strategic HR business partnership, talent and performance management, learning and development, and engagement initiatives.

Before Juno, Jamie worked at Amazon from 2012 to 2016. Jamie held the position of Principle, M&A HR Global Program Leader, where they led HR-related programs for global acquisitions. Additionally, they worked as a Regional HR Project Manager for international expansion and M&A activities, as well as a Sr. HR Business Partner, providing strategic HR leadership to a global organization.

Jamie's earlier experience includes working at Target from 2003 to 2012. Jamie served as an HR Manager in Target India and later as an HR Manager in Target Canada, leading teams and implementing HR processes and systems to support business growth.

Overall, Jamie Hammell-James has a strong background in HR leadership, business partnership, and talent management across various industries and companies.

Jamie Hammell-James attended the Wisconsin School of Business from 1998 to 2002. During this time, Jamie earned a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Psychology. In 2020, Jamie obtained the Hudson Coach Certification from the Hudson Institute of Coaching.