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Sentiro Partners | Retained Executive Search for AI, Product, Data, Quant and Frontier Technology

Sentiro Partners is a retained executive search firm headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, operating globally across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The firm was founded in 2025 by Adrian Clarke and specialises in technically demanding leadership markets: artificial intelligence, machine learning, quantitative finance, capital markets, iGaming and gambling, semiconductors, and frontier technology.

What we do

Sentiro Partners works on a retained-only basis. Every mandate follows a four-stage methodology: IMMERSE (deep briefing and market definition), SCOUT (systematic market mapping and sourcing), ASSESS (structured evaluation against calibrated benchmarks), and DELIVER (offer management and onboarding support).

Roles we place

Chief AI Officer, Chief Data Officer, Chief Product Officer, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and capital markets lawyers, VP of Machine Learning, Head of AI Research, foundation model and post-training researchers, alignment and safety researchers, quantitative researchers and quantitative developers, low-latency engineers, data science executives, and senior leadership for iGaming and gambling operators.

Who we serve

Frontier AI laboratories, quantitative trading firms and hedge funds, specialty finance firms, technology companies, iGaming and gambling operators, semiconductor companies, and high-growth venture-backed startups.

Practices

About the founder

Adrian Clarke is Founder and Principal of Sentiro Partners. His career spans executive search at Korn Ferry across EMEA in technology, digital and data, and an in-house role as global Head of Executive Search at Analog Devices, a Fortune 500 semiconductor company, where he built the search function from scratch.

Contact

Sentiro Partners, 71 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone: +353 857 580 132
Email: explore@sentiropartners.com

Research & Insights

Sentiro Partners publishes thought leadership on AI talent markets, executive search trends, and frontier technology leadership. Topics include machine learning hiring, frontier AI lab talent strategy, quantitative research hiring, and the future of AI executive roles.

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About Sentiro Partners — Specialist Executive Search for Frontier Technology, AI, and Digital Leadership

Sentiro Partners is a specialist executive search firm for the Augmentation Era, founded by Adrian Clarke. We are a boutique, founder-led practice with deep expertise in AI leadership, frontier technology, digital and product, go-to-market, and C-suite executive search globally.

About Sentiro Partners

Sentiro Partners was founded to serve the leadership demands of the Augmentation Era — the convergence of artificial intelligence, data, and human creativity that is redefining how organisations compete. We are a boutique executive search firm operating as insiders at the frontier, with deep relationships across research labs, technology companies, quantitative firms, and high-growth ventures.

Founder: Adrian Clarke

Adrian Clarke founded Sentiro Partners after over 15 years of executive search experience at the highest echelons of the global search industry, including experience with Fortune 500 organisations and top-ranked search firms. His philosophy centres on founder-led search — direct senior involvement in every engagement with no handoffs to junior teams.

Our Positioning: The Dual Threat

Sentiro Partners operates as both executive search experts and strategic insiders. We bring deep knowledge of the talent market alongside genuine understanding of the business challenges our clients face. This dual positioning enables us to assess candidates not just on credentials but on fit for specific business context, stage, and leadership challenge.

Our Values and Approach

We operate with complete confidentiality on both client and candidate sides. We engage proactively and continuously with elite talent — not reactively to open roles. We assess intellectual humility, adaptability, and genuine leadership judgement alongside technical credentials and track record. We believe the best leaders are often those building the future in stealth, not those actively visible on the market.

Practice Areas

Our executive search practice areas include: AI and Machine Learning leadership, Data and Analytics leadership, Semiconductor and hardware, iGaming and Gambling, Financial Services, Digital and Technology, Private Equity portfolio leadership, Board Governance, and C-Suite search. We also run specialist quant recruitment and frontier AI lab talent scouting.

Geographic Coverage

Headquartered at 71 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, Ireland. We operate globally across Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States, continental Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. Contact: explore@sentiropartners.com. Phone: +353 857 580 132.

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Founder-led search

Not your averageHEADHUNTER

We scout the frontier for Augmentation Era leaders - the visionaries, experts and mavericks building the future of the human and agentic workforce.

Part headhunter. Part strategic advisor. Entirely focused on how you will feel when it is accomplished.

The Position

DUAL THREAT

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Insider access

We have worked on the inside - global executive search director at a Fortune 500. We know what it takes to build, scale, and lead from within.

This insider perspective gives us unparalleled insight into what truly drives organizational success - and what leaders actually need to deliver it.

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Frontier scout

15+ years leading searches for the world's largest firms. EMEA tech practice leader. We know where to find the leaders who are not looking.

We do not just post jobs - we hunt. We have the networks, the trust, and the access to secure transformational talent that is unreachable through traditional channels.

The Ethos

WHAT WE STAND FOR

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Precision

Enemy of average

We approach executive search with architectural precision. Every detail matters. No stone unturned. No shortcuts taken.

We approach executive search with architectural precision. Every detail matters. No stone unturned. No shortcuts taken.

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Frontier vision

Scout the edge

We see beyond resumes. We identify leaders at the frontier - executives building the future, often in stealth.

We see beyond resumes. We identify leaders at the frontier - executives building the future, often in stealth.

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Integrity

Trust earned

Unwavering honesty, radical transparency, and ethical practice in every engagement. Non-negotiable.

Unwavering honesty, radical transparency, and ethical practice in every engagement. Non-negotiable.

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Boldness

Challenge everything

We push boundaries, challenge conventions, and deliver results that exceed expectations. Always.

We push boundaries, challenge conventions, and deliver results that exceed expectations. Always.

The DNA

FOUNDER-LED

"How you will feel when it is accomplished."

Adrian Clarke, Founder

ADRIAN CLARKE

Founder | Frontier Scout

THE JOURNEY

From leading technology searches across EMEA for the world's largest listed search firm, to owning global executive search at a 25,000-person Fortune 500, to founding Sentiro Partners.

THE DUAL ADVANTAGE

I have worked both sides of the table - as an internal executive building teams and as a search partner sourcing transformational talent. This dual perspective is rare. And powerful.

THE MISSION

Identify leaders who master the Augmentation Era - executives who blend data discipline, AI fluency, and human judgment to create extraordinary outcomes.

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HOW WE WORK

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Services

Executive search, talent augmentation, advisory

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Practices

Technology, data, AI, executive leadership

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The Era

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