What types of executive roles does Sentiro Partners specialize in?

We specialize in AI & Data Leadership (Chief Data Officer, Chief AI Officer, VP Data Science), Technology Leadership (CTO, VP Engineering, CISO), CEO & C-Suite roles, Semiconductor Leadership, Private Equity portfolio leadership, and Digital & E-commerce executives. Our focus is on transformational leaders for the Augmentation Era.

What is the Augmentation Era?

The Augmentation Era describes the current business environment where AI and human intelligence work in tandem. Organizations require leaders who can harness AI to augment human capabilities, drive data-driven decision making, and navigate rapid technological transformation. Our executive search focuses on finding leaders who thrive in this environment.

Where does Sentiro Partners place executives?

We place executives globally with strong coverage in Ireland, United Kingdom, United States, and continental Europe. Our practice spans technology companies, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, semiconductor firms, and private equity portfolio companies across multiple industries.

How long does a typical executive search take?

Most executive searches complete in 8-14 weeks from engagement to offer acceptance. Our founder-led, AI-augmented methodology enables faster identification of qualified candidates while maintaining rigorous assessment standards. Complex C-suite roles or highly specialized positions may extend to 12-16 weeks.

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.

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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Our Expertise

LeadershipACROSS DISCIPLINES

Augmentation Era leadership across the horizontal disciplines that power modern organisations - data, digital, technology, and private capital.

Our expertise isn't defined by vertical markets - it's defined by the disciplines that power modern leadership.

The Philosophy

DATA PERMEATES ALL

In the Augmentation Era, every industry is a data industry. Every sector is being transformed by AI.

This convergence means that industry boundaries are increasingly artificial. The skills required to lead a data transformation in financial services are remarkably similar to those needed in healthcare, manufacturing, or retail. The strategic frameworks for digital innovation apply universally.

That's why we work agnostically across sectors - not because we lack depth, but because we understand that the disciplines of data, digital, and technology transcend traditional industry classifications.

Where others see silos, we see systems. Where others see industries, we see interconnected opportunities for expertise to flow.

The Disciplines

FOUR HORIZONS

Data & AI

In the Augmentation Era, data fluency is the new executive literacy. We place leaders who architect insights from complexity and leverage AI strategically.

ROLES WE PLACE

Chief Data Officer
Chief AI Officer
VP Data Science & Analytics
VP Data Engineering
Quantitative Research Leaders
Machine Learning Engineering Directors
AI Research Scientists
Head of Business Intelligence

Digital

Digital transformation is no longer a project - it's the operating model. We find leaders who don't just digitise processes but reimagine entire business models.

ROLES WE PLACE

Chief Digital Officer
VP Digital Transformation
Head of E-Commerce
Digital Product Leaders
Platform & Ecosystem Directors
Growth & Performance Marketing Leaders
Digital Strategy & Innovation Heads
Customer Experience Officers

Technology

Technology leadership requires both deep technical acumen and strategic business vision. We place executives who bridge the gap between innovation and execution.

ROLES WE PLACE

Chief Technology Officer
Chief Information Officer
Chief Information Security Officer
VP Engineering
VP Product
Enterprise Architecture Leaders
Technology Directors
Head of Infrastructure & Cloud

Private Equity

PE-backed companies demand leaders who can drive value creation with urgency and precision. We understand the unique dynamics of portfolio company leadership.

ROLES WE PLACE

Operating Partners
Portfolio Company CEOs
Portfolio Company CFOs & COOs
Value Creation Leaders
Operational Due Diligence Specialists
Interim Executive Leadership
Transformation Directors
Integration & Carve-Out Leaders

The Reach

SECTOR AGNOSTIC

Our disciplines apply universally. We've placed leaders across every major industry - because the challenges of data architecture, digital transformation, and technology strategy transcend sector boundaries.

Where others see silos, we see systems. Where others see industries, we see interconnected opportunities for expertise to flow.

INDUSTRIES WE SERVE

Financial Services

Technology

Pharmaceuticals

Manufacturing

Retail & E-Commerce

Energy

FinTech

Gaming & Gambling

Semiconductor

Robotics

Telecommunications & Connectivity

The Evidence

TRACK RECORD

250+

Placements Completed

98%

First-Year Retention

Years Experience

8-12

Weeks to Offer

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

What we do

Roles we place

Who we serve

Practices

About the founder

Contact

Research & Insights

LeadershipACROSS DISCIPLINES

DATA PERMEATES ALL

FOUR HORIZONS

Data & AI

Digital

Technology

Private Equity

SECTOR AGNOSTIC

TRACK RECORD

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