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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Talent Advisory

STRATEGICWORKFORCEINTELLIGENCE

Architecting talent systems for the human and agentic workforce.

Strategic workforce intelligence

Section 01

YOUR STRATEGIC PARTNER

Great organisations build systems that attract, develop and retain the experts and mavericks who define the future.

We address the strategic questions shaping organisational success: How should we structure for the human & agentic workforce? What capabilities do we need to build?

We bring data-driven insights, market intelligence and proven frameworks to optimise every dimension of your talent strategy.

Leadership is the single highest-leverage decision a business makes.

We help you architect the system around it.

Section 02

ADVISORY SERVICES

Six disciplines that shape the organisation around the leader.

Organisational Design

Architecting structures that enable agility, innovation and scalability - from reporting lines to decision rights to team composition.

Leadership Assessment

Comprehensive evaluation of executive capabilities, potential and readiness for next-level roles using behavioural science and data-driven methodologies.

Workforce Planning

Strategic analysis of talent supply and demand, skill gap identification and development of actionable plans to build future-ready organisations.

Compensation Strategy

Market intelligence and benchmarking to ensure your compensation structures attract, retain and motivate top talent competitively.

Culture & Engagement

Assessment and optimisation of organisational culture, employee experience and the environmental factors that drive high performance.

Succession Planning

Identification and development of high-potential leaders, ensuring continuity and reducing risk in critical roles.

Section 03

OUR METHODOLOGY

Our approach

We begin with diagnosis - understanding your organisation's current state, challenges and aspirations.
We apply rigorous analytical frameworks combined with behavioural insights to identify opportunities.
We develop actionable recommendations grounded in data, best practices and your unique context.
We partner with you through implementation, ensuring strategies translate into measurable results.

Section 04

DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS

Our advisory practice leverages proprietary market data, benchmarking databases and analytical frameworks to provide insights you can act on with confidence.

We provide customised recommendations grounded in your industry dynamics - backed by data that proves the point.

In the Augmentation Era, intuition isn't enough.

Talent strategy demands quantitative rigour.

Section 05

WHEN TO ENGAGE

The moments where advisory partnership delivers measurable value.

Entering new markets or scaling rapidly

Organisational restructuring or transformation

Mergers, acquisitions or divestitures

Succession planning for critical roles

Culture change initiatives

Leadership development programs

Compensation strategy optimisation

Retention challenges with key talent

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