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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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SENTIRO
PARTNERS

Leadership for the Augmentation Era™

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.

View all research and insights

AI Executive Search Firm — Machine Learning and Frontier AI Leadership Hiring

Sentiro Partners is a specialist AI executive search firm focused on machine learning, frontier AI, and advanced technical hiring. We work with hedge funds, market makers, technology companies, and frontier AI labs building large-scale AI systems.

AI Executive Search Practice

We place Chief AI Officers, VP Machine Learning, ML Engineering Directors, AI research scientists, and applied AI leaders who drive artificial intelligence strategy and deployment. Our AI executive search practice distinguishes between research-focused roles — foundational model development, algorithmic innovation — and applied AI executives building production ML systems and AI product infrastructure.

Roles We Place in AI Leadership

  • Chief AI Officer (CAIO)
  • VP of Machine Learning and VP of AI
  • Director of ML Engineering
  • Head of AI Product and AI Infrastructure
  • Foundation Model Research Scientists
  • Post-Training and Alignment Specialists
  • ML Platform and Distributed Training Engineers
  • Quantitative AI and ML Quant Researchers

What We Cover in AI Talent Search

Machine learning researchers and engineers. Applied scientists and AI leaders. Foundation model and multimodal talent. Post-training and alignment specialists. Distributed training infrastructure engineers. Responsible AI and evaluation scientists. Quantitative AI and ML quant researchers working at the intersection of machine learning and financial markets.

Who We Work With for AI Executive Search

Frontier AI research laboratories. Technology companies scaling AI products and platforms. Quantitative firms and hedge funds applying ML to systematic trading and alpha generation. High-growth AI startups backed by top-tier venture capital. Enterprise organisations deploying production ML systems at scale.

Our AI Talent Assessment Approach

We evaluate research contributions including published papers, citations, and open-source contributions. We assess technical depth in transformer architectures, reinforcement learning, MLOps, and production ML systems. We verify scale — billion-parameter model experience, large-scale inference systems, and global ML deployment. All engagements are handled confidentially.

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AI Executive Search Firm for Machine Learning and Frontier AI Talent

GLOBAL TALENT SCOUTING
AI, DATA &
QUANT
TALENT

SCOUTING THE TOP 1% OF TECHNICAL LEADERS

We continuously engage with elite researchers, engineers, and quants across America, Europe, and Asia—the minds shaping the next generation of intelligent systems.

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Sentiro Partners is an AI executive search firm focused on machine learning, frontier AI, and advanced technical hiring.

We work with organisations operating at the edge of performance, including hedge funds, market makers, and advanced technology companies building large scale AI systems. Explore our full executive search capabilities across all practice areas.

What We Cover

  • Machine learning researchers and engineers
  • Applied scientists and AI leaders
  • Foundation model and multimodal talent
  • Post-training and alignment specialists

WHO WE
SEEK

Technical leaders who publish at top-tier conferences, contribute to breakthrough systems, and drive the research that shapes entire industries. From foundation model research to ML infrastructure, quant strategies to applied AI—we connect organizations with elite machine learning talent globally.

ELITE CREDENTIALS

  • PhD/Masters from top-tier institutions
  • Cited publications
  • Patents and breakthrough contributions
  • Recognition in AI research community

PROVEN IMPACT

  • Built systems at scale (billion+ parameters)
  • Led teams at pioneering research labs or unicorns
  • Quantifiable improvements in model performance
  • Production ML systems with measurable ROI

GLOBAL CALIBER

  • Experience across US, Europe, Asia
  • Cross-functional technical leadership
  • Fluency in modern ML infrastructure
  • Track record of mentoring elite teams

WHERE INSIGHT
MEETS IMPACT

Foundational AI & Pretraining

Researchers and engineers scaling foundation models, multimodal architectures, and synthetic data pipelines.

Applied ML & Enterprise Systems

Applied scientists and ML engineers transforming research models into production-scale systems.

Quantitative Research & Data Science

ML quants, signal researchers, and data scientists pushing the boundaries of predictive analytics and market intelligence.

Edge, Robotics & Intelligent Systems

Engineers bridging physical and digital intelligence — from embedded ML to autonomous robotics.

ACTIVE SEARCH
MANDATES

Live searches with select clients across the U.S., Europe, and Asia

Foundation Model Research

Research Scientists • Data Pipeline Architects • Alignment Experts

Quantitative AI

ML Quants • Signal Researchers • Systematic Strategists

ML Infrastructure & Systems

Distributed Training Engineers • AI Platform Leads • Model Optimization Specialists

Responsible AI & Evaluation

Safety Researchers • Evaluation Scientists • Governance Engineers

100%
Confidential Client Mandates
GLOBAL
Elite Talent Network
3 CONTINENTS
North America, Europe, Asia

WHY LEADING
ORGANIZATIONS
PARTNER WITH US

We speak the language fluently—technical and strategic

TECHNICAL FLUENCY

We evaluate distributed training strategies, model architectures, and research contributions—not just résumés.

PROACTIVE ENGAGEMENT

We don't wait for open roles. We maintain continuous relationships with top 1% talent who aren't actively looking.

GLOBAL NETWORK

We know the teams that matter across research labs, quantitative firms, and pioneering technology companies—and the people who built them.

CLIENT PROFILE

Research Labs • Technology Giants • Quantitative Firms • High-Growth Startups backed by top-tier VCs building category-defining products.

A DECADE IN THEAUGMENTATION ERA

2013
Deep Learning Emerges
2017
Transformers Revolutionise AI
2020
RLHF & Quant Fusion
2025
Multimodal Intelligence at Scale

Sentiro Partners has worked with top-tier organizations across America, Europe and Asia, partnering with research labs, quant firms, and technology leaders through every wave of AI innovation.

READY TO BUILD YOURAI & DATA TEAM?

Partner with us to identify the elite technical talent that will drive your organization's AI transformation.

Schedule a confidential consultation to discuss your hiring needs — from foundational AI research to production ML systems, from quant strategies to data platform leadership.

All consultations handled with complete confidentiality

FOR ELITE TALENT

CONNECT
CONFIDENTIALLY

If you are advancing AI, Quant, or Data Science — we'd like to know you.

We engage selectively and confidentially with technical leaders, researchers, and engineers exploring their next challenge. Every conversation is handled with absolute discretion. Whether you're contributing to breakthrough research, scaling training infrastructure, or building production ML systems — we're interested in your work.

All inquiries handled with complete confidentiality

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