We help AI companies build teams across engineering, product, leadership and commercial roles.
Unlike generalist agencies, we focus on the AI market - understanding the technology, the talent, and the people behind it. Our searches are built around fit, not CV volume.
Founded by Thien Dinh, AI Talent Agency combines deep AI market knowledge with specialist headhunting to find the people who can actually make things happen.
Specialist market knowledge. Direct talent access. Better hiring decisions.
Confidential searches for the leaders who set technical direction. We approach people who are not looking, and manage the conversation until both sides are sure.
The hands-on hires. Each candidate is screened by a recruiter who can tell a fine-tuning engineer from a prompt writer, before a hiring manager spends an hour on them.
Opening an AI team in a new market, or hiring five engineers at once. We map who is where, what they earn, and who is movable, then recruit the team in sequence.
A working session with your hiring lead to fix the role, the technical bar, compensation range and timeline.
We identify the people who fit, including those not on the market, and approach them directly.
Technical conversations, reference checks and a written profile for each of the three or four people we put forward.
We coordinate interviews, negotiate the offer with both sides and stay in touch after the start date.
What we see in searches, what AI teams are paying for, and what candidates want next. Posted on LinkedIn and on our blog.
AI and ML engineering roles (AI Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, GenAI Engineer, Applied-AI Engineer, AI Researcher, AI Product Manager, AI Solution Architect), software engineers, and leadership roles such as Head of AI/ML/Data, Chief AI Officer, CTO, VP of Engineering, Country Manager and Head of Sales / BD.
Four steps: a brief with your hiring lead; mapping and directly approaching the people who fit, including those not on the market; technical screening and a written profile for each of the three or four people we put forward; then closing, where we coordinate interviews, negotiate the offer and stay in touch after the start date.
You will hear back from the ATA team within 2 business days. Searches are handled in confidence.
Yes. For a new market or several hires at once, we map who is where, what they earn and who is movable, then recruit the team in sequence. This covers market and salary mapping, multi-hire programmes, remote AI teams and interview design.
See the positions we are hiring for right now on Thien Dinh's LinkedIn, or email thien@aitalentagency.io.
Get in touch with the ATA team. Whether you are hiring AI talent or looking for your next role, pick your path.
Exploring your next role in AI? See the positions we are hiring for right now.