The AI Engineers You Need
Aren't on Job Boards
The engineers you need are not on job boards. They are signalling readiness through GitHub activity, published research, and career patterns that a standard LinkedIn search would never catch. TalentLab reads those signals. engineers are already profiled. Yours are almost certainly in the system.
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Sound Familiar?
“Every recruiter sends us the same five people.”
Because they are all reading the same CVs. The engineers who would actually fit your team are on GitHub, publishing research, and running side projects. Standard tools do not read those signals. A significant portion of TalentLab's pool would never surface in a keyword search.
“They look great on paper but don't work out.”
Skills on a CV are unverified. There is no way to tell from a LinkedIn profile what someone actually built, whether the project shipped, or whether the skills claimed were the skills used. TalentLab reads the GitHub record, the published work, and the patent trail.
“Our recruiter doesn't understand what we actually build.”
If your recruiter cannot evaluate the GitHub commit history or tell a published ML researcher from someone who listed ‘machine learning’ on their profile, they cannot tell you who is genuinely strong. Jon can. That is why the shortlist is shorter and the hit rate is higher.
Start With a Free Talent Intelligence Report
Before you commit to anything, I'll show you the data. Tell me your company and I'll send you a report covering:
Your open roles, as my system sees them. I monitor job listings daily across hundreds of companies in 21 AI verticals, including yours.
Who else is hiring for the same skills. The companies in your space competing for the same engineers, and how many roles they have live right now.
How many engineers I already have for you. A skill-by-skill count of contactable engineers in my pool who match what you hire for.
No charge, no obligation. It's the same intelligence I use to run every search.
What You Get
Three things that actually make a difference when you're hiring AI talent.
Live intent, not 18-month-old CVs
The candidates in the platform have updated their salary expectations, availability, and preferences on their own terms. Not a CV from last year. Current signal, from a consented source.
Pre-scored before the first call
TalentLab reads what engineers built, not what they claim. Profiles are built from GitHub repositories, published research, and patent filings. You receive a shortlist grounded in evidence, not keywords.
Readiness, not keywords
Stacked signals — a salary gap, a hiring freeze, active side projects — produce high-confidence shortlists that a standard keyword search would never surface. You see who is ready to move, not just who updated their LinkedIn.
I Understand What Your Engineers Do
I've been selling AI since 2008 — computer vision for live sports graphics, machine learning for player tracking, real-time data pipelines for the Premier League. Long before the hype.
When I talk to a candidate, I can tell if they're the real deal. When I talk to a hiring manager, I understand what they actually need. That's the difference between a recruiter who forwards CVs and one who saves you time.
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Deep expertise across every major AI and computer vision vertical.
How It Works
Simple. No noise. No wasted time.
Build your brief with Jon
Your team structure, the role, and the specific problems the hire needs to solve. The more context you bring, the more precisely the platform can match.
The shortlist appears in your portal
Jon draws from the profiled pool, matched on live intent and skill evidence. You see who is available, what they have built, and why they fit, before the first conversation.
Review the fit. Jon manages the offer.
The platform shows how each candidate compares against your team and your role. Jon adds the human layer, handles the conversations, and closes the hire.
Engagement Models
How the Engagement Works
Monthly retainer. I work your open roles continuously, keep your pipeline active, and handle all outreach. A 10% placement fee applies when a hire is made.
We take on a small number of clients so every engagement gets the full focus of the platform. If you are interested in being one of the first, terms are flexible.
Let's Have a Conversation
No pitch. No pressure. Tell me what you're looking for and I'll tell you honestly whether I can help.
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