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Technology, Data and AI Leadership Recruitment UK
Engineering Manager to CTO and CDO, hired for how they lead, not just what they have built.
Grow Talent UK recruits technology, data and AI leaders for UK scaleups, mid-sized companies and PE-backed businesses.
We look at how a leader runs a team, makes architecture and data decisions under pressure and works with the board before we look at their stack.
Typical brief: a first CTO for a Series A to C business, a Head of Data to build the function from scratch, or a Head of AI to take models from pilot to production.
Culture first. Attitude second. Skill third.
Who we place, and for whom
Roles we fill
CTO
CIO
Chief Data Officer
VP Engineering
Head of Engineering
Head of Data
Head of AI
Head of Machine Learning
Head of Platform
Head of Information Security
Head of Architecture
Engineering Manager
Development Manager
IT Manager
Data Science Manager
Data and Analytics Manager
Who hires us
Founder-led scaleups, PE-backed businesses, fintech and SaaS companies, and digital teams inside established businesses, typically 50 to 2,000 employees.
Most briefs come from a CEO or founder making a first technology leadership hire, or from a CTO building out their senior team.
We work across the UK, mostly remotely, with in-person meetings where they help.
Typical briefs
A first CTO for a Series A to C business.
A Head of Engineering to scale a team past 30 and fix delivery.
A CIO to lead a transformation in an established company.
A Head of Data or Head of AI to build the function from scratch.
How the search works
Every search runs the same way. We start with your culture, interview for attitude, then verify skill.
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1. Discovery call and written culture map (week 1)
2. Market map and longlist (weeks 1 to 2)
3. Structured interviews for attitude, then skill (weeks 2 to 4)
4. Shortlist of 3 to 5 with a page of insight per candidate, not just CVs (week 4)
5. Offer, onboarding support and a 90 day check-in
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Read the full method on How We Hire, or email harvey@growtalent.uk with the brief.
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