Our story
I’m Matthew Miles. I started in Business Intelligence & Data recruitment 15 years ago and have delivered 500+ Data & AI mandates, personally or through teams I have led, from specialist engineers to Chief Data & AI Officers.
Critical Data & AI hiring isn’t about seeing more candidates. It’s about knowing you’ve reached the right market and the right people to make an informed decision. The architects, engineers and leaders who build Data & AI systems that work in production are few and rarely looking. I exist to reach them.
I lead every search personally, from briefing and market mapping to interviews and offer. I look past titles and CV keywords to real capability and delivered impact, and share honest insight on talent, pay and how your role is received. If the market says the brief or process needs to change, I’ll tell you. You meet fewer people, and the right ones.
Years in the Data & AI market, starting in data.
Data & AI mandates I have delivered personally or through teams I have led.
LinkedIn recommendations from Data & AI clients and candidates.
What we fix
Problems we solve
The talent pool is small
Niche Data & AI profiles are rarely looking. We have the credibility to get them talking.
Your story isn’t landing
We tell your story so the right people want to hear more.
Speed without compromise
You need to hire fast, but a wrong senior hire costs months. We challenge the brief, shape the role and filter for real experience.
New market, new rules
Notice periods, pay, contracts and works councils differ by market. We bridge HQ and local teams, wherever you hire.
Meet the founder
Matthew Miles
Founder & Principal Search Partner
I spent 15 years at an agency, where I built a new BI & Big Data division and grew it into AI, before founding MilesEight. I also led teams hiring across Cyber, Cloud, SAP and Software, so I understand the wider IT landscape your Data & AI hires have to work in. Technology has changed, but recruitment is still about people. Fifteen years ago, clients wanted people who could bridge business and IT. They still do. I love finding those capability builders and matching the right talent to the right problem. Outside work: husband, father of two daughters, gym-goer and wine lover.
What people say
Always happy to go the extra mile
I’ve hired my whole team via Matthew. Matthew takes the time to understand what you need and is always happy to go the extra mile.
Placed as CIO, then built the team
Matthew placed me as CIO, and off the back of that he’s gone on to build out the capability underneath me too… Everyone he’s placed is still here and doing well, which at the end of the day is what actually matters.
Not looking, but glad I listened
Matthew reached out to me about an opportunity I wasn’t actively pursuing… his assessment proved to be spot on. If Matthew reaches out to you about an opportunity, I would certainly recommend taking the call.
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