How we work with you
The people you need are rarely looking.
As AI moves into production, you need architects who design it, experts who build it and turn Data & AI into decisions, and leaders who set the strategy, build and lead the teams, and prove its business value. They are few, in demand and rarely looking. Hiring them isn’t about seeing more CVs. It’s about reaching the right market and having the credibility to engage the right people.
For 15 years, I have built relationships across the Data & AI community. I lead every search personally, from briefing to offer, with honest market insight throughout.
Why MilesEight
Why companies work with us
Founder-led, start to finish
I lead every search personally, from briefing to offer.
Credibility with passive talent
Our network and reputation get strong people talking, including the many who aren’t looking. Our process keeps them engaged.
We challenge the brief
We look past titles and CV keywords to real capability, and tell you when the market says your brief or process needs to change.
People who stay and deliver
We assess for delivered impact as well as skills. Clients hire whole teams through us, and the people we place stay and perform.
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Search
Exclusive search for senior, lead and staff engineers and architects, from market map to onboarding check-ins.
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Executive Search
Discreet search for Heads of, Directors and VPs, backed by a full leadership map and market intelligence.
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Projects / Team Build
New or scaling teams, planned with you and run as one programme to your timeline.
Our process
How we work
- 01
Briefing
We dig into the role, the team and your value proposition.
- 02
Market mapping
Targeted research across agreed industries and competitors.
- 03
Candidate approach
Discreet headhunting across traditional and digital channels.
- 04
Assessment
Competency-based assessment of experience, motivation and fit.
- 05
Shortlisting
A curated shortlist of candidates genuinely worth meeting.
- 06
Steering meetings
Collaboration calls weekly or every 2 weeks.
- 07
Interviews & feedback
We schedule interviews, share candidate feedback and act on it.
- 08
Offer management
We manage expectations on both sides for a smooth process.
What people say
He helped us discover top technical talent, saved us a bunch of time preselecting only the most suitable candidates, and supported the whole process.
Having worked with him for almost a year, I no longer see our collaboration as a typical recruiter-client relationship… it feels like a trusted and well-established business partnership.
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.
I’ve hired my whole team via Matthew.
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