● UK ● EMEA ● US ● APAC
Driving intelligent growth in the AI era.
DATAHEAD is the strategic talent and delivery partner for Data, AI, Cloud and Engineering. We connect exceptional people with high-impact transformation mandates — and deliver the work alongside them.
50+
Global Clients
4
Regions Covered
15yr+
Specialist Focus
Trusted by leading organisations
One partner | End to end
Search. Build. Deliver.
Most providers do one part of the job. DATAHEAD covers the full journey — securing the leaders who set direction, building the teams that scale, and delivering the transformation itself.
01
SEARCH
Securing the leaders who drive transformation.
DATAHEAD is the strategic talent and delivery partner for Data, AI, Cloud and Engineering. We connect exceptional people with high-impact transformation mandates — and deliver the work alongside them.
✔ Retained executive search
✔ Board & C-suite appointments
✔ Fractional & interim leadership
02
BUILD
Securing the leaders who drive transformation.
DATAHEAD is the strategic talent and delivery partner for Data, AI, Cloud and Engineering. We connect exceptional people with high-impact transformation mandates — and deliver the work alongside them.
✔ Retained executive search
✔ Board & C-suite appointments
✔ Fractional & interim leadership
03
DELIVER
Securing the leaders who drive transformation.
DATAHEAD is the strategic talent and delivery partner for Data, AI, Cloud and Engineering. We connect exceptional people with high-impact transformation mandates — and deliver the work alongside them.
✔ Retained executive search
✔ Board & C-suite appointments
✔ Fractional & interim leadership
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
The expertise behind intelligent growth.
Across the modern data function, we place the people who set the strategy, apply the AI, turn data into decisions and run the platforms beneath it.
Securing the leaders who drive transformation.
DATAHEAD is the strategic talent and delivery partner for Data, AI, Cloud and Engineering. We connect exceptional people with high-impact transformation mandates — and deliver the work alongside them.
Securing the leaders who drive transformation.
DATAHEAD is the strategic talent and delivery partner for Data, AI, Cloud and Engineering. We connect exceptional people with high-impact transformation mandates — and deliver the work alongside them.
Securing the leaders who drive transformation.
DATAHEAD is the strategic talent and delivery partner for Data, AI, Cloud and Engineering. We connect exceptional people with high-impact transformation mandates — and deliver the work alongside them.
Securing the leaders who drive transformation.
DATAHEAD is the strategic talent and delivery partner for Data, AI, Cloud and Engineering. We connect exceptional people with high-impact transformation mandates — and deliver the work alongside them.
THE CLARITY PROBLEM
Why most data hires fail.
Most organisations hire around job descriptions, not business outcomes. A brilliant data scientist working on the wrong problem is just expensive overhead. The hiring challenge isn't a talent shortage — it's a clarity shortage.
We start with the business outcome, not the job title. Aligning talent strategy with organisational goals delivers faster hiring, stronger retention, and leaders who create measurable impact from day one.
40-50%
of senior hires fail within 18 months
€200K
average cost of a single bad senior hire
3–6 mo
to fill a specialised data role conventionally
HOW WE WORK
Most recruiters rush to shortlist.
We start by understanding.
STEP 01
Context
We map the business challenge, not just the job title. What does success actually look like?
STEP 02
Search
Access to passive talent most recruiters never find — long-term relationships with senior leaders not on the market.
STEP 03
Precision
Shortlists built for impact, not volume. Every candidate calibrated to your culture and outcomes.
STEP 04
Partnership
We track performance beyond day one. Success means retention, growth, and measurable business impact.
SELECTED WORK
What clients say.
Trusted by 50+ leading organisations across finance, media, tech and regulated industries.
A major asset in scaling our AGI work across Europe — consistently delivering exceptional candidates and genuine market intelligence that has refined our talent strategy.
Amazon
AGI Science & Tech Recruitment EMEA
OUTCOME
Senior leader secured to head AGI engineering across EMEA.
Results that precisely matched our requirements, delivered with remarkable speed and efficiency. Rare to find a professional who consistently delivers top-tier talent.
WPP Media
Global Managing Partner
OUTCOME
Marketing Science & Measurement capability scaled across multiple markets.
An ability to think beyond traditional recruitment — bringing in leadership talent from outside our usual networks proved particularly valuable to the transformation programme.
Aspen Insurance
Global CIO
OUTCOME
Global Head of Cloud appointed to lead the IPO-readiness transformation.
LET’S TALK
Ready to build your data capability?
DATAHEAD is the strategic talent and delivery partner for Data, AI, Cloud and Engineering. We connect exceptional people with high-impact transformation mandates — and deliver the work alongside them.