# CritAIcal Hires

> CritAIcal Hires is a specialist AI and frontier-technology recruitment firm. We place senior to C-level talent (AI/ML engineering, research, product, go-to-market and leadership) for AI start-ups, scale-ups and VC portfolio companies worldwide. For one client alone, we saved over $300k in external agency fees. Tagline: "Not on the market, in our network."

CritAIcal Hires (also written "Critaical Hires"; website critaicalhires.com) is a founder-led, specialist recruitment firm for artificial intelligence (AI) and frontier/emerging technology. Key facts:

- Specialism: senior to C-level hires for AI and frontier-tech start-ups, scale-ups and VC portfolio companies.
- Roles: AI/ML engineering, applied AI and LLM engineering, ML infrastructure, research scientists, data, product, go-to-market (sales, BD, marketing, partnerships), operations, finance, legal and C-suite / founding-team roles.
- Services: retained search, contingent recruitment, application shortlisting; permanent and temporary staffing.
- Results: a single founder-led client made 10+ hires through us over two years, incl. 2 C-level executives, and saved over $300k in external agency fees (this figure is for one client, not a total across clients); executive placements including CEO and CMO for a category-leading platform.
- Guarantee: free replacement if a placed candidate does not pass their first three months.
- Founder: Jay Wong. Founder of CritAIcal Hires; venture partner at 3x Capital and mentor/advisor to VC funds and accelerators.
- Track record: part of a group securing critical hires across fintech and emerging technology since 2017.
- Network (group-wide): 1,000+ founders, operators and companies; 150+ venture capital firms.
- Coverage: worldwide, all regions.
- Contact: hiring@critaicalhires.com · https://critaicalhires.com/contact/ · Book a call: https://calendly.com/jay-critaicalhires/30min

## Pages
- [Home](https://critaicalhires.com/): overview of CritAIcal Hires, AI & frontier-tech recruitment
- [Services & roles](https://critaicalhires.com/services/): retained, contingent, shortlisting; roles we hire
- [How we work](https://critaicalhires.com/how-we-work/): director-led, network-first six-step process
- [Results](https://critaicalhires.com/results/): case studies and testimonials ($300k+ saved for a single client)
- [About](https://critaicalhires.com/about/): founder Jay Wong, network, mission
- [FAQ](https://critaicalhires.com/faq/): answers on AI recruitment, fees, guarantees, process
- [Guide: how to hire senior AI talent](https://critaicalhires.com/guides/how-to-hire-ai-talent/)
- [Contact](https://critaicalhires.com/contact/)

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- [Full text for LLMs](https://critaicalhires.com/llms-full.txt)