Ignition Growth – Specialist AI/ML & Cybersecurity Search Practice

Trusted Talent Partner to startups and industry leaders.

“Tyler at Ignition Growth was instrumental in helping me land my VP of Sales role, and was key in hiring my first Enterprise AE. He has a sharp eye for talent, understands the urgency and nuance of early-stage hiring, and operates like a true partner. If you’re building a high-performance GTM team or making a career move, Tyler is someone you want in your corner.”

Colin, VP of Sales – Series B Data/AI Startup

“I highly recommend Ignition Growth and have used them now for 7 hires. Very good at listening and understanding your exact requirements. If your brief is good, they will find you exactly what you are looking for. If you need to change your brief slightly as you go along, they adapt with your requirements and only bring relevant candidates. Very good understanding our unique profile and culture and what we need. Hamza is fast, efficient and always on the ball with a great understanding of our hiring process and time required. The cherry on the top.. they are really nice people and great to work with.”

Morten, Chief Revenue Officer – Cybersecurity (PE)

“Great experience, we worked with Ignition Growth on 4 different positions and each time received great, relevant profiles. We really appreciated their style: fast and hands-off, enabling us to run our processes without unnecessary intermediation. One of the best headhunters I’ve worked with so far. Thank you!”

Phillipe, CEO – AI (Venture Capital)

“Tyler has a proven track record in placing excellent people in our company. He has a deep understanding of our requirements and of the market. He has taken time to understand our culture and values and he has personal relationships with our leadership team. Because he understands us, he adeptly identifies and places the best candidates for us. He is also a very personable and caring person. He exemplifies our cultural values and we feel as though he is one of our own. He even wears our swag and recently visited us at our HQ. He is an excellent choice for anyone who needs an awesome executive recruiter. Highly recommend!”

Colleen, VP – Cybersecurity (Venture Capital)

“We had tried multiple rounds to find the right candidate using traditional financial recruiters. But they kept giving us the standard candidates, they didn’t understand the hard-to-describe factors that separate a fair candidate from an excellent one.

Within a day, Tyler at Ignition Growth had found 4 exceptional candidates with that vital spark, the candidate that we hired has been a top performer since joining the company.”

Connor, VP Finance – Consultancy (Private Equity)

“Hamza is everything you need from a recruiter, from his initial approach to keeping you updated through the process, it all helps making an informed decision about the opportunity. Hamza’s timing was impeccable, and my conversations with each of the leaders transitioned smoothly. He ensured that the opportunity was the right fit, both organizationally and culturally and once completed he arranged a call with the necessary leaders to finalize the proposition prior to offer. It’s not surprising that our leaders speak so highly of Hamza – keep up the good work!”

Mohsin, VP – Cybersecurity (Private Equity)

“Tyler did a great job of helping us narrow the focus of our search and presented highly qualified candidates in a short amount of time. He was great to work with, highly responsive and able to close candidates on our opportunity. I look forward to working with him again soon.”

Ray, VP – Tech (Venture Capital)

“Ignition Growth is very professional and have been a tremendous help for us. They provide shortlists of quality candidates, have excellent communication, always providing feedback to hiring managers and applicants. I recommend their services to startups looking to scale their engineering function at speed.”

Tom, VP – AI Startup

About us

As a research-focused search practice, we’re focused on identifying, recruiting, and retaining top-tier talent for the world’s most innovative AI/ML and Cybersecurity companies.

Working closely with Founders and Leadership teams to advise and execute on hiring goals and long-term objectives.

We have a proven track record of building teams of seasoned leaders, top-producing GTM professionals, and world-class technical talent for our clients. We’re proud that many of our clients have achieved successful eight-and nine-figure exits since partnering with us.

Trusted by Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds to work alongside their portfolio companies for long-term talent acquisition success.

Our company mission is to build meaningful and long-term relationships with our clients and candidates.

Our Values: Partnership, Growth, and Performance

True Partner

Consultative approach, ensuring lasting placements that make an impact

Growth Driver

key strategic hires & building top-performing teams

High Performance

trusted by executive leadership for delivering on critical hiring projects with speed and precision

Our Practise Areas

GTM

Sales
Marketing
Customer Success

Technical (Engineering & Product)

Software Engineering
DevOps & SRE
Product Management

AI/ML

AI/ML Engineering
AI Research
Data Science

Headquartered in London with a key hub in New York, Ignition Growth operates globally.

Examples of recently executed hiring projects for our AI & Cybersecurity clients

  • Chief Revenue Officer | (Series B)
  • VP of Sales | (Series A)
  • Enterprise Sales team build x4 USA, x2 EMEA | (Private Equity)
  • VP Customer Success | (Private Equity)
  • Enterprise Account Executive EMEA x2 | (Seed)
  • Enterprise Account Executive x2 | (Seed)
  • Sales Engineer | (Series C)
  • Enterprise Account Executive x3 | (Series D)
  • VP of Engineering | (Seed)
  • Machine Learning Engineer | (Series A)
  • Applied Scientist | (Series A)
  • Research Scientist (AI Lab)
  • Research Engineer | (Series A)
  • AI Researcher | (R&D Org)
  • Founding Engineer | (Seed)
  • Staff Software Engineer | (Series B)

Explore Exciting Opportunities

We are recruitment partners that prioritise coaching, providing consistent feedback, and helping you on your next career move. You’ll have access to awesome opportunities and be fully prepared as you progress with our clients.

Ignite your Career.

Let’s Ignite Your Growth

Ready to fuel your growth and accelerate your journey to success? Contact our team to discuss your talent strategy, explore our services, or inquire.

Our Solutions

Contingent

We specialise in finding the right candidates quickly to meet your immediate project needs.

Our Contingent Search Solutions are designed to provide you with top-tier professionals who are ready to hit the ground running. With our extensive network and deep industry knowledge, we can connect you with the perfect candidates swiftly, ensuring you don’t miss a beat.

Retained

Our retained search approach offers a highly personalised and dedicated solution for organisations seeking to fill key executive, leadership, and specialised roles. It is ideal for senior leadership and critical positions that demand an exhaustive search and selection process.

We provide access to a select pool of high-impact candidates, often not available through traditional recruitment methods. Retained searches are conducted with the utmost discretion, preserving your organisation’s sensitive information and strategic objectives.

Contract

We focus on finding exceptional talent that seamlessly integrates with your team for the duration of your project.

Our Contract Recruitment service is designed to provide you with skilled professionals who can make an ongoing impact on your mission-critical initiatives. Contract recruitment allows you to manage your workforce more cost-effectively, as you only pay for the duration of the contract.

Become A Partner

Proven track record of recruiting critical talent and scaling emerging technology companies to building functions for leading organizations

A deep understanding of your business and value proposition, representing you competitively to the talent market.

Access to our network of top-tier VC/PE funds, Clients, and Candidates.

Dedicated to being radically transparent and acting with integrity as a talent partner.

Let’s Ignite Your Growth

Ready to fuel your growth and accelerate your journey to success? Contact our team to discuss your talent strategy, explore our services, or inquire.

Exciting Opportunities Await

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