Hiring Architecture and Talent Advisory for AI Founders
Three ways to work with an AI hiring advisor for startups. Whether you need the complete hiring blueprint, expert guidance on one pivotal hire, or an ongoing strategic advisor during rapid scaling, every engagement is built on the same foundation: role calibration for AI companies, evaluation frameworks and talent market intelligence.
Talent Architecture
The complete hiring blueprint for your next 10 to 20 roles. I map the hiring roadmap, calibrate every role, design the interview architecture and deliver a talent market map. You walk away with the system that prevents $500K in bad hires before they happen.
When to use
You have raised seed or Series A, you are about to hire your first 10 to 20 roles and you want to build the system before you start recruiting.
Timeline
6 to 8 weeks
What's included
- Role calibration for every open position
- Interview architecture and evaluation frameworks
- Talent market map for target roles
- Hiring roadmap with sequencing and priorities
- Compensation intelligence calibrated to market
- 90-day check-in
Critical Hire Advisory
Expert guidance on the one hire that changes everything. VP Engineering, founding ML engineer, Head of Product. I build the role architecture, design the evaluation framework and guide the decision through close.
Ideal for
AI startups where one wrong hire costs $300K and 12 months. That is what I prevent.
Engagement structure
4 to 6 weeks
What's included
- Role architecture built from first principles
- Evaluation framework designed for this specific hire
- Decision support through offer and close
- Compensation intelligence calibrated to market
- Interview loop design
- 90-day check-in
Advisor Retainer
Ongoing talent strategy during rapid scaling. The hiring advisor founders keep on speed dial. Hiring strategy, org design, compensation intelligence, interview system optimization, investor-ready team documentation.
When to use
You are scaling fast post-raise and need permanent access to senior talent strategy without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Engagement structure
Quarterly retainers with regular check-ins
What's included
- Strategic hiring advisor embedded in your company
- Org design and team structure guidance
- Interview system optimization
- Compensation benchmarking
- Investor-ready team documentation
- Quarterly strategy reviews
The founders I work with know that hiring is the highest-stakes decision they make.
If that resonates, let's talk.
For AI founders at Seed and Series A building their first 10 to 20 hires.