EXO ARNVIND is the AI Talent practice of ARNVIND GROUP.
We are AI leaders, engineers and architects who put agentic AI into production – and have a long history of finding and assessing people in this area.
This unique specialist AI domain knowledge, combined with state-of-the-art personality assessment enables us to tell whether a Head of AI, an AI architect or a lead LLM engineer can actually lead, build or run what you need.
We find the candidates your own team cannot reach, we assess them technically and personally, and we stand behind them. Fixed fees. Paid on results. And a human naturally makes every decision.
Book a free 30-minute role review
Why an AI consultancy does talent work
Most companies now have a project before they have the team. The architecture is chosen, the business case approved, the first pilot running – but the role that should own it has been open for four months.
Recruitment agencies cannot help you here: they can find people who say they build AI, but they cannot tell you who can. Consulting firms will not help you: recruiting your permanent team takes billable hours away from them.
We sit in the gap. We run the same lifecycle for our own clients – AI workshop, business case, plan, team, delivery – and staffing the team is a step we take seriously and offer on its own.
Only a human can truly assess another human. We use AI to map the market and structure our work. We do not use it to decide. Every assessment is made by a certified assessor and a practising AI architect.
Our AI Talent Search – Products
1 — AI Team Blueprint
Which roles do you actually need?
Before you write a job ad, we look at the project. Which competencies are missing, what should be hired versus built versus bought, how the team should be shaped, and what the market will realistically deliver at your budget. Written by an AI Architect Talent Partner who has staffed and led these teams.
You get: an 8–12 page blueprint with role definitions, job descriptions, salary ranges, a capability audit of your current key people (BIG 5), and a page on how you get to production while the team is being built.
Duration: 1–2 weeks.
2 — Retained Search for permanent AI roles
Head of AI, AI architects, lead LLM/ML engineers, MLOps leads, AI product lead etc.
Exclusive search for the roles we can assess ourselves. We map the market, approach passive candidates as peers, run a structured technical interview with a practising architect, complete a BIG 5 personality assessment, check references, and follow up 30 days after start.
You get: a shortlist of at least three candidates, each with a written technical and personal assessment; a 6-month replacement guarantee.
3 — Assessment
Second opinion on the people you already have.
You have found your finalists, or you are considering an internal candidate for an AI lead role, or you want to know whether the team you have can deliver the plan you have approved. We assess technical depth, judgement and personality – and give you a report you can put in front of the board.
You get: a 4–6 page assessment per person (technical peer review + BIG 5), or a team assessment against your roadmap.
Who we work with
We work in the Nordics and Europe, and we source internationally into Europe when the local pool is too small. Our clients are companies with an AI project already under way.
How we assess
Technical peer interview. Conducted by an AI architect with production experience in agentic RAG, LLM evaluation, cloud AI platforms and regulated environments. Structured, and documented. We ask about systems the candidate has actually shipped – and what broke.
BIG 5 personality assessment. Our assessors are certified. We look for the fit with your team, your leaders and your pace.
One report. Technical judgement and personal profile in a single 4–6 page document per candidate, written for decision-makers.
How we find
The best AI leads are not looking. They are already somewhere else. They take our call because the person calling has the credibility, understands and has done the job and can talk about their work at the level it deserves.
We naturally map the market with our own AI tooling, so a search starts from the whole field available – and we maintain a standing network of senior AI engineers and architects whom we have already assessed.
From project to team – and back
EXO ARNVIND is just one door into ARNVIND GROUP. Clients who come to us for a search often have a project that needs building while the search runs; clients who come to us for a project always need a team to take it over. Both paths are open, and we will tell you which one we recommend – including when the answer should not be us.
Another way in is our AI Workshop, where we assess the AI opportunities within your business and identify where AI can create the most value.
Book a free 90-minute AI workshop now
Frequently asked questions
Why a fixed fee rather than a percentage of salary?
A percentage rewards us for negotiating your candidate’s salary up. A fixed amount agreed up front does not.
How do you use AI in the process?
For market mapping, research, structuring interview notes and scoring code samples against a fixed protocol. Never for rejecting a candidate. A named person is accountable for every decision, and candidates are told how their data is used.
What is the guarantee?
If a placed candidate leaves within six months, we run the search again at no fee.
Contact
Peter Arnvind, Managing AI Engineer & Certified Assessor
contact@arnvind.com
Book a free 30-minute role review
Send us the job description for an open AI role and we will tell you, honestly, whether it can be filled as written.
