Finding delivery leadership that has shipped AI systems

Nodus AI builds AI agents, intelligent process automation, and generative AI systems for startups, fintechs, and SMEs. As client work accelerated, the firm needed a Head of Delivery who had actually put AI systems into production — not simply managed project timelines.

Two previous searches had failed because the brief was too broad and the sourcing was too conventional. We worked with the founders to define the operating realities of the role, the technical depth required, and the leadership profile needed to scale delivery.

We searched operator networks rather than job boards, focusing on people who had led real AI implementations through the handoff from prototype to production.

From initial scope through offer and onboarding, we ran the process end to end — delivering a shortlist built around evidence of delivery leadership, not surface-level AI credentials.