A recruiter you don't have to explain your job to
You've had the messages: keyword-matched, wrong stack, wrong seniority, "rockstar" somewhere in the subject line. We built Gradient Search to be the opposite of that — a search firm that works on AI roles only, and holds itself to standards this field would recognise.
What working with us looks like
Comp transparency, backed by data
Every role we represent carries a real range, and our advice comes from the individually-interviewed dataset behind theAustralian AI Salary & Talent Report — the same numbers we publish free to the whole market.
Technical conversations, not keyword screens
Interviews are led by a principal who has scoped the role against our taxonomy, with questions about systems you've shipped — not tools you've listed. Our interview system sits second chair, disclosed and consented, so nothing you say gets lost or misrepresented downstream.
No spray, no pray
Your profile goes nowhere without your explicit OK, every time. We'd rather represent you for one right role than submit you to five wrong ones — the six-month guarantee we give employers depends on it.
Straight answers on the market
Where your comp actually sits, which companies run good AI orgs, when a counter-offer is worth taking. If the honest answer is "stay where you are," that's the answer you'll get.
Not looking? Contribute a 20-minute interview to theReport instead — you'll get the data before anyone else, and a read on your own positioning against it. No pitch attached.