Brunel Search is a senior talent specialist for companies building speech, audio, and multimodal AI systems.
Brunel Search is a specialist search partner for senior engineering and research talent in speech, audio, and multimodal AI. We work exclusively with VC-backed and high-growth startups where model performance, latency, and system design decisions directly determine product quality.
Most generalist recruiters can screen for keywords. We can tell the difference between a candidate who has fine-tuned a diffusion-based TTS model and one who has only used an API for it — and so can the founders and CTOs we work with. That depth of domain fluency is what lets us run a fast, targeted search instead of a wide, noisy one.
Every search starts with a scoping call to pin down the technical bar, team context, and comp range, followed by direct outreach into our existing network of practitioners rather than a cold, generic sourcing pass.
Current openings we're actively searching for. Don't see the right fit? Get in touch anyway — we work several unlisted and confidential searches at any given time.
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Two engagement models, depending on how senior, specialised, or time-sensitive the role is.
Best for: senior, founding, or mission-critical hires where precision matters more than speed.
Best for: well-defined roles where speed and flexibility matter more than exclusivity.
Retained searches are exclusive — we run a dedicated, prioritised process for that role. Contingency searches are non-exclusive, so you're free to run other channels in parallel.
Typically within 48 hours of a scoping call. Initial candidate conversations usually begin in the first one to two weeks.
Mid-to-senior individual contributor and leadership roles in speech, audio, and multimodal AI — from founding engineers to CTO-level hires.
Every engagement includes a replacement guarantee (12 weeks for retained, 8 weeks for contingency) — if the hire leaves or doesn't work out in that window, we run the search again at no additional fee.