Adam Bryant
@adambryant
Strategic Talent Acquisition partner scaling technical and AI/ML engineering teams globally.
What I'm looking for
I am a Strategic Talent Acquisition Partner with 10+ years’ experience scaling high-performing engineering and AI/ML teams across EMEA, US, and MENA. I specialize in hiring for deeply technical roles including LLM/GenAI, Machine Learning, Robotics, Distributed Systems, Cloud, and Product Engineering.
I partner directly with C-level and VP Engineering leaders to design hiring strategies, build interview processes, and deliver rapid results in high-bar environments. I have supported hiring at organisations including Axon, Expedia, Vodafone, Virgin Media O2, ClearScore, Findmypast, and Elsevier.
My approach is data-driven and execution-focused: I reduce hiring cycles, improve hiring velocity, and increase diversity through targeted sourcing, scorecard-based assessments, and process optimisation. Key achievements include doubling robotics teams, rapid senior hires, and significant reductions in time-to-hire.
I am known for influencing stakeholders, improving candidate experience, and eliminating agency reliance where appropriate. I bring a track record of delivering measurable hiring outcomes across Software, AI/ML, Data, Cloud, and DevOps disciplines.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Tech Recruiter
Arena Entertainment
Nov 2025 - Present (7 months)
Short-term contract scaling tech teams in iGaming, growing engineering headcount from 5 to 10 in 4 weeks and hiring blockchain and full-stack engineers to expand the blockchain capability.
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager
Insight On-boarding
Sep 2017 - Present (8 years 9 months)
Delivered technical hiring for clients including Runpath, ClearScore, Findmypast, Collinson Group, and Elsevier, supporting multiple C-suite hires and rapid scaling of product and engineering teams.
Scaled Axon’s AI Assistant and Devices divisions, hiring 5 AI/ML and software engineers in 6 weeks, doubled the Brussels robotics team from 4 to 8, and delivered multiple urgent senior device hires within 4 weeks.
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Virgin Media O2
Mar 2024 - Mar 2025 (1 year)
Owned hiring across Network Architecture, Cloud, Platform, and DevOps, filling 5 Network Architects in 8 weeks while managing 20+ requisitions and reducing time-to-hire by 15%.
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager
Blue Cross
Nov 2023 - Mar 2024 (4 months)
Led Data & Architecture recruitment, implemented a scorecard-based assessment to reduce bias, and streamlined interview processes resulting in a 20% reduction in time-to-hire and removal of agency reliance.
Senior Talent Partner
Vodafone UK
Sep 2022 - Sep 2023 (1 year)
Hired across Software, Data, Cloud, and ML engineering, grew Machine Learning & Data Engineering teams, led DE&I initiatives increasing diverse hires from 22% to 40%, and introduced sourcathons to accelerate hiring.
Talent Acquisition Manager
Expedia Group
Jun 2021 - Sep 2022 (1 year 3 months)
Managed software engineering hiring across EMEA, scaled Hotels data organisation by hiring 10+ data scientists in 8 weeks and increased offshore sourcing output by 50%, reducing time-to-hire by 15%.
Senior Recruitment Consultant
EWI Recruitment
Sep 2020 - Jun 2021 (9 months)
Recruited technical talent for renewable energy projects across the U.S. during COVID-19, delivering hires for engineering roles in a challenging remote environment.
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Various Recruitment Agencies
Sep 2011 - Sep 2017 (6 years)
Built foundational recruitment experience across multiple sectors from 2011–2017, specialising in technical and hard-to-fill roles and developing sourcing and closing skills.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Northampton
Bachelor of Science, Business Studies
2008 - 2011
Grade: 2:1
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Business Studies, focusing on core business principles and practices and graduating with a 2:1.
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