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Executive search for the builders of what's next.

From AI to biotech, batteries to mobility — we place the leaders who build what's hard to scale and impossible to fake.

At Lucent Search, we help high-growth, high-complexity businesses hire the AI, data, and technical leaders they can’t afford to get wrong — especially when the role is new, regulated, or mission-critical.

We don’t just find candidates. We act as a search partner who speaks your language, defines the role — not just fills it, and understands what’s at stake when you’re building the team behind your next breakthrough. We move fast without cutting corners, represent your brand with intelligence and conviction, and bring you the few exceptional people who can lead, deliver, and scale — not a long list of maybe-fits.

AI Will Redefine Your Business - 
But Only If You Have the Right Leaders

Learn how forward-thinking companies are hiring, structuring, and enabling AI and data teams in The New Business Blueprint: AI From Hype to Execution.​

  • Insights from the C-Suite

  • Real-world hiring trends, leadership gaps, and solutions

  • Strategies to avoid hiring and retention pitfalls

 

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What We Do...

Ready to 10x your AI Innovation with world-class tech leaders?

Our comprehensive, 83-step recruitment process leverages cutting-edge market mapping technology, extensive networks, and tailored assessments to identify and secure the elite talent you need to achieve your diversity and growth goals.

 

Say goodbye to the limitations of conventional hiring and discover how Lucent Smart Search® can elevate your team.

an overview of Lucent Smart Search
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Get our AI talent strategy guide.

Stay competitive in the UK AI sector with our latest Salary Guide. Access current trends, salary benchmarks, and strategic insights to build and maintain a top AI and data science team. 

Unlike your typical recruiter who simply relies on database searches, Rebecca employs a more comprehensive and systematic approach, yielding superior results. The candidates she provides consistently surpass the quality of those sourced by other recruiters.

Searching for the leaders who understand your sector's unique challenges?

Our team of industry experts leverages deep market insights, extensive networks, and a proven executive search methodology to pinpoint the emerging leaders who can help your organization scale and thrive in your unique tech sector.

Say goodbye to generic talent pools and discover how our sector-specific expertise can help you stay ahead of the curve and secure the elite talent you need to succeed.

Discover how top AI companies scale their teams.

Working with many successful companies, we have had the privilege to learn valuable lessons about technology company growth.  We set up The Lucent Perspective podcast to share these insights and deepen our own knowledge base while spotlighting amazing entrepreneurs and companies.

 

The Lucent Perspective is a technology leadership podcast in which entrepreneurs and executives share growth challenges, investment and exit stories, and lessons learned.

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