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Executive Search for AI-Powered SaaS Leaders

We help SaaS pioneers hire the AI, data, and technical leadership they can’t afford to get wrong — because your platform is only as strong as the people behind it.

What’s Changing in AI-Powered SaaS?

AI-powered SaaS is transforming how enterprises operate — from intelligent automation to predictive analytics and real-time personalization. But as these products scale, so do the demands on leadership: AI in SaaS requires deep tech fluency, data governance awareness, and commercial strategy. Emerging SaaS companies hiring AI leaders face intense competition, evolving regulatory landscapes, and fast-moving innovation cycles. Finding the right data leadership in SaaS is now a business-critical challenge.

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AI-native SaaS ventures defining new categories and disrupting legacy models

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Growth-stage B2B platforms layering AI across product, ops, and GTM functions

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​Enterprise-scale platforms optimizing AI infrastructure, LLM integration, and data teams

Typical Searches in AI-Powered SaaS

Chief AI Officer / VP of AI

Head of Data Science

VP of Product (AI SaaS)

Director of Machine Learning

Chief Technology Officer (SaaS)

VP Engineering (Cloud & ML)

Head of MLOps / AI Platform

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Need help scoping your next critical role? We can help define it — not just fill it.

Why Is Hiring in AI-Powered SaaS So Complex?

  • Rapid evolution in AI models and tech stacks (e.g. LLMs, MLOps)

  • Need for hybrid leaders fluent in SaaS growth and AI architecture

  • Talent wars with Big Tech and unicorns for top AI talent

  • Regulatory ambiguity around AI/data privacy in SaaS delivery

  • Misalignment risks between product, data, and engineering leadership

  • Difficulty in vetting true AI depth versus surface-level experience

Why Clients Choose Lucent

  • Unmatched fluency in AI and SaaS leadership

  • Rigorous 83-step Smart Search® process ensures precision and fit

  • Technically fluent team with real-time talent mapping

  • Access to trusted candidates beyond your current reach

  • Fast, flexible, and global delivery tailored to growth-stage and scaling companies

Book a Discovery Call

Our expertise in mapping talent across tech sectors offers an invaluable advantage in securing the people poised to fuel your next stage of growth. To find out if we can help you secure talent for your team from specific markets, book a no-obligation 20-30 minute consultation call.

To me, Rebecca is more than just a recruiter; she's a valued business partner who assists me in locating, attracting, and recruiting top-notch candidates. 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 most other recruiters.

Rebecca goes above and beyond by actively promoting companies and roles to enhance visibility, incorporating innovative strategies like using videos to capture attention. The engagement level from candidates is exceptional, resulting in successful placements for key roles within rapidly growing companies facing significant challenges.

Matt Little, Chair and NED, Various High Growth Companies.
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