Product, Data & AI Recruiting | areHired Specialist Practice | areHired
Specialist Direct-Hire Practice

Engineering the
Canadian B2B standard.

A focused Canadian direct-hire service for B2B software companies hiring Product, Data, and Applied AI leaders and specialists.

Our Focus Areas

This practice is not for broad engineering or IT-support hiring. It is for the strategic disciplines that shape product direction, data capability, and applied AI delivery.

Product Management

  • Group Product Managers
  • VP Product & Head of Product
  • Technical PMs (Platform/API)
  • B2B SaaS Specialists

Connecting commercial strategy with engineering reality.

Data Engineering

  • Lead Data Engineers
  • Data Platform Architects
  • Analytics Engineers
  • Data Infrastructure Leaders

Building the resilient pipelines that power enterprise intelligence.

Applied AI & ML

  • Machine Learning Engineers
  • LLM / NLP Specialists
  • AI Product Leads
  • Applied Research Scientists

Transitioning cutting-edge models into production software.

Who this is for

A focused fit for Canadian B2B software teams.

Growing product organizations

Canadian B2B software companies building or strengthening a Product, Data, or Applied AI function.

Direct-hire leadership searches

Teams with a clear role mandate, accountable hiring leader, and a permanent position to fill.

Specific, high-leverage roles

Searches where product judgment, technical depth, and commercial context all matter.

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How a Direct-Hire Search Is Structured

A focused search starts with role clarity, then combines targeted outreach with candid feedback on the brief and candidate response.

1Role Calibration

We align on the business problem, scope, seniority, and decision criteria before beginning outreach.

2Targeted Outreach

We build a focused candidate approach around the agreed role requirements, then engage people whose background is relevant to the search.

3Evidence-Based Advisory

We share early feedback on role scope, location, and expectations. We do not present compensation benchmarks without a documented source.

Discuss Your Talent Needs

Share your hiring roadmap or specific technical requirements. Our tech practice leads will contact you to discuss market conditions and search strategy.