Atlanta HQ · National Reach · Built for Innovative Teams

Precision talent
for data-centric
teams.

A boutique recruiting practice built for depth, not volume. We work at the intersection of data, software engineering, AI, and leadership. We find people most firms can't. Faster and smarter, with AI amplifying every step.

Explore Opportunities
Data.
Engineering.
AI. Robotics.
30+
Years Technical
Recruiting
50+
Active Markets
Across the US
IC→CxO
From Sr Technologists
to C-Level
PE/VC+
Executive Search for
PE and Venture-Backed Teams
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Our Practice

Built for the complexity
of innovative teams.

inspHIRE is a boutique technology search practice, purpose-built for organizations where data and engineering aren't just functions, they're the product.

We're based in Atlanta with genuine national reach. Active relationships across major tech hubs and emerging markets, with access to passive candidates who don't show up on job boards. If the right person is out there, we know how to find them.

Our clients range from AI-native startups to Fortune 100 enterprises and hyperscale data center operators. We've helped build teams that landed inside Big Tech following acquisitions. We've placed leaders who transformed companies. Every engagement is different. The rigor isn't.

01

Executive Search (Retained/Contingency)

Senior, Staff and Founding Technologists to C-level. We run the search with the focus it deserves. One of a handful, never one of fifty. PE-backed portfolio buildouts, CxO, VP, and Director-level talent sourced for speed and durability.

02

Contract Consulting & Specialized Staff Augmentation

Flexible coverage for active projects. Staffed with practitioners who can hit the ground running.

03

Fractional Talent Principal

Embedded talent leadership without the full-time hire. Built for PE/VC portcos and high-growth teams, strategy, process, and active search inside your organization.

04

Talent Advisory

Market mapping, comp benchmarking, and org design input. We share what we know. It's more useful than a pitch deck.

The AI Edge

We run an
AI-powered
practice.

AI doesn't replace the human judgment that makes great recruiting. It removes every obstacle standing between us and it, giving us more reach, better signal, and faster results for clients. The boutique feel stays. The limitations don't.

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Faster sourcing, broader reach

AI-powered sourcing means we find passive candidates that don't show up on job boards, faster. More ground covered, better candidates surfaced.

📊

Real-time market intelligence

Current comp data, candidate availability, and market movement. Built on Claude, so the intelligence is current and the analysis is sharp.

🔄

Tighter loops, faster closes

Custom-built workflows on Claude mean faster communication, cleaner handoffs, and a search process that keeps moving. No dropped balls, no stalled searches.

Where We Play

Deep network.
Narrow focus.

We don't try to be everything to everyone. Data, engineering, AI, robotics, and hyperscale data center infrastructure is where we spend our time, build our network, and stay current, nationally. That specialization is your edge in a tight market.

Data Engineering
Data Architecture
Data Science & Analytics
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
Software Engineering
Platform / DevOps Engineering
Hyperscale / Data Center Infrastructure
Controls Engineering (BMS/EPMS)
Robotics
Computer Vision
Cybersecurity
CxO / Executive
The Difference

Deliberately boutique.
Relentlessly focused.

Most firms scale their way to mediocrity. We made a different bet — stay small, go deep, and actually know the market. AI gives us the leverage to punch well above our weight class without losing what makes boutique valuable: real relationships and straight talk.

Let's Talk
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Real network, Atlanta to everywhere

Past Chairman, TAG Data Science & AI Society. Genuine relationships built over decades in Atlanta's tech ecosystem and extended nationally across data, engineering, AI, and infrastructure talent communities.

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Market intelligence you can use

We know what candidates are making, what they're walking away from, and what it takes to close — in Atlanta and across the country. That context saves you time and money.

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Proven at every stage

From AI startups that got acquired to PE-backed growth companies to F100 and hyperscale operators. We've built teams that work — not just teams that start.

Tony Verde, Founder of inspHIRE Talent Solutions
Executive Search Trusted Advisor Fractional Talent Leadership AI Practitioner
The Person Behind the Practice

Built on
relationships.
Powered by results.

Tony Verde has spent his career at the intersection of technology and talent, building teams, growing practices, and connecting exceptional people with organizations that deserve them. He founded inspHIRE to do that work on his own terms: boutique, intentional, and uncompromisingly direct.

As Past Chairman of the TAG Data Science & AI Society and Board Advisor to OpenWater, Tony built genuine relationships across Atlanta's tech ecosystem and extended that network nationally. He is an active Claude AI practitioner, using it across sourcing, market intelligence, and workflow management daily.

He holds a BBA from the University of Georgia, is fluent in Spanish, and is based in the Atlanta area. When he's not running searches, you'll find him out on the water.

Reach Tony Connect on LinkedIn
Recent Placements

The work speaks.

A cross-section of successful searches.

AI Startup → Big Tech Acquisition
ML Engineering Team Build-Out

Placed multiple ML engineers and a Computer Vision Scientist. Company acquired — team absorbed into a major Big Tech organization.

Sports Tech
Head of Digital

Senior digital leadership hire for a high-growth sports technology platform navigating rapid product expansion.

Supply-Chain Tech
CTO

Executive search for a technology leader to modernize the platform stack and scale engineering capacity.

Healthcare
Global CIO

C-suite executive search for a complex global organization requiring deep healthcare IT experience and change management capability.

Data Services
Foundational Team Build

Built the core team for a modern data stack services firm from the ground up — engineering, leadership, and delivery roles.

AI Startup
Full Stack & Gaming Engineers

Rapid team scaling across software disciplines to support an AI-native product roadmap with aggressive timeline.