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Three detailed case studies from VAMI — a founding AI engineer in SF, a Head of AI in London, and a two-round search for an AI Research Lead in Berlin that we're proud of even though the first candidate didn't work out.
Discuss your searchFounding AI Engineer for a Series A Fintech: From Zero to Fraud Detection in 6 Months
A 35-person fintech wanted a Head of AI. VAMI pushed back: you need a founding engineer, not a VP. Closed in 5 weeks. She shipped fraud detection, cut chargebacks 40%, and built a 3-person team.
Closed in 5 weeks. Chargebacks reduced 40%. Team of 3 built.
Head of AI for Enterprise SaaS: Turning a Vague Brief into a Shipped Product
A Series B SaaS company wanted to 'do AI.' VAMI challenged the strategy, rewrote the job description, and found a product-minded ML lead who shipped intelligent document processing in 3 months.
Closed in 7 weeks. Manual review reduced 60%. First AI feature shipped month 3.
AI Research Lead for HealthTech: The Honest Story of a Two-Round Search
The first candidate was a brilliant researcher who couldn't ship to production. VAMI warned the client. They hired anyway. Three months later, round two. The second hire passed probation and improved real-world accuracy by 12%.
Two search rounds. Real-world accuracy +12%. Passed probation.
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