Adam Li

CEO

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia9 yrs experience
AI Enabled

Key Highlights

  • Trusted partner for AI startups and scale-ups
  • Built extensive global network across multiple regions
  • Achieved record-breaking revenue in recruitment
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data and AI recruitment expert with a strong focus on scaling technology teams.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data RecruitmentAi RecruitmentAnalytics

Other Skills

Business DevelopmentCommunicationCustomer ServiceFashionLeadershipMarket InsightsMicrosoft ExcelNetworkingRecruitingRetailSalesSocial MediaStylingTalent AcquisitionTeamwork

About

Iโ€™m a Principal Data & AI recruiter with 6+ years of experience building and scaling high-performing technology teams across data, analytics, machine learning and AI, from early-stage startups through to global enterprises. Originally from the UK and now based in Sydney, I spent the last 6 years building a deep, international network across Australia, the US, UK and Middle East. Iโ€™m trusted by Founders, CTOs, CDOs and VPs to deliver when hiring is complex, whether thatโ€™s scaling an AI startup, building a modern data platform, or finding senior leaders who can bridge business and technology. My focus has always been speed and delivery. I work hands-on with clients to understand the real problem theyโ€™re solving, then move quickly and precisely to connect them with engineers, data scientists and leaders who can actually execute. ๐ŸŒ Global network across ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿš€ Trusted hiring partner to AI startups and scale-ups building agentic systems, LLM products and data platforms. ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Deep experience supporting venture-backed startups, consultancies and Tier-1 organisations through growth and transformation Outside of work, Iโ€™m a keen tennis player and enjoy staying active. Iโ€™m also a proud dad, which has only strengthened my interest in working with companies building technology responsibly and with real impact. If youโ€™re scaling a data or AI team, building a startup, or tackling a hard hiring problem, letโ€™s chat! ๐Ÿš€

Experience

9 yrs
Total Experience
1 yr 8 mos
Average Tenure
8 mos
Current Experience

Salient group

Principal Consultant - Data & AI

Sep 2025 โ€“ Present ยท 8 mos ยท Hybrid

  • Principal Consultant - Data & AI Recruitment @ Salient | EMEA, US/APAC, ANZ
  • Salient is APAC's first and largest SaaS recruitment firm. We support some of the world's highest growth tech brands to scale. Salient has supported high growth, pre-IPO VC backed software vendors build their tech, data and product teams through to sales and go-to-market teams across APJ, and the rest of the world, helping to build some of the most innovative products, globally.
  • I support early stage startups through to growth tech companies hire niche talent in Data and AI spaces using my expansive network of talent, our tech communities, market insights & analytics.
  • Role's I cover:
  • Head of Data
  • Head of AI
  • Founding Engineer
  • AI Engineer
  • ML Engineer
  • ML Ops Engineer
  • Research Scientist
  • Data Engineer
  • Let's build ๐Ÿš€
Data RecruitmentAI RecruitmentTalent AcquisitionNetworkingMarket Insights

Map talent

2 roles

Manager - Data & Analytics

Promoted

Aug 2024 โ€“ Sep 2025 ยท 1 yr 1 mo

  • 2025
  • ๐Ÿ† Quarterly Top Biller - Q1 of 2025
  • ๐Ÿ† YTD Top New Business Biller
  • 2024
  • ๐Ÿ† Broke the office record for the largest deal recorded in the company's history in 10 years' - $83,250 AUD
  • ๐Ÿ† Quarterly Top Biller - Q2 of 2024
  • ๐Ÿ† 2nd for Total Revenue Booked for 2024.
Data RecruitmentAnalyticsBusiness Development

Senior Data & Analytics Recruitment Consultant

Sep 2023 โ€“ Aug 2024 ยท 11 mos

Gravitas recruitment group (uk) ltd

2 roles

Senior Data & Analytics Recruitment Consultant

Jul 2022 โ€“ Aug 2023 ยท 1 yr 1 mo ยท Leeds, England, United Kingdom

  • ๐Ÿ† Top biller in the Leeds office 2022.
  • ๐Ÿ† Top 3 biller nationally on a permanent desk 2022 out of 120+ consultants.
  • ๐Ÿ† CDLC winner - Became the first ever Leeds consultant in history to hit the CDLC Gravitas Incentive achieving 11x deals across a period of 3 months which resulted in a trip to Cape Town.
  • ๐Ÿ† Broke the office record for most revenue done in a month on a permanent desk in Leeds.
  • ๐Ÿ† Broke the office record for the most number of deals done in a month.
  • Presented in front of the entire organisation at the annual Christmas meeting in front of 300 people.
  • 4 MVP nominations nationally in 2022.

Data & Analytics Recruitment Consultant

Sep 2020 โ€“ Jul 2022 ยท 1 yr 10 mos ยท Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Isource group

Data & Analytics Recruitment Consultant at iSource Group

Sep 2019 โ€“ Sep 2020 ยท 1 yr ยท Leeds, United Kingdom

  • โ€ข MVP - Employee of the month

Chesterfield football club

Youth Team Player

Jul 2010 โ€“ Apr 2011 ยท 9 mos

Sheffield wednesday football club

Youth Team Player

Nov 2008 โ€“ Jul 2010 ยท 1 yr 8 mos ยท Greater Sheffield Area

Education

Leeds Beckett University

Retail Business Management

Jan 2015 โ€“ Jan 2018

St Mary's Catholic High School

Jan 2013 โ€“ Jan 2015

St Mary's Catholic High School

GCSE's

Jan 2007 โ€“ Jan 2012

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