Rob Dawson

CEO

London, United Kingdom18 yrs 6 mos experience

AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

15 years of experience in tech recruitment.
Established one of London's largest tech communities.
Expert in building AI and ML teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a tech recruitment expert specializing in AI and ML talent acquisition.

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Skills

Core Skills

ConsultingTech Recruitment

Other Skills

Technical ServicesCoachingInformation GatheringAI/ML Hiring Trends & Market InsightsCommunity Building in AI/MLData Science & AI Talent StrategyAI & Machine Learning RecruitmentPartnershipsNetworkingIT RecruitmentWeb ServicesPermanent PlacementInterviewsTrainingTechnical Recruiting

About

Building a high-performing tech teams is harder than it’s ever been. I’ve been helping leaders do exactly that for 15 years. We scale tech teams via a manner of means depending on company needs: contingent workers/contract services, full-time/permanent search & selection and statement of works. We have specialists across a variety of disciplines including Software Engineering, Data, ML/AI, DevOps, Product, Design and Leadership. Having established one of the first and largest family of tech communities in London, The Roundabouts, in 2016 - we've been at the heart of and a champion for best practice. As a result we're trusted by businesses to find the best tech talent because we listen and we learn. If you’re building or scaling a tech team in London, let’s talk. DM me to book in a call. trg. is now an employee-owned business. Instead of "working for the man", we work for each other. I love what I do and the people I do it with. If you fancy coming with us on the journey, please drop me a message.

Experience

Trg. consulting

Director

May 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos · London Area, United Kingdom · On-site

trg. consulting will meet the needs of customers who need more than recruitment. We deliver scalable, high-quality outcomes and teams according to your project needs.
Be it Software, Data or AI needs, our reach across 47 countries enables us to marry value and expertise in equal measure.

ConsultingTechnical Services

Fatj

Co-Organiser

Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 3 mos · London, United Kingdom

Find a Tech Job events are the equivalent of speed dating for recruitment. We run events that enable employers to meet with potential candidates in a relaxed, informal setting. For the potential candidate, our events are a chance to: find out about interesting projects; meet with members of a company’s technical team; and learn more about a company’s practices and technical processes before applying for a role. For employers, our events provide a platform to go beyond the job spec and present their companies to prospective candidates.
http://www.findatechjob.com

Agile roundabout

Co-Organizer

Feb 2016 – Present · 10 yrs 2 mos · London, United Kingdom

The Agile Roundabout is the flagship of The Roundabouts, a family of communities we created for technologists who are passionate about learning and knowledge sharing.
If you'd like to be involved as either a host or a speaker, we're always keen to hear from you so please send me a message. Check out our new website: www.TheRoundabouts.co.uk where you'll find all the details of our communities and upcoming events.

Trg.recruitment

Director

Feb 2011 – Present · 15 yrs 2 mos · Hybrid

Leading AI & ML recruitment efforts, specializing in sourcing top-tier Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, AI Researchers, and related roles.
Partnering with startups and enterprise companies to build and scale AI/ML teams.
Leveraging data-driven hiring strategies to match exceptional talent with high-impact opportunities in the AI space.

CoachingInformation GatheringTech Recruitment

Ministry of paintball

Sales Executive

Mar 2007 – Jul 2010 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Self-employed status, Direct Sales based on 100% commission
Handled all nationwide promotions
Interviewed/trained & shadowed new staff members
Led daily sales seminars & training sessions
Consistently achieved variable sales targets, recording over 1,000 sales per annum
Continue to act as a sales consultant
Achievements:
First person in Birmingham office to achieve Sales Executive status by completing 240 sales within 6 weeks