AI-trained staff and fractional AI leads for Australian and NZ companies. Vetted by the team that builds AI.
Most recruiters cannot tell an AI engineer from someone who has used ChatGPT. We can, because we ship agents and workflows every week. AI Resources finds, tests and places AI-trained engineers, analysts, operators and fractional leaders — embedded in your team, on contract, or permanent.
Six ways to get AI-capable people into your business.
Embedded AI staff
An AI engineer, analyst or operator working inside your team on our payroll — Australian or from our Manila Innovation Centre — from month to month. Start in two to three weeks.
Permanent search
We brief, headhunt, assess and shortlist. You interview three people who can do the work. Fee on start, replacement within 90 days.
Fractional AI lead
A senior Australian AI leader for two to four days a month: strategy, vendor selection, governance, board reporting. The role most mid-market companies need before a full-time hire.
Contract & project teams
A pod — lead, engineer, analyst — for a defined programme, with Sentriqa accountable for the outcome, not just the hours.
AI capability assessment
Test your existing team or a candidate against practical AI tasks and get a scored, written report. Used for hiring, promotion and training plans.
AI upskilling
Role-specific training for your staff — finance, marketing, ops, engineering — built on the tools you actually run, with a measured before-and-after.
The eight roles companies ask for most.
Every candidate completes a practical assessment set by our engineering team — building a small RAG pipeline, automating a document workflow, or running an agent through a scorecard — before you see them.
AI engineer
LLM applications, RAG, agents, evaluation harnesses. Python/TypeScript, cloud, MLOps basics.
AI product manager
Owns the scorecard, the roadmap and the governance file; translates between the board and the build.
AI operations analyst
Runs workflows and agents day to day: exception queues, monitoring, monthly improvement, vendor costs.
Data engineer
Pipelines, warehouses, quality and access — the foundation every AI project stands on.
AI-trained marketer / SDR
Runs content, outreach and CRM with AI tooling; measured on pipeline, not activity.
AI-trained finance / admin
AP, reconciliations, reporting and documents with automation and copilots; audit-trail disciplined.
Fractional AI lead
A senior Australian who sets strategy, governance and vendor direction two to four days a month.
Customer support specialist (AI-assisted)
Handles escalations from AI agents, trains the knowledge base, owns CSAT.
Brief on Monday. Shortlist within ten business days.
Brief (day 1)
A 45-minute call: the work, the systems, the outcome you need in 90 days, budget and location. We write the role up and you approve it.
Search & assess (days 2–8)
Our network, direct approach and advertising where it helps. Every shortlisted candidate completes a practical AI assessment scored by our engineers.
Shortlist (by day 10)
Three people, each with a one-page profile: assessment results, what they built, references, availability, salary expectation. If we cannot find three, we say so and why.
Place & onboard
Contracts, equipment and onboarding plan handled. Embedded staff get a Sentriqa lead for the first 90 days; permanent hires get a replacement guarantee.
Keep them effective
Quarterly capability check-ins and access to our upskilling cohorts, so the person you hired in 2026 is still the right person in 2028.
Transparent, in AUD, before the first call.
Embedded staff pricing includes Sentriqa management, equipment and compliance. Permanent fees are invoiced on the candidate's start date, not on offer.
| Embedded AI staff (Manila) Engineer, analyst or operator on our payroll, led by Sentriqa | from A$6k/mo |
| Embedded AI staff (Australia) Senior, onshore, inside your team | from A$18k/mo |
| Permanent search Brief, headhunt, assess, shortlist; 90-day replacement | 15% of base, on start |
| Fractional AI lead 2–4 days a month, senior Australian | from A$4k/mo |
| AI capability assessment Practical, scored, written report | A$450 per person |
| AI upskilling cohort Role-specific, up to 12 people, measured | from A$3,500 |
Join the AI talent pool.
If you build with models, automate real workflows or run AI tooling in a business role, we want to know you. You will be assessed on what you can do, kept informed, and only put forward for roles you have said yes to.
- Australia, New Zealand and remote roles from our Manila Innovation Centre
- Practical assessment, scored and shared with you
- No spam, no mass-mailing of your CV
Register in two minutes
Use the enquiry form and choose "I'm a candidate — join the AI talent pool". Tell us your role, location and a link to something you have built.
Register as a candidate →Or email sales@sentriqa.com.au with "AI talent pool" in the subject.
Questions, answered straight
How is this different from a tech recruiter?
We build agents and workflows every week, so we can test what a candidate can actually do. Every shortlist comes with practical assessment scores, not a keyword match.
Can you supply staff for something you did not build?
Yes. Most placements are into existing teams and tools. Where we did build the system, the person is trained on it before they start.
What does embedded mean?
The person is on Sentriqa's payroll, works inside your team and tools full-time, and has a Sentriqa lead responsible for their performance. You get capability without the hiring risk; convert to permanent any time.
Which locations?
Onshore roles across Australia and New Zealand; embedded delivery roles from our Innovation Centre in Manila on Australian hours. Hybrid and remote arrangements are common.
What is the guarantee?
Permanent placements: free replacement if the person leaves or is let go within 90 days. Embedded staff: 30 days notice, and we replace at no cost if the fit is wrong.
Do you place in New Zealand?
Yes — with our Auckland branch, for both permanent and embedded roles.
Brief the role. Shortlist in ten business days.
A 45-minute call is all it takes to start. We tell you within 48 hours whether we can fill it.
Brief a role, or join the pool.
Employers: tell us the work and the outcome you need in 90 days. Candidates: choose the talent-pool option and tell us what you have built.