A17

A17 works on two sides of the data and AI market. On one side it finds, tests and manages data and AI professionals for employers; on the other it uses its own teams to build data platforms, analytics and AI systems for clients who want the result rather than new hires. The company calls itself an IT firm rather than a recruitment agency, and it applies the same assessment methods it sells to its own delivery staff.

What A17 offers

• Data and AI recruiting — sourcing data engineers, analysts, and machine learning and AI engineers.
• Independent vetting — technical assessments of candidates for employers running their own hiring.
• Managed pods — ready-made specialist teams that let a client skip hiring altogether.
• AI readiness audits and pilot rollout — assessing where AI fits and taking pilot projects into production, with cost control and monitoring.
• Data platforms and reporting — building dependable data platforms and company-wide analytics.
• Agentic process automation — automating business processes with AI agents.

Who it works with

It reports work for an FMCG enterprise, a Swiss pharmaceutical manufacturer, a fintech scale-up, banks, a heavy-machinery maker and a multi-brand retailer. One case describes a data lake for a heavy-machinery dealer that cut analytical request time from five days to four hours.

Key facts

• Projects: more than 100 delivered
• Sectors: retail, finance, logistics, manufacturing, pharma, energy, travel tech and food tech
• Focus: data and AI roles only