🚀 Co-Founder at Dataworks – specialist recruiters for the Data & AI world.
 
With 22+ years in recruitment (yes, officially a dinosaur 🦖), I’ve spent my career connecting world-class talent with the startups shaping our future.
 
At Dataworks, we partner with some of the most exciting early-stage companies across the globe, building high-impact teams that drive innovation and scale.
 
💡 What sets us apart?

Very few recruitment firms can support startups on both sides of the Atlantic; we do it consistently.

🔧 A few recent projects:

Series A AI Healthtech | GTM & Sales team | US | 15 hires
Series C AI Insurtech | ML team | US, France, Canada, Mexico | 25 hires
Series A AI Healthtech | NLP/ML team | US & Europe | 7 hires
Series B AI LegalTech | Founding GTM & Ops team | Austin | 3 hires

Whether it's retained search or a fully embedded RPO model, our approach is tailored, founder-friendly, and built for scale.
 
Let’s connect, happy to share why Dataworks is becoming the go-to talent partner for AI-first startups.

I’m not one for the New Year, New Me nonsense.

But the break did give me the headspace to reflect on the last 12 months and reset my focus on what actually matters, my family, first.

There’s a lot to be proud of:
🚀A record year for Dataworks
🚀My best-ever personal billings
🚀Multiple hires into some of the most exciting AI startups globally
🚀Securing exclusive talent partner status with a US B2B SaaS company for the next 12 months
🚀Hosting our second in-person event in Paris, with US events coming next
🚀A full brand, website, and marketing relaunch
🚀Bringing in a top-tier trainer to help sharpen the business
🚀Three weeks working in the south of Spain
🚀34 founder conversations on the ThinkData Podcast
🚀Getting crystal clear on why Dataworks exists and what we stand for in the startup ecosystem

But here’s the real takeaway.

None of it matters if I’m not present as a father and husband.

So this year you’ll see the same intensity, maybe even more, but with better boundaries.

Working hard, staying focused, and knowing when to shut the laptop and be fully present.

That’s the goal. 👏

🚀Alex Hutchings

AI & GTM Recruiter 🤖 | Co-Founder🤼 | Host of the ThinkData Podcast 🎙️

Three calls this week. Same story every time. Candidates joined new companies and quickly realised:

>ARR - Non existent
>Product market fit - “What is that?”
>Team culture - Non existent
>Role scope - Nothing like what was sold

Somewhere along the way, certain companies decided it’s acceptable to bend the truth to land talent.

Short term, you fill a role.
Long term, you burn trust, cash, and end up rehiring.

Good candidates aren’t scared of messy, early stage problems.
They’re allergic to bullshit.

If it’s chaotic, early, and still finding PMF, just say it.

The right people will still join. 💡

There are moments in your career that feel like a real “pinch me” moment; this is one of them.

As we roll into the New Year, we’re excited to share that Dataworks has been formally appointed as the exclusive Talent Partner for Bitly, the world’s leading link management platform.

Think data at unprecedented scale and a tech stack most teams can only dream of.

We’ll be supporting hiring across the organisation and will be releasing some exciting roles over the coming days.

Not a bad way to start 2026. 🚀🚀🚀🚀

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What a great way to kick off 2026.

We’re excited to announce that Dataworks has been selected as the exclusive Talent Partner for one of the most exciting SaaS companies in the world.

We’ll be supporting hiring across the entire organisation, with a number of new roles in Product and Engineering about to go live.

Bitly processes over 10 billion link clicks every month, operates a world-class tech stack, and is known for setting an exceptionally high bar when it comes to talent.

We’re proud to be trusted with helping scale the business throughout 2026.

More roles coming soon, watch this space. 🚀🚀

Frontline workers power the global economy, yet most AI tools were never built for them.

On the latest ThinkData Podcast, I sat down with Arjun Vora, Co-Founder of Teambridge, to explore how AI can actually enhance the lives of shift-based and hourly workers.

Arjun’s experience designing Uber for Drivers sparked a simple but overlooked insight: the people doing the most operationally critical work often have the worst software.

We talk about:
 • Why frontline teams have been ignored by tech
 • What “AI that actually helps workers” looks like
 • The real challenges of scaling a two-sided workforce platform
 • Where the biggest opportunities lie over the next few years

If you’re building AI for real-world operations, or hiring teams that don’t sit behind desks, this one’s for you.

🎧 Listen here 👇
 #ThinkDataPodcast #AI #FutureOfWork #FrontlineWorkers #Startups

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