Building enterprise AI capability through specialist consulting, advisory and talent.
Focus on AI exists to help businesses move from AI exploration to execution. We advise organisations at every stage of the AI lifecycle, from strategy, governance and operating model design, through to the specialist talent that makes AI work in practice.
As a dedicated brand within Focus Cloud Group, our mission is to help partners build lasting, scalable and responsible AI capability. We do this through advisory engagements, statements of work and the full range of hiring models - permanent, interim, embedded and executive search - depending on what the stage of your AI maturity demands.
We advise on, and resource, every stage of enterprise AI, from engineering and platforms through to data science, governance, risk and strategic leadership.
We help organisations move from AI ambition to AI capability, advising on strategy, governance and operating models, then leading the programmes that put them into practice. Where technical delivery capacity is needed, we bring in specialist consultants and engineers to execute alongside your team.
We support talent acquisition across a range of engagement models, tailored to your organisation's stage of AI maturity.
Whether you're hiring your first engineer or building a cross-functional AI team, we'll help you scale at speed and with confidence.
Looking for your next opportunity, or just curious about the AI Technology market? Get tailored support from our Focus on AI consulting and recruitment specialists.
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"From the initial call, the speed and professionalism in finding our requirements and lining up consultants was amazing."
Adrian Robinson
Payroll Consultant
"3/4 of the team came from Focus, so I think that in itself is testament to how great you were to work with."
Alexis Baker
Head of People Analytics
"Highly responsive. Found the exact match extremely fast. Really understood the requirement."
Grant Sheer
Head of Enterprise Architecture
"There was flexibility and willingness to listen to our needs, and put them into action, adjusting themselves to suit the plan going forward."
Hayley Hockley
Workday Project Director
"We can all appreciate the Microsoft space is moving super quickly... the guys at Cognitive really understand the technology set."
Jason Campbell
Programme Director
"Typically our time to hire would be 3-6 months, but working with Cognitive we were able to get that down to 2-4 weeks... they really took the time to understand us."
Jay Neale
Chief Executive Officer
"Cognitive have been really good at going out and finding candidates that fit; even more than we expected."
Julie Amos
Chief Operating Officer
"The quality of profiles we were provided with was confirmed by all the offers we presented to the candidates put forward by Focus Cloud"
Karolina Cielniaszek
Talent Acqusition Specialist
"A breath of fresh air... seamless, professional, and detail-orientated"
Kimberly Wood
Workday HCM/Pay Portfolio Manager
"Thank you for making it such a great experience, I'm really happy and I will definitely work with you again."
Martina Adamson
Lead D365 Finance Functional Consultant
"Focus Cloud Group provides insightful market intelligence and demonstrates deep expertise in their domain."
Natalya Melnichenko
Senior M365 & PP Solution Architect
"Focus Cloud were instrumental in helping us find the right person."
Neil Claypole
Director Global HR Data Governance, Reporting & Analytics
"They understood our needs and found good potential candidates. There was precise communication & good follow-up."
Rajesh Avinjikatmanakkal
SAP Commerce Cloud - Business Analyst
"I could honestly say that I'm not sure our project would be as successful as it is today without Focus Cloud supporting us."
Sabrina Holgate
Chief Program Officer
"The fact that I've been talking to them for 5 or 6 years says that im happy to keep in touch, and there's no pressure from them - good contracts come out of that."
Steve Cook
D365 Finance and Integration Test Lead
"Cognitive has been an excellent partner for our tech hiring. Overall, they are high-performing recruiters, who clearly have a bright trajectory ahead of them. I highly recommend them."
Zoe Sprangers
Senior Talent Acquisition Manager
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