Accountability First
We clarify the production outcome, technical scope, and responsibility the hire needs to carry before relying on titles or keyword matches.
ABOUT JANE MICHAEL
Specialist Search for Production AI Engineering and Technical Leadership
For AI-native vendors serving regulated financial institutions.
Jane Michael AI Talent Search focuses on engineers and technical leaders whose work materially shapes production AI outcomes, from direct technical ownership to responsibility for the teams, systems, and decisions behind those outcomes.
OUR FOCUS
Why We Focus on This Market
We chose to focus on AI-native vendors serving regulated financial institutions because their production systems have to operate under real customer, security, reliability, governance, and regulatory constraints at the same time.
For these companies, the work does not stop when an AI capability performs well in testing. It also has to deploy into real environments, operate reliably over time, and remain accountable to the institutions depending on it.
That is why Jane Michael organizes search around the production outcome a person is responsible for, rather than assuming a job title tells the whole story.
OUR APPROACH
How We Approach Search
Our work starts with what the hire actually needs to be responsible for in production.
Evidence Over Titles
We look for demonstrated responsibility in comparable production environments rather than treating a job title, employer, or AI label as proof of fit.
Focused Search
We keep the search centered on the mandate, the relevant operating context, and the experience needed to carry that responsibility.
The Jane Michael Team
Our work spans client partnerships, technical evaluation, operations, and candidate relationships across Production AI Engineering and Technical Leadership search.
Dimitrios Drougas
Founder & Head of Client Partnerships
Dimitrios leads client relationships and search definition, working with founders and hiring leaders to clarify role scope, production accountability, and operating context throughout the search.
Michael Drougas
Founder & Head of Technical Evaluations
Michael leads technical evaluation across Production AI Engineering and Technical Leadership searches, helping assess how candidate experience maps to the technical and operating requirements of each mandate.
Jane Drougas
Operations & Systems Lead
Jane leads operations and systems across search delivery, supporting workflow discipline, communication, and consistency across client and candidate processes.
Sara Drougas
Candidate Relations Lead
Sara leads candidate relationships across Production AI Engineering and Technical Leadership searches, supporting clear communication and candidate experience throughout the process.
Tell Us About Your Search
If you are hiring a production AI engineer or technical leader for an AI-native product serving regulated financial institutions, tell us about the role and what the hire needs to own.
Tell Us About Your Search