Oriental Recruitment · London · Shanghai · San Francisco
Specialist recruitment · London · Shanghai · San Francisco

The talent
behind Wearable
intelligence.

Oriental Recruitment builds technical and commercial teams for companies creating AI wearables, voice interfaces and ambient computing products.

Recruitment expertise

Technical + commercial
01

Intelligent Systems & Models

Applied AI · On-device models · Safety · Data systems

The intelligence layer behind responsive, useful devices.

  • Applied AI & model research
  • On-device inference
  • AI infrastructure & data operations
  • Safety, evaluation & agent systems
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02

Wearable Hardware & Electronics

Electrical · Mechanical · Sensors · Manufacturing

The physical systems that turn computation into something people can live with.

  • Electrical & hardware engineering
  • Sensors, acoustics & connectivity
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Manufacturing engineering
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03

Embedded Intelligence & Firmware

Embedded systems · Edge compute · Privacy · Security

Reliable software where models, silicon and human behaviour meet.

  • Embedded & firmware engineering
  • Edge systems
  • Product engineering
  • Privacy & security
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04

Product Experience & Industrial Design

Product engineering · Design · Programme leadership

Teams that make advanced technology intuitive, desirable and ready to ship.

  • Product management
  • Industrial & interaction design
  • Design leadership
  • Engineering programme management
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Commercial Growth & Brand

Sales · Partnerships · Marketing · Customer growth

The people who create demand, build partnerships and turn product advantage into growth.

  • Enterprise & consumer sales
  • Growth, brand & product marketing
  • Partnerships & business development
  • Customer success
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06

Operations, People & Supply Network

Finance · People · Supply chain · Business operations

The functions that help ambitious hardware and AI companies scale responsibly.

  • Finance & strategic operations
  • People & talent leadership
  • Supply chain & procurement
  • Executive & board search
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Selected clients
ElevenLabsWispr FlowPlaudEight SleepFunction Health
Awards & recognition
01

Featured in His Majesty King Charles III’s official publication, The Commonwealth at 75, as one of the UK’s leading international technology recruitment firms.

02

Recognised by the Shanghai Technology Innovation Bureau in 2024 and 2025 as a leading international specialist recruitment firm for Chinese companies expanding globally.

Our point of view

We recruit for the best VC-backed startups across AI wearables. We believe people — not ideas — are the key drivers of startup success. We know, because we've been there. We're with you from pre-launch to IPO.

Over time, our team has compiled one of the most powerful networks of software engineers, ML engineers, product, marketing, GTM and executive talent.

1M+
Specialists in our network
1000+
Professionals placed
100+
Happy clients
3–5 days
First shortlist aim for chosen clients
A recruitment partner, not a job board

Search built around the mandate.

01Partner-led briefing and market advice
02Global mapping across active and passive talent
03Considered outreach and structured assessment
04Offer strategy, close and onboarding support
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