AI TALENT PLACEMENT · UNITED STATES

AI talent placementfor US companies.

We source, vet, and place dedicated AI professionals directly into your company. You hire them. They learn your business. They stay. No agency fees after placement — just a recruiting partner who specializes in AI talent.

How it works
21 daysto placement
2–3xoutput per person
6-monthreplacement guarantee

Why most companies stall on AI.

You don't need another tool subscription. You need a person who makes AI work inside your business.

WITHOUT EMBEDDED AI TALENT

✕Everyone says "just use AI" but nobody says how
✕Webinars watched, subscriptions paid, still stuck
✕A full AI team feels out of reach
✕Competitors quietly pull ahead while you plan

WITH CLEVER ANIMAL

We place vetted AI talent who audit your business and find where AI creates value
Your new hire builds the systems, automations, and agents your team needs
Our optional Account Manager guides the transition so ramp-up is fast
You keep the talent, the systems, and the institutional knowledge

WHO WE PLACE

Embedded talent. Right-sized to your stage.

We place AI professionals directly inside your company as full-time hires. They own the AI roadmap and build the systems your team needs.

MOST PLACED

NO-CODE / LOW-CODE

AI Operator

$3,500 flat fee
3 monthly installments

Builds AI workflows using tools like Zapier, Make, n8n, ChatGPT, and Claude. Owns automations across sales, ops, CS, marketing, and finance.

Workflow automation (Zapier, Make, n8n)
AI platform deployment & prompt engineering
Vibe-built apps and internal tools
Tool integrations across your stack

You need this if:

You want AI working across your business using existing platforms — no custom code needed.

Typical salary: $1,500–$4,200/mo depending on seniority

CERTIFIED DEVELOPER

AI Engineer

$6,000 flat fee
6 monthly installments

A trained software developer certified in AI products and platforms. Writes production code, builds custom integrations, and architects systems beyond what no-code can do.

Custom AI/ML model integration
Production-grade API development
Data pipeline architecture
Code-level platform customization

You need this if:

You've outgrown no-code tools and need someone who can build, deploy, and maintain custom AI systems.

Typical salary: $3,500–$4,500/mo (mid-level focus)

Recruiting fee only. You hire and pay the talent directly at market salary rates.

WHAT THEY BUILD

AI solutions, by department.

Every solution is custom-built. These are starting points, not templates.

Sales & Revenue

Lead Scoring & Routing
Stop losing warm leads
Proposal Generation
Proposals in minutes
CRM Cleanup
Clean data without manual work
Pipeline Reporting
Real-time dashboards

Operations

Invoice Processing
Eliminate manual data entry
SOP Automation
SOPs that run themselves
Smart Scheduling
No more calendar Tetris
Vendor Management
Track contracts automatically

Customer Success

Ticket Triage
First response in seconds
Onboarding Workflows
Clients onboarded while you sleep
Health Scoring
Know who's churning before they do
Feedback Analysis
Surveys to action items instantly

Marketing

Content Pipeline Agent
Draft, edit, schedule on autopilot
Social Scheduling
Consistent posting, no manager needed
Campaign Reporting
ROI numbers pulled automatically
SEO Monitoring
Rank tracking and alerts

Finance & HR

Expense Management
Auto-categorize and flag anomalies
Bookkeeping Automation
Transaction matching, no spreadsheet
Candidate Screening
200 resumes to 5 in minutes
Employee Onboarding
Day-one ready, zero manual setup

HOW IT WORKS

From kickoff to ownership in 21 days.

01

Alignment

We meet to understand your team, goals, and the role you need. Together we define profile, seniority, and tech stack.

02

Sourcing

We source, screen, and vet candidates. You receive a shortlist of 3–5 strong matches within 21 days.

03

Placement

You interview, choose your hire, and bring them on directly. We handle contracts and logistics.

04

Transition

Optional: our Account Manager guides onboarding, delegation, and first wins for 2 months.

WHY CLEVER ANIMAL

Embedded, not outsourced. Specialized, not generic.

Most recruiters send resumes. We evaluate AI talent against real-world tasks — workflows, agents, infrastructure — then place them inside your team where they stay and compound.

Your AI hire works inside your team, learns your business, stays with you
No ongoing agency fees — flat recruiting cost, then they're yours
AI-specialized vetting: real tasks, not resume keywords
6-month replacement guarantee on every placement
21 days
to placement
6 months
replacement guarantee
100%
yours to keep
3–5
vetted candidates per role

PRICING

Transparent, flat-fee recruiting.

You pay us for the placement. You pay the talent directly for their salary. No percentage-of-salary games. No hidden fees.

NO-CODE / LOW-CODE

AI Operator

Builds workflows and automations using existing AI platforms.

$3,500 flat fee

3 monthly installments

Full sourcing & vetting
3–5 candidate shortlist
6-month replacement guarantee
Plus cost of salary (paid by you directly)

CERTIFIED DEVELOPER

AI Engineer

Writes production code, builds custom AI systems.

$6,000 flat fee

6 monthly installments

Full sourcing & vetting
3–5 candidate shortlist
6-month replacement guarantee
Plus cost of salary (paid by you directly)

FAQ

We don't rent you people. We recruit AI specialists, vet them against real AI tasks, and place them as your direct hire. After placement, they're yours — no ongoing agency fees.

21 days from kickoff. We source from a pre-vetted network, present 3–5 candidates, and you make the final hire.

6-month replacement guarantee. If the placement isn't right for any reason within 6 months, we find you a replacement at no additional cost.

You pay the hire's salary directly at market rates. For AI Operators that's typically $80K–$120K. For AI Engineers, $120K–$180K. We can advise on competitive offers.

It's optional but recommended for companies placing their first AI hire. The AM ensures fast ramp-up, builds delegation frameworks, and runs weekly check-ins for 2 months.

Operators build with no-code and low-code tools — Zapier, Make, ChatGPT, Claude. Engineers write production code — APIs, data pipelines, custom AI systems. Most companies start with an Operator.

Let's get your first AI hire shipping.

Send us an email to book a free discovery call:

hello@hiregoodtalent.com

100% yours to keep.