SAI · Launching H2 2026

AI & automation for recruitment agencies.

Vendor-neutral AI and automation consultancy for agency owners. There's a lot of noise in recruitment AI right now. We cut through it: fix the process first, then let the software earn its keep.

The approach

Most agency AI fails because the process was never fixed.

We come at it the other way round. Map the work, fix the process, then let the right software earn its keep.

Process before software

We map how your agency actually works before recommending a single tool. A broken process with AI bolted on is just a faster broken process.

Vendor-neutral

We don't resell anyone's licences. The recommendation is whatever fits your agency, not whatever pays the biggest referral fee.

Recruiters, not just engineers

We have run desks and built tooling. We know where the time really goes in an agency, and where automation pays back fastest.

Build on your system of record

Your ATS stays the source of truth. We integrate around it cleanly rather than forcing a rip-and-replace.

What we set up

Four places we earn our keep.

Where AI and automation genuinely pay back in an agency. We scope what fits yours, then build it.

Go-to-market

Outbound that lands instead of guesswork. We build the lists, the sequences and the routing so your BD runs like a system your team can keep up with.

Data cleaning

A messy ATS quietly costs you placements. We dedupe, enrich and tidy your data so everything built on top of it has something good to work with.

AI workflows

The repeatable, boring jobs handed off cleanly. Sourcing, summarising, follow-ups and formatting, mapped to how your desk already works.

Claude & OpenAI setup

Set up properly, on your own data, with the guardrails that keep it useful. Not a chatbot bolted on the side and forgotten.

Launching H2 2026, get on the list.

We're opening engagements in the second half of 2026 and will reach out to the register-of-interest list first. Tell us about your agency and we'll be in touch as spots open.

FAQ · Automation & AI

What to expect from SAI.

When does Start Automation & AI launch?
In the second half of 2026. We are taking a register-of-interest list now and will reach out to that list first as engagements open up.
What will it actually do?
Vendor-neutral AI and automation consultancy for recruitment agency owners: we map your process end to end, find where automation and AI genuinely pay back, and help you implement it on top of your existing ATS rather than replacing it.
Do you resell software?
No. We are deliberately vendor-neutral, we do not take reseller margins, so the advice is about what actually fits your agency rather than whatever we could mark up.
Can I talk to you before H2 2026?
Yes, register your interest and, if your situation is urgent, get in touch. The other three Start Group focuses (rec-to-rec placement, relocation and Start Training) are live now.