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Tell us what you are building with AI, and we orchestrate the talent to deliver it. A fractional AI leader to own strategy and governance, a forward deployed engineer embedded in your systems, or a full AI Pod to ship it, matched from the world's top 7%. Describe your project and get matched within 72 hours.

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Applied AI talent

Three ways to hire AI talent, and how to choose

However you want to build with AI, there is a model for it, and we help you choose the right one. Explore applied AI talent, our three ways to staff your AI work.

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AI Fractionals

Senior AI leadership without the full-time cost.

A fractional Chief AI Officer, CTO, or CPO who owns strategy, governance, and delivery, embedded part‑time and matched fast.

  • Strategy
  • Governance
  • Delivery
Fractional AI leadership

AI Engineers & Specialists

The specialist you need, embedded in your team.

Forward deployed engineers, AI architects, and AI/ML engineers, vetted contractors for when you want an individual, not a whole team.

  • Engineers
  • AI Architects
  • Embedded
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AI Pods

A dedicated AI delivery team that owns your build.

An AI Pod, our word for a full AI delivery team, or AI agency, assembled around your outcome and taking your project from idea to production.

  • Full Team
  • End-to-End
  • Production
AI development services
Find your fit

Not sure which you need?

Most people arrive knowing the problem, not the model. Here is the quickest way to tell.

If this is where you are stuckWhat you needWhere to start
AI is a priority but nobody owns it, and pilots stall without a decisionSenior AI leadership, part-timeFractional Chief AI Officer
Something is built or half-built and it is not in productionAn engineer embedded in your systemsForward deployed engineers
The scope is agreed and you have nobody to build itA dedicated delivery teamAI development services
You need the direction first, then the buildBoth, in sequenceApplied AI talent

Still not sure? Describe your project and Talent Orchestration maps the options, then you choose.

Talent Orchestration

How Talent Orchestration works

Most platforms sell you one thing. We do something different. When you describe your AI project, Pangea.ai maps out the models and talent that fit it, a fractional leader, an AI engineer or specialist, an AI Pod, or a combination, and you decide what you want. That is Talent Orchestration: the right talent and the right model for your need, not a one-size-fits-all package.

Better still, you can start right here. Describe your AI project on Pangea.ai and get a full AI architecture for it within minutes, along with the talent options to deliver it.

Describe your AI project
01

Tell us what you are building with AI. You get a full AI architecture for it within minutes.

We map the models and talent
02

A fractional leader, an AI engineer or specialist, an AI Pod, or a combination, from the top 7%.

You decide what you want
03

The right talent and the right model for your need, not a one-size-fits-all package.

Top 7% vetting

Narrow your talent search to the top 7%

Every fractional AI leader, forward deployed engineer and AI Pod in our network is screened across 500+ data points.

  1. 68%

    Pre-qualification

    Applications are accepted based on compulsory benchmarks.

  2. 36%

    Track record

    We verify past projects, seniority and results.

  3. 24%

    Client review

    Clients from the last 24 months share feedback.

  4. 12%

    Technical review

    AI roles are checked for production build, evaluation, deployment and delivery.

  5. 7%

    Accepted criteria
    Verified

    Manual review of everything collected to invite the top 7% to Pangea.ai.

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How it works

Here’s how it works

Tell our private network what you’re looking for and get matched within 72 hours.

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  1. 01

    Tell us what you need

    Submit your smart brief - describe your AI project, the roles, technical skills, and domain expertise.

  2. 02

    Get matched in 72hrs

    We orchestrate the models and talent that fit. Review your shortlist, interview, compare proposals, and choose your talent.

  3. 03

    Start building

    Sign your contract, kick off your project, build, and scale.

Top 7% talent

Access the top 7 percent, from embedded engineers to full AI Pods

Embed an AI engineer or architect in your team, or bring in an AI Pod to own the build.

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