
Applied Computing Technologies is a remote-first company based in London, UK, focused on revolutionizing the energy industry through advanced AI solutions. Their flagship product, Orbital, leverages proprietary foundation models to optimize operations in refineries, LNG plants, and petrochemical facilities, addressing the $4 trillion under-optimization problem in the energy chain. With a team boasting over 130 years of combined experience in oil and gas, Applied Computing aims to reduce emissions and enhance operational efficiency, making significant strides in the industry by utilizing 100% of real-time data and minimizing false alarms to below 1%.

Applied Computing Technologies is a remote-first company based in London, UK, focused on revolutionizing the energy industry through advanced AI solutions. Their flagship product, Orbital, leverages proprietary foundation models to optimize operations in refineries, LNG plants, and petrochemical facilities, addressing the $4 trillion under-optimization problem in the energy chain. With a team boasting over 130 years of combined experience in oil and gas, Applied Computing aims to reduce emissions and enhance operational efficiency, making significant strides in the industry by utilizing 100% of real-time data and minimizing false alarms to below 1%.
Headquarters: London, UK (remote-first)
Founded: 2023
Flagship product: Orbital (domain-specific foundation models for energy operations)
Team size: ~30 employees
Recent funding: Seed round announced 2025-05-28
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Energy operations optimization for oil, gas, LNG, refineries and petrochemical facilities.
2023
Data and Analytics
9000000
Reported seed round announced May 28, 2025 (reported in press as £9M/€10.7M).
“Angel Capital Management; Chris Adelsbach; Pareto Holdings; Repeat Ventures; Stride.VC; firedrop”
Job Description
As our very first Head
of Talent, you will architect and own our entire talent strategy. You will attract and retain world-class AI researchers, engineers, and operators who are motivated by real-world impact. You will
also cultivate a high-performing, mission-driven culture that scales as we grow, so our team thrives.
This is a strategic leadership role for someone who knows how to build elite, diverse teams from the ground up in high-flux, high-impact environments. You should join if you love composing teams, are passionate about the difference a vibrant culture makes to performance, and if in your own career you are ready to challenge yourself.
Job Requirements
About you.
Proven skill at hiring AI talent, including research scientists, ML engineers, and infra specialists, in a startup environment. Ideally this has encompassed AI / ML and international locations such as India & US.
You have a sound sense of who thrives in early-stage high-growth, who does not and why.
You have a trusted network of recruiters & talent sourcers who can deliver at pace.
Highly autonomous, low-ego, and aligned with Applied Computing’s mission.
Job Responsibilities
How is the role measured?
Time to fill
hitting and improving on time to fill roles – reported on a per candidate and monthly basis.
Time to value
this is about both quality of hire and how fast they deliver value (so how well they are onboarded) etc. in their role.
Employee experience benchmark
Part culture assessment & part overall role / career progression benchmark. This metric is reported quarterly.
Key competencies.
Analytical :
Analytical skills are essential for technical recruitment, as you need to be able to collect, process, and interpret data and information from various sources. You need to be able to track and measure the performance and effectiveness of your recruitment process, using metrics such as time to hire, cost per hire, quality of hire, and others.
Relationship building: Your competency here is crucial
as you need to be able to build and maintain trust and rapport with different people. You need to be able to establish and nurture long-term relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and colleagues, and to provide them with a positive and memorable experience.
Communication: You also need to be able to conduct interviews, give feedback, and negotiate offers professionally and respectfully. Communication skills are not only about what you say but also how you listen. You need to be able to listen actively and empathetically to the needs, expectations, and concerns of both candidates and hiring managers and respond accordingly.