The businesses pulling ahead own their AI capability. We help you build it.
Dallow is Australia's specialist AI, ML, and data recruitment firm. We place the right people directly inside your business so the revenue, the IP, and the competitive advantage stays with you.
Book a Discovery CallAI isn't optional anymore. The question is who owns it.
The businesses winning right now built AI capability internally. A person inside their business, building for their specific operation, every day - not an agency with their knowledge locked offshore.
Most Australian businesses are still renting. Paying thousands a month for capability that was never theirs. When the contract ends, the knowledge walks out too.
"We pay thousands a month and three months in we still don't know how any of it works. The moment we stop paying, it all disappears."
The same global AI talent agencies charge a premium for? They source from the same offshore pool and mark it up heavily - while you stay dependent indefinitely.
Top fees. Slow shortlists. A 3-month guarantee. A recruiter who barely understands the role and has no skin in the game after the invoice is paid.
Dallow places the person directly inside your business. They work for you, not for us. The IP stays. The knowledge compounds. And we charge significantly less because our AI-driven ops mean we don't carry traditional agency overhead.
Two ways to place AI talent inside your business.
Permanent hire or contract placement - both built around ownership, not dependency.
The Placement
A full-time AI, ML, or data professional placed directly inside your business as your employee. The work is yours. The knowledge stays.
- AI-matched shortlist in 10 business days
- Role brief, job description, salary benchmarking included
- Onshore Australian or vetted offshore talent - you choose
- 90-day replacement guarantee at no additional cost
- Success-fee only - no placement, no fee
Max 12% of first-year salary. Transparent pricing on your first call.
The Embed
A dedicated AI or data contractor working inside your business for a defined period. You manage them day-to-day. The output is yours.
- 3-6 month minimum, fully extendable
- Your contractor, managed by you - not by Dallow
- Onshore or offshore - your choice based on role and budget
- Transparent rates, no hidden fees or retainer lock-ins
- Converts to permanent hire at a reduced fee
Rates discussed on engagement. No surprises, no lock-ins.
What separates us from every other option.
Not a generalist recruiter. Not an AI agency. A specialist built to move faster, charge less, and leave you with a hire - not a dependency.
AI & Data Only
Every role, every candidate, every placement is AI, ML, or data. No generalist noise. No distracted consultants. Just deep specialisation in the roles you actually need.
10-Day Shortlist
AI-matched candidates delivered in 10 business days. We move faster than any traditional agency - because our sourcing is built on automation, not manual legwork.
Lower Fees
Our AI-driven operations keep overheads low. We charge significantly less than a traditional generalist agency - and pass that saving to you, not our margins.
Global Talent Access
Top Australian AI talent, plus a vetted offshore network across Southeast Asia - Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam. You choose what fits your team and budget.
90-Day Guarantee
Every permanent placement comes with a 90-day replacement guarantee. If the hire doesn't work out, we replace them at no additional cost - no questions asked.
You Own the Talent
The person works for your business, not ours. The IP, the work, the institutional knowledge - all yours. We have no incentive to keep you dependent on us.
From brief to hire in four steps.
A defined process with clear outputs at every stage. No ambiguity, no delays.
Brief
Tell us the role and the outcome you need. We benchmark salary, write the JD, and confirm scope before sourcing starts.
Shortlist
AI-driven sourcing across our Australian and global network. A curated shortlist in your inbox within 10 business days.
Interview
You interview shortlisted candidates. We coordinate scheduling, brief each candidate, and debrief after every round.
Placement
You make the offer. The hire joins your team directly. Fee invoiced on start date only - success-fee, no exceptions.
We back every placement. Here's exactly what that means.
No small print. No escape clauses. Guarantees built to give you genuine confidence.
One network. Two talent pools. You choose.
Access top Australian AI talent or tap into a vetted global network - the same pool the big agencies use, placed directly with you.
Onshore Talent
Top Australian AI, ML, and data professionals placed directly inside your business. Local time zones, onshore team integration, and no coordination overhead.
- Full-time hires or contract embeds
- Local onboarding and integration
- Australian employment law and IP frameworks
- Ideal for teams that prioritise proximity and collaboration
Offshore Talent
Vetted AI, ML, and data professionals from Southeast Asia - the same global talent pool the big agencies tap into, placed directly with you at transparent rates.
- Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam
- Screened for technical depth and communication
- Globally competitive rates, no agency markups
- Ideal for teams building capability at scale
Agencies tap this same offshore pool and mark it up heavily. Dallow places those same professionals directly with you - they work for your business, at transparent rates, with no intermediary in the middle.
Built for Australian SMBs across every sector.
Any business that needs AI, ML, or data capability and wants to own it rather than rent it.
Accounting & Financial Services
AI is transforming reporting, compliance, and advisory workflows. The firms pulling ahead built this in-house, not rented from an agency.
Real Estate & Property Management
Automated appraisals, predictive lead scoring, market intelligence - built internally by the firms moving fastest in Australia's most fragmented property market.
Construction & Trades
AI is reshaping estimating, scheduling, procurement, and workforce planning. Firms building this in-house are winning more work with less overhead.
Manufacturing & Logistics
Supply chain optimisation, demand forecasting, operational analytics - owned in-house by the manufacturers and logistics businesses moving fastest.
Professional Services
Legal, consulting, and advisory firms embedding AI to move faster with less overhead - and keeping the IP and advantage inside the firm.
Retail & Healthcare
From demand forecasting to clinical workflow automation - two of Australia's largest SMB sectors being reshaped by businesses building AI in-house.
A recruiter who has worked in AI. Not one who just recruits for it.
I'm Roman. Before Dallow, I spent four years in recruitment - placing people across different industries and learning what actually makes a hire work long-term. Not just who looks good on paper, but who shows up and builds something that lasts.
Eighteen months ago I went deeper into AI. I started an AI agency, built real systems for real businesses, and got hands-on with the talent side from the inside. I saw what good AI capability looks like, and why most agency and recruiter models keep failing Australian SMBs.
When you talk to Dallow, you're not talking to a generalist recruiter who added “AI” to their LinkedIn. You're talking to someone who's been on both sides. That changes the conversation.
Questions we get asked a lot.
Straight answers. No fluff.
We specialise exclusively in AI, ML, and data roles - machine learning engineers, data scientists, data engineers, analytics engineers, LLM engineers, AI product managers, and data analysts. If it's in AI, ML, or data, it's in our lane. We don't touch generalist tech or anything outside this space.
The Placement is a permanent hire - the person joins your business as a full-time employee on your payroll. The Embed is a contract placement for a defined period (3-6 months minimum), managed by you day-to-day. The Embed can convert to a permanent hire at a reduced fee - think of it as a paid trial toward ownership.
10 business days from receiving a completed role brief. That's our commitment, not an estimate. AI-driven sourcing means we're not spending weeks manually sifting through job boards - we surface best-fit candidates fast, and you get a curated shortlist, not a pile of CVs.
Permanent placements are success-fee only, capped at a maximum of 12% of first-year base salary - well below the traditional agency rate. Contract placements are priced transparently on engagement with no hidden fees or retainer lock-ins. Exact pricing is discussed on your first call. If we don't place someone, you don't pay.
If a permanent placement doesn't work out within 90 days of their start date, we run a full replacement search at no additional cost - no questions asked. The only exclusions are redundancy, a significant change to the role post-hire, or misrepresentation by the client at briefing. Beyond that, the risk sits with us.
Yes. We have a vetted network across Southeast Asia - Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam. Offshore isn't the default; it's an option. Some clients want local talent only, others want access to a broader pool at globally competitive rates. We discuss what fits your role and budget on the first call. Either way, the person is placed directly with you - no agency sitting in the middle.
With an agency, you're renting capability that was never yours. The talent works for them, the IP stays with them, and when the contract ends you're back to square one. Dallow places the person directly inside your business - they work for you, the output is yours, and the knowledge compounds over time. You also stop paying an agency margin on top of the talent cost.
Three things: specialisation, speed, and price. We only work in AI, ML, and data - so we know the roles, the talent market, and what good looks like. We deliver shortlists in 10 business days, not 4-6 weeks. And because our operations are AI-driven, we charge significantly less than a traditional agency while placing the same calibre of hire.
Ready to own your AI capability?
Book a 30-minute discovery call. We'll understand your business, the role you need, and give you a straight assessment of what's possible - including talent options, timeline, and fit.
Book a Discovery CallTransparent pricing discussed on your first call - no surprises, no lock-ins.