About EY

EY is one of the world’s largest professional services organisations, providing assurance, consulting, tax, strategy, and transaction services across global markets.

As demand for artificial intelligence expertise continued to increase across client engagements, EY required senior-level Natural Language Processing professionals capable of shaping strategy, building technical capability, and supporting complex transformation programmes.

Operating within a fast-moving and highly competitive AI talent market, the business needed access to specialist candidates who combined deep technical expertise with commercial understanding, leadership experience, and the ability to operate effectively within a global consulting environment.

Overview: Hiring Senior NLP Talent in a Competitive Market

EY engaged DeepRec.ai to support the strategic hiring of specialised talent within Natural Language Processing.

The initial requirement focused on two senior-level appointments capable of driving innovation, advising clients, and helping strengthen EY’s wider AI capability. The roles required a rare combination of advanced NLP expertise, leadership experience, commercial awareness, and the ability to deliver within complex consulting environments.

DeepRec.ai’s specialist NLP team conducted a precise, global search, leveraging its extensive Deep Tech network to identify professionals who matched both the technical demands of the roles and EY’s high expectations around leadership and cultural fit.

Seven relevant candidates were submitted for the first two positions, both of which were successfully filled. Following the strength of the delivery, EY retained DeepRec.ai to support an additional senior hire.

All three appointments were successfully completed: one Partner, one Director, and one Manager. The placements also included one candidate from an underrepresented background.