Jonathan Harrold

Jonathan is a Consultant in the NLP Division at DeepRec.ai, working across Germany. He collaborates with start-ups, venture capital firms, and reputable large enterprises, connecting them with key AI specialists. On both the candidate and client sides, Jonathan helps AI professionals seeking career progression and assists organizations looking to expand their teams.

Previously, Jonathan worked as an estate agent for several years before transitioning into recruitment. He began his recruitment career in the education sector across London and later moved into the AI industry with DeepRec.ai. Fascinated by the ever-changing AI landscape and its growth potential, Jonathan made the shift to focus on this dynamic field.

"I was drawn to joinDeepRec.ai, particularly in its early stages, because of the outstanding infrastructure at Trinnovo Group, which is designed to support and grow a brand like DeepRec.ai. Additionally, the extensive market knowledge of Co-founders Anthony and Hayley in the AI space made it an incredible opportunity that I couldn’t pass up."

Lead Speech Research Scientist (ASR/TTS) London preferred | Remote considered | Visa sponsorship availableWe’re collaborating with a growing AI company developing advanced conversational technologies that power intelligent voice and chat systems for global enterprises. This is a senior research and leadership role for someone with deep expertise in ASR, TTS, and related speech–language technologies. You’ll head a high-impact research group, working directly with company leadership to define research priorities, guide technical direction, and translate innovations into production.Key Responsibilities:Lead applied research and development in speech recognition, speech synthesis, and conversational AI.Define the research roadmap and ensure alignment with strategic and product goals.Mentor and grow a team of researchers, fostering collaboration and innovation.Translate real-world product challenges into clear research objectives and milestones.Oversee data strategy, evaluation metrics, and system performance.Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to deploy research outcomes.Represent the team externally through papers, conferences, and community engagement.What We’re Looking ForPhD (preferred) or Master’s in Speech Technology, Computer Science, or related field.Proven expertise in Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and/or Text-to-Speech (TTS).3+ years of applied research experience in speech or language AI (industry or academic).2+ years leading or mentoring research teams or projects.Strong programming skills in Python, with deep learning experience using PyTorch.Practical experience taking models from research to production environments.Bonus SkillsExperience with multilingual or low-resource speech systems.Familiarity with LLM integration into conversational pipelines.Strong engineering foundations (Git, Docker, CI/CD).Publications in major speech or AI conferences (e.g., Interspeech, ICASSP, NeurIPS).This is a key hire in a company entering an exciting growth phase — an opportunity to shape the future of speech and conversational AI while leading a talented, expanding research team.

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