Australia & New Zealand

Data, AI & Tech recruitment for Australia and New Zealand. Led by specialists, not generalists.

We dig deeper than the job spec, advise honestly, and take the time to get it right for everyone.

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430+Placements

50,000+Industry connections

87%Of clients work with us more than twice

About LemmeRecruit.

Two women leading recruitment for Data, AI and Tech roles across ANZ.

Emily Nota and Laura Nailard, co-founders of LemmeRecruit

Two women, with deep industry roots. Emily Nota and Laura Nailard built LemmeRecruit. to keep hiring human and efficient, without compromising on quality.

We're a specialist agency for Data, AI and Tech roles across Australia and New Zealand. And right now, with the tech space shifting faster than most teams can keep up with, finding the right talent has never been harder.

Our focus is simple: connect the right people with the businesses where they'll actually thrive.

That means reading past the job spec. Asking the right questions about team dynamics, culture, and career goals. The stuff that makes a placement stick, not just look good on paper. We dig into the detail others skip, because that's where the real result is.

We're not just recruiters. We're the people who ask the right questions, challenge assumptions, and stay genuinely curious about the market. Our reputation is built on relationships, not transactions.

Filling jobs is the easy part. Helping people design careers, and build lives, they're actually excited about? That's what really matters.

“Trusted, sharp and with heart.

Data Science

Data scientists who ship models that actually move the business forward.

Artificial Intelligence

AI talent building real systems, not slide decks about AI strategy.

ML Ops / Engineering

Engineers who get ML pipelines into production and keep them there.

Product (Technical)

Product managers who speak engineer - and have the technical receipts to back it up.

Data Engineering

Engineers building the pipelines and platforms your analysts rely on daily.

Data Analytics

Analysts who turn messy data into decisions the business can act on.

Data Visualisation

Specialists who make dashboards people actually open and use.

Data & ETL Development

Developers building the extraction and transformation work that underpins everything else.

Data Architecture

Architects designing data platforms that scale without falling over.

Data Modelling

Modellers who structure your data for speed, clarity and sanity.

Data Governance

Governance leads keeping your data clean, compliant and trusted.

Senior Appointments

Heads of, Directors and C-suite hires across data, AI and tech.

Years combined industry experience

Placements across the AUS & NZ data market

Female founders, committed to diverse shortlists

Niche industry connections

Of our clients work with us more than twice

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Average time to hire (permanent)

Permanent placements still in their role after 12 months

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Average time to hire (contract)

Laura Nailard

Co-Founder & Director

Laura leads with warmth, instinct, and straight-up honesty.

She reads between the lines, builds trust fast, and gets to the heart of what makes a match actually work.

For Laura, recruitment is a partnership, not a process. That's the whole ethos.

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Emily Nota

Co-Founder & Director

Emily is a connector, through and through.

Skills, values, aspirations, she finds the overlap. Career coaching, market intel, real talk, she brings all of it to every conversation.

You get the same Emily every time. Detailed, real, and honest.

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Specialists. Not Generalists.

Data, AI and Tech is all we do. If your role sits outside that, we'll tell you straight.

Candidate Experience

We're in it for the long game. Careers, not commissions.

We Know the Numbers

We publish our own salary guides and market reports. Ask us what good looks like. We'll tell you.

Fast, Without the Sloppy

Sharp shortlists, delivered quickly. No filler CVs to pad the list out.

Built for ANZ

We know the Aussie and NZ tech scene, from early-stage startups to enterprise.

Founder-Led, Every Time

You deal with Emily or Laura. Start to finish. No passing you off.

What People Say

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In the crowded field of data and AI recruitment, Emily is truly a standout. She has a deep understanding of the data market, a strong network of connections and intuitively understands the needs of both business and candidates. She has a keen eye for talent; most of the candidates Emily helped us recruit have been exceptional.

Client

Data Science and Engineering Executive