ADA OFFONRY
Strategic Advisor on Talent, Leadership & Career Reinvention
Career Strategist • Executive Recruiter • Speaker • Podcaster
I help founders, CEOs and senior professionals make better decisions in an AI driven world, from shaping elite technical teams, to navigating career defining transitions.
My work sits at the intersection of talent strategy, leadership judgement, and career reinvention, where access, awareness and self understanding matter as much as experience.
THE INFERENCE REPORT: Strategic Intelligence, real time market insights and career strategy
Where Strategy, Talent & Reinvention Meet
AI, ML, Quant & Deep Tech Talent Strategy
Strategic guidance for founders and leadership teams building or scaling high performance technical organisations, where hiring mistakes are expensive and talent decisions compound over time
Leadership & Organisational Design
Supporting Leaders as they move from operator to decision maker, shaping teams, roles and structures that work under ambiguity, growth and change
Career Reinvention & Human Transformation
Helping senior professionals navigate career inflection points ith clarity, context and confidence, without burning bridges or starting from scratch
The Future of Work, Mobility & Identity
Exploring how careers, leadership and identity evolve in a world shaped by AI, global mobility and non linear paths
THE ECOSYSTEM

Inference Search & Advisory
Strategic advisory and search at the intersection of talent, leadership and technology
For Individuals: Strategic Career Advisory for experienced technology, AI and quant professionals navigating high stakes decisions about what comes next. I offer an insiders perspective, market context and strategic thinking for people who want their next move to compound
For Companies: Executive Search and Strategic Talent Advisory for hedge funds, trading firms and technology companies building AI driven quantitative and engineering teams. I work with founders and CEO's who want a trusted partner

The Adapted Ambitions Podcast
Where Strategic Careers, AI, Leadership & Reinvention converge
Where careers, leadership, ambition and identity are explored through a lens of reinvention, in a world shaped by AI, complexity and constant change. Conversations for people who have succeeded previously, and are now designing what comes next.
SPEAKING, MEDIA & STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Keynote & Workshop Topics
1
AI x Leadership: The New Rules
How AI is reshaping strategy, teams, and organisational design.
2
Building Elite AI & Quant Teams
What founders must understand to compete for world class technical talent.
3
The Rise of Multi Base Leadership
Why tomorrow's leaders won't live in one city, and how mobility shapes innovation.
4
Mid Career Reinvention in an AI driven world
How to thrive in an AI driven world through identity transformation and strategic positioning

Podcast Guest Appearances
I am invited to speak on podcasts about:
  • Technical career strategy (AI/ML, Trading & Quant Careers)
  • Talent Strategy for Hedge Fund and AI Labs
  • Mid career reinvention and leadership transitions
  • Global mobility & multi base careers

ABOUT ADA
Ada Offonry works with experienced professionals and forward thinking organisations navigating high stakes talent and career decisions.
For over 20 years, she has operated the intersection of systematic trading, artificial intelligence and deep tech, advising hedge funds and technology firms on how to build elite teams, and senior professionals on how to make career moves that compound. Her experience spans London, New York and Chicago, including senior leadership roles where she sat on hiring committees and saw first hand what truly differentiates candidates beyond their CV or Resume.
Ada is an iPEC certified coach and Firework career transition coach, blending market intelligence with coaching methodology, to offer a perspective that is both strategic and human. In 2025, she founded Inference Search & Advisory, bringing together executive search, fractional talent advisory for companies, and strategic career advisory for experienced technology professionals seeking unbiased and market driven guidance.
She is also the host of the Adapted Ambitions podcast, where she explores how careers, leadership, ambition and identity evolve in a world shaped by AI and constant change. Her work sits at the intersection of technology, careers, leadership and reinvention, making her a trusted voice for people thinking seriously about what comes next.

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