About Animo
The Person Who Takes Your Brief is the Person Who Finds Your Hire.
Animo Group is a specialist recruitment partner for AI, ML, data science and analytics roles in sport. We combine a genuine passion for sport with deep expertise in technical hiring - and that combination is what builds teams that actually create a competitive edge.
Kev Clifford. Twenty Years in Data Hiring.
Twenty years hiring Data Scientists, AI/ML Engineers, Analytics Leaders and Data Engineers. Started in financial services, moved through consulting and high-growth tech, now hiring exclusively in sport. Founded Animo to do specialist work properly - small caseload, deep relationships, honest opinions, and a real understanding of the difference between knowing the game and knowing the data.
Animo runs without account managers and junior researchers taking first calls. The person you brief is the person doing the work. Small caseload, deep relationships, honest opinions.
For me, sport has always been about marginal gains, high performance, and the people behind the results. After nearly two decades of recruiting data, AI and analytics talent, I saw firsthand how sport was being transformed by technology - from performance analysis and player recruitment to fan engagement and commercial growth. What excited me most wasn't just the tech itself, but helping ambitious sports organisations find the people capable of changing the game.
Our Community Sponsorship.
Animo Group sponsors a local girls' football team. We believe in investing in the future of the sport we hire for - and that future is brighter when more young women have the equipment, kit and structured football they need to play.
We'll publish more on this here soon, including matchday photos and the season the team is having.
Read more about our community workTalk to the Person Doing the Work.
If you're hiring or thinking about your next move in sport, start the conversation here.
