About us
About us
Building Data & AI capability, powered
the right
people.
people.
people.
people.
We help organizations build teams with care and discipline.
Building exceptional teams is the new competitive advantage. Our mission is to make world-class talent simple to access.
At Calimala, we believe that building Data & AI capability is the single most important competitive advantage for modern organizations, but too often, progress stalls because teams can’t access the right people, fast enough. We founded Calimala to remove that friction. Our work begins with a deep understanding of what a team is trying to achieve. We look at the real context behind a role, not just the job title. We bring clarity to hiring through a thoughtful blend of human judgment and technology that helps identify the people who can genuinely move the mission forward. When hiring feels aligned, supported, and transparent, progress accelerates and teams build with confidence.
At Calimala, we believe that building Data & AI capability is the single most important competitive advantage for modern organizations, but too often, progress stalls because teams can’t access the right people, fast enough. We founded Calimala to remove that friction. Our work begins with a deep understanding of what a team is trying to achieve. We look at the real context behind a role, not just the job title. We bring clarity to hiring through a thoughtful blend of human judgment and technology that helps identify the people who can genuinely move the mission forward. When hiring feels aligned, supported, and transparent, progress accelerates and teams build with confidence.
We see talent as a shared investment. Something discovered together, not rushed or handed off. Our platform helps hiring feel simpler, more precise, and grounded in what matters most: the capability a team needs right now. And our boutique approach ensures every engagement is handled with care and guided by insight, not volume. The future belongs to organizations who can turn ambition into execution. We are here to make sure talent is never the bottleneck.
We see talent as a shared investment. Something discovered together, not rushed or handed off. Our platform helps hiring feel simpler, more precise, and grounded in what matters most: the capability a team needs right now. And our boutique approach ensures every engagement is handled with care and guided by insight, not volume. The future belongs to organizations who can turn ambition into execution. We are here to make sure talent is never the bottleneck.


Michal Saracen
CEO
Calimala is built by people who have sat on your side of the table. We are practitioners, partners, and builders first.

Michal Saracen
CEO
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Kaleem Chaudry
Head of Growth
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Kamil Wojas
Head of Talent
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Marcin Jedrol
Head of Platform
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Michal Saracen
CEO
show bio

Kaleem Chaudry
Head of Growth
show bio

Kamil Wojas
Head of Talent
show bio

Marcin Jedrol
Head of Platform
show bio

Michal Saracen
CEO
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Kaleem Chaudry
Head of Growth
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Kamil Wojas
Head of Talent
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Marcin Jedrol
Head of Platform
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Our Network
Our Network
Our Network
A comprehensive network of Data & AI professionals available on-demand.
We deliver contracting resources where other agencies struggle. We make building teams simple and fast, letting you focus on your organizational objectives.
5,000+
Data & AI professionals
5,000+
Data & AI professionals
30+
Capability domains
30+
Capability domains
20+
Countries
20+
Countries



Our Journal

When Contracting Beats Full-Time Hires for Data & AI Teams in the Middle East
Insight
12/1/25

What Is a RAG Engineer? The Missing Role in Enterprise LLM Projects
Insight
10/1/25

Calimala.ai Showcases AI Hiring Platform at AI Everything in Dubai and Abu Dhabi’s Emerging AI Ecosystem
News
2/17/25
Explore more news and insight
Our Journal

When Contracting Beats Full-Time Hires for Data & AI Teams in the Middle East
Insight
12/1/25

What Is a RAG Engineer? The Missing Role in Enterprise LLM Projects
Insight
10/1/25

Calimala.ai Showcases AI Hiring Platform at AI Everything in Dubai and Abu Dhabi’s Emerging AI Ecosystem
News
2/17/25
Explore more news and insight
Our Journal

When Contracting Beats Full-Time Hires for Data & AI Teams in the Middle East
Insight
12/1/25

What Is a RAG Engineer? The Missing Role in Enterprise LLM Projects
Insight
10/1/25

Calimala.ai Showcases AI Hiring Platform at AI Everything in Dubai and Abu Dhabi’s Emerging AI Ecosystem
News
2/17/25
Explore more news and insight

