The Data And AI Podcast

This podcast will cover a range of topics such as finding data talent, and AI training. We will also discuss more advanced subjects like assessing the value of your data team, identifying biases in AI and addressing pay gaps in Data and AI.

Latest Episodes

Data and ai podcast: All Episodes

Dive deep into the world of AI, data, and analytics

Episode 18: Beyond the Numbers: Humanising Your Customer Data

Episode 17: Bridging the Consumer Experience Gap: What Brands Get Wrong

Episode 16: The Past, Present, and Future of Experimentation

Episode 15: Utilising Data for Market Fit

Episode 14: Geospatial Analytics – Past, Present and Future

Episode 13: Democratising Data

Episode 12: How to Build and Retain High-Performing Analytics Teams

Episode 11: Leading with a People-First Approach: Navigating Growth in Data and AI

Episode 10: From Payday Lending to AI: Navigating the Credit Risk Landscape

Episode 9: The State and Future of AI

Episode 8: The Next Data Wave: Emerging Trends in Data Management and Governance

Episode 7: Futurecast: Skillsets, Decisions, and the Role of AI

Episode 6: Getting Into the Data Industry Without a STEM Degree

Episode 5: Diversity Equity & Inclusion – How Data Leaders Can Take Action

Episode 4 – Key Findings from Harnham’s 2023 US Data & AI Salary Guide

Episode 3: Key Findings from Harnham’s 2023 UK Data & AI Salary Guide

Episode 2 – Data Literacy (with Waseem Ali & David Reed)

Episode 1 – Quantifying the Benefit of Data (with Waseem Ali & Craig Civil)

Data Recruitment & AI Talent Solutions

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Welcome to a recruitment journey like no other. At Harnham, we're always interested in finding the right people to join our team.

 

Senior Insight Analyst

Leeds

£50000 - £60000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
Leeds, West Yorkshire

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Senior Insight Analyst
Up to £60,000
Hybrid – Leeds (3x days per week)

THE COMPANY
I’m currently recruiting for a Senior Insight Analyst position with a well-known media organisation. I’m keen to connect with commercially focused Insight Analysts who have proven experience within the media sector.

THE ROLE
In this role, you will be supporting the commercial function and focused on advertising performance, campaign effectiveness and commercial growth strategy.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Experience with 1 or more of the following – TechEdge, TGI, Nielsen ad spend or TouchPoints.
Analytical background.
Media agency or Media owner experience is advantageous.

APPLY
Send your CV or apply below to register your interest

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Marketing Executive

Lancaster

£30000 - £35000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
Lancaster, Lancashire

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Marketing Executive
£30,000 – £35,000
Hybrid – Lancaster (2x days a week)

THE COMPANY
I’m currently recruiting for a Marketing Executive position with a leading international company that is a global frontrunner in its industry. The role is based in North Yorkshire and requires two days per week in the office.

THE ROLE
This role is ideal for Marketing professionals who have design experience, ideally with Adobe InDesign. This role allows you to work on a wide variety of products and support partners across the world.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
2-3 years Marketing experience – channel performance analysis, campaign analysis etc.
Adobe InDesign or a similar tool would be beneficial
Experience with HubSpot and/or Mailchimp would be beneficial.

APPLY
Send an email or apply below to register your interest.

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Head of Analytics

London

£90000 - £110000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
London

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HEAD OF ANALYTICS – LONDON

UP TO £100,00

THE COMPANY

We are supporting a renowned online business on a key, customer-centric Head of Analytics hire.

THE ROLE

The successful Head of Analytics responsibilities will include:

  • Own and lead analytics strategy across product, growth, and lifecycle initiatives
  • Manage, mentor and develop a team of 3 analysts, prioritising team impact and delivery
  • Define KPIs and build frameworks for understanding retention, acquisition funnels, and user segmentation
  • Develop insight-driven strategies to improve user engagement, reduce churn, and optimise targeting across channels
  • Partner with marketing on paid and CRM strategies, supporting campaign planning and measurement.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

The successful Head of Analytics will have the following skills and experience:

  • Proven experience in a senior analytics role, ideally within a digital-first or app-based business
  • Strong track record in retention, acquisition, and customer segmentation analytics
  • Line management experience – you know how to lead, mentor, and inspire a small team
  • Proficiency in SQL and experience with tools like Looker, Tableau, or similar

THE BENEFITS

The successful Head of Analytics will receive a salary of up to £100,000, plus an array of additional benefits.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Harry Mincer via the apply link below.

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Marketing Executive

Lancaster

£30000 - £35000

+ Digital Analytics

Permanent
Lancaster, Lancashire

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Marketing Executive

Salary: Up to £35,000
Location: Lancaster (Hybrid – 2 days a week ideally Tues & Thurs)

About the Company

This is a global leader in safety technology with over 200 years of history. They produce hoses & products such as foams.

An international business with offices in Globally The marketing team supports global channel partners, with customers across B2B sectors including fire brigades, major oil producers, military services, and mining operations.

The Role

This is a varied marketing position suitable for someone with creative flair and technical curiosity. You’ll support global push campaigns and contribute across a wide range of activities.

Key responsibilities include:

  • – Running online marketing campaigns
  • – Creating brochures, newsletters, and email campaigns
  • – Producing datasheets for technical products
  • – Attending exhibitions from time to time

Platforms and tools in use include:

  • – HubSpot and Mailchimp for CRM
  • – Google Analytics
  • – Squarespace for website management (across 8 sites)

Skills & Experience

  • – Approximately 3 years’ experience in a marketing role
  • – Commercial mindset
  • – Hands-on experience with Adobe InDesign

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join an international business with a diverse range of partners and products. You’ll gain global exposure while working in a close-knit, impactful team environment.

Interview Process

Two-stage process. Ideally in-person, though the first stage can be via Microsoft Teams. Candidates who perform strongly in the first interview may receive an immediate offer.

Feedback

CV feedback is provided within 24 hours.

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Lead Credit Risk Analyst

London

£50000 - £65000

+ Risk Analytics

Permanent
London

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LEAD CREDIT RISK ANALYST

UP TO £65,000

LONDON

This is an exciting new opportunity to work for a company building out their capability in credit risk and analytics. You will work directly with the CRO and aim to take the credit risk function to the next level.

THE COMPANY

This company is a social business with plans to revolutionise the financial services. Their aim is to scale their alternative to the high-cost lending market and help reduce financial exclusion. Over the last 18 years this company has helped 100,000 people save on interest costs, start up their own business and avoid eviction from homes.

THE ROLE

You will be doing the following daily:

  • Lead on credit scorecard development (end-to-end)
  • Work closely with the CRO and Data Science to deliver results meeting deadlines.
  • Create dashboards to monitor scorecard performance.
  • Carry out monthly performance reviews and investigate issues.
  • Carry out portfolio monitoring and analysis.
  • Support acquisition strategy.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Proficiency in Python.
  • Previous experience developing a scorecard.
  • SAS, or R skills are desirable.
  • Good understanding of end-to-end credit risk lifecycle.
  • Strong numeracy skills, specifically in statistics and machine learning.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills.
  • A strong numerate degree.

THE BENEFITS

  • Up to £65,000 salary.
  • Working in a supportive workplace surrounded by peers who want you to do well.
  • Hybrid working model.
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.
  • Paid day off for your birthday.
  • Private health care.
  • Staff loan scheme.
  • 3% marching contribution towards pension.

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Gaby Adamis via the Apply link on this page.

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AI/ML Engineer

£400 - £550

+ Data Science & AI

Permanent
England

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£450-£550/day

Outside IR35

Fully remote

12-month contract

As a AI/ML Engineer you will drive production-scale GenAI and ML initiatives that directly support Sales, Success, and Partnerships teams. You’ll lead a small team, build prioritisation and churn prediction models, and develop GenAI tools (e.g., meeting summarising, interaction analysis) to improve rep efficiency and customer outcomes.

Key Skills:

Python, Java, DBT, Airflow (a plus)

NLP, deep learning, RAG pipelines

Experience with production GenAI systems and clear business impact

Strong communicator, focused on ROI and internal enablement

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Senior Marketing Data Scientist

London

£45000 - £60000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
London

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Senior Marketing Data Scientist
Up to £75,000
Hybrid – London

A great opportunity to join a leading customer data science company as a Senior Marketing Data Scientist

THE BUSINESS

The business is a global leader in customer data science, empowering businesses to compete and thrive in the modern-data driven economy always putting the customer first. Enabling businesses to grow and diversify by utilising and understanding data and ensuring the customer is put first.

Joining the business as a Senior Marketing Data Scientist, you’d be helping to scope out business problems, creating data science solutions for these problems and then delivering insights and recommendations of the back of it.

THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Understanding business problems, creating data science solutions and delivering insights and recommendations
  • Working directly with clients and helping the team to give recommendations and answer questions
  • Working on projects across clustering, propensity modelling, regression and more
  • Building data visualisations and dashboards for clients

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Strong technical experience in SQL and Python
  • Experience in data visualisation
  • Proven track record working across propensity modelling, clustering, forecasting, regression and more
  • Strong commercial and stakeholder management expertise
  • Line Management/Mentoring experience

THE BENEFITS

  • Up to £75,000
  • Hybrid
  • London

HOW TO APPLY

If interested in the role please send your CV to Jordan Victor via the Apply Link below

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Strategy Analyst (18 month FTC)

London

£35000 - £50000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
London

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Senior Strategy Analyst (18-month FTC)
Location: Central London (3 days per week in office)
Base Salary: £50,000
Company: Leading Rail Service Provider

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Senior Strategy Analyst to join a forward-thinking commercial strategy team within a major UK-based rail operator. The role will focus on demand modelling, forecasting, and providing key customer insights to inform strategic decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Own and maintain demand forecasting models to predict revenue across the business, using SQL and various data sources.

  • Support budgeting and forecasting activities, leveraging customer insights and demand drivers to create accurate projections.

  • Work closely with the Senior Manager and Revenue Management team to refine strategies and ensure the models are up to date with the latest data.

  • Provide analytical support for key business decisions, ensuring the use of best practices in rail industry demand modelling.

Ideal Candidate:

  • Experience in the rail industry, particularly in demand modelling and forecasting.

  • Strong technical skills in SQL, with the ability to manipulate and interpret large datasets.

  • Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.

  • Strong communication skills to present insights and findings effectively.

Interview Process:

  • Stage 1: Initial 45-minute screen with senior leadership.

  • Stage 2: A practical task focused on modelling, demand drivers, and data sources.

This is a great role for someone looking to grow their career in the rail industry, with the opportunity to work on high-impact projects in a strategic, data-led team.

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