DATA & AI RECRUITMENT AND STAFFING
OVERVIEW
Data & AI recruitment is our core business and we’re proud to say, our customers believe we’re good at it.
Harnham has actively chosen to focus on Data & AI jobs, we’ve immersed ourselves in this market and are now an integral part of this business community.
Our capability has grown to provide recruitment services and advice across the Data Science, Marketing & Insight, Risk Analytics, Data & Technology and Digital Analytics areas of speciality.
DATA & AI RECRUITMENT AND STAFFING
HOW WE DO IT
Just like the Data & AI professionals we place, Harnham use tried and tested models in our recruitment processes.
By gaining valuable market knowledge across a range of industries and regions, Harnham is able to provide a service which is second to none within our marketplace.
We have seen unprecedented growth in our specialist sector and always have a wide range of vacancies at both junior and senior level including Data Science jobs, AI Engineering jobs, Data Analyst jobs, and Big Data jobs, all available throughout the UK, Germany, France, United States, and the Netherlands
WHAT SETS US APART?
Feedback shows it’s our relationship-building and industry knowledge.
We immediately fully understand your recruitment briefs and career aspirations, placing a huge emphasis on delivering a professional and quality experience every time we engage with our customers. We are always responsive in our approach and endeavour to make the recruitment process simple, easy, and ultimately successful for everyone.
We are a trusted and long-term partner for all our customers, so if you need to recruit or are looking for your next opportunity, contact us to find out how you can benefit from partnering with Harnham.
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ROCKBORNE
Harnham’s sister company Rockborne is on a mission is to grow, develop and deploy the world’s leading data professionals, make real change in the data industry through the diversity of thought and keep quality at the heart of everything we do.
Learn how our graduate programme will make you a data ninja, ready to tackle the challenges of a career in data!
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Harnham are a specialist Data & AI recruitment business with teams that only focus on niche areas.
Creative Strategist
London
£30000 - £40000
+ Advance Analytics & Mrktg Insight
PermanentLondon
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PAID SOCIAL STRATEGIST
SALARY UP TO £40,000
HYBRID
LONDON – 3 DAYS IN THE OFFICE
THE COMPANY
This is a specialist creative marketing agency under the Omnicom network that pioneers DCO (dynamic creative optimisation) solutions that power and scale performance across paid digital media
THE ROLE
As a Paid Social Strategist, you can expect to be involved in the following:
- Mainly working on social and programmatic campaign as well as audience planning, platform planning and working to improve client campaigns
- Maintain relationships with a variety of key stakeholders(including clients, media agencies & creative agencies) throughout the end to end DCO campaign process
- Line management of the junior member of the team
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Experience working agency side/media/advertising
- Experience managing large accounts
- Channel experience – paid media, social or programmatic
- Knowledge of Meta, Snap or Tiktok Ads
BENEFITS
- Salary is up to £65,000
How to apply
Express your interest by sending your CV to Valentine via the apply link attached to this page
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Credit Risk Manager
Cambridge
£55000 - £70000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentCambridge, Cambridgeshire
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CREDIT RISK MANAGER
UP TO £70,000
CAMBRIDGE
Join an inclusive and fast-growing team in providing innovative strategies within the lending space and specialise in the second line of defence to help lead the company’s credit risk function. This company is looking for a bright individual to implement frameworks, work with senior stakeholders, and support the first line of defence. Join an inclusive and fast-growing team.
THE COMPANY
Take the opportunity to spearhead strategic initiatives and help shape the financial landscape. This company places a strong emphasis in innovation and forward-looking solutions across the lending sector. They have built a large customer base and through their consistent growth, have created a positive image that resonates with both employees and stakeholders.
THE ROLE
You can expect to be involved in the following day to day:
- Crafting and aligning credit policies to adhere to regulatory standards and industry benchmarks
- Conducting in-depth analysis of credit portfolios, identifying trends, and optimising risk-return profiles
- Collaborating across departments to seamlessly integrate credit risk frameworks into broader risk management practices
- Staying attuned to industry changes, updating credit risk frameworks, and providing comprehensive reporting to stakeholders
- Communicating findings clearly to senior management, fostering a culture of risk awareness and understanding throughout the organisation
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Proficiency in SAS, SQL, and/or Python
- 5+ years of experience within the lending space
- Extensive experience with secured or unsecured products
- Substantial experience within the credit risk function
SALARY AND BENEFITS
- Discretionary bonus
- 25 days of holidays + bank holidays
- Private Medical
- Contributory pension
- And more
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Valentina Lopez via the Apply link on this page.
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Lead IFRS9 Quantitative Analyst
City of London
£60000 - £90000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentCity of London, London
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LEAD IFRS9 QUANTITATIVE ANALYST
UP TO £90,000
LONDON
Join as an IFRS9 analyst for a fast-growing lender, developing diverse models across the bank for unique exposure and career growth. If you’re an experienced regulatory model developer seeking progression and exposure to a wide network of clients, this is the role for you!
THE COMPANY
Driven by their mission to foster prosperity for individuals and businesses, the bank aims to assist individual customers and businesses during crucial moments and champion sustainable business growth. Their vision is to establish a community as an established lending entity delivering an exceptional customer experience.
THE ROLE
You can expect to be involved in the following day to day:
- Maintaining and monitoring governed data sources for IFRS9 and IRB compliance, updating code as needed
- Proactively resolving data issues, ensuring compliance with retention and deletion regulations, and enhancing data quality reports
- Creating and updating comprehensive data source documentation
- Delivering timely and accurate data insights and visualisations in response to stakeholder requests
- Collaborating closely with technical and non-technical teams, communicating findings and updates effectively
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Demonstrate adeptness in computer programming and statistical methodologies, with hands-on application in diverse scenarios
- Exhibit adaptability and discipline, excelling in environments characterised by high regulation and governance
- Tackle business and technical challenges with a discerning and critical problem-solving approach
- Dedicated to producing outcomes that consistently meet or exceed stringent quality benchmarks
- Proficiency in data processing languages such as SAS, SQL, or Python
SALARY AND BENEFITS
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Annual bonus
- Pension contributions
- Flexible benefit allowance
- And more
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Valentina Lopez via the Apply link on this page.
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Financial Crime Analyst
London
£35000 - £40000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentLondon
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FINANCIAL CRIME ANALYST
UP TO £40,000
LONDON OR CARDIFF
This role does not offer sponsorship.
This role is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding team where you will play a big role in providing excellent customer service to businesses, big and small.
THE COMPANY
This company offers 24/7 support to help businesss grow from the ground up by providing business account and administrative assistance. The business is going through a rapid period of growth, making it an exciting time to join!
THE ROLE
You will be doing the following daily:
- Carrying out CDD, KYC, and Transaction Monitoring. You will be working with cutting-edge technology to help new and existing customers at account opening stage and in reviews.
- You will work with the wider compliance team, analysing and escalating any risks you identify.
- Review and monitor transactions for suspicious activity and fraudulent activity, delivering concise and accurate analysis.
- Develop, test, and implement new or enhanced processes and initiatives.
- Talking and listening to customers concerns/issues and responding appropriately.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- ICA or ACAMs certified with a degree.
- Experience in financial crime analysis at onboarding stage, and periodic or event driven CDD, KYC, TMX review and sanctions screening.
- Strong understanding of payment fraud detection, chargebacks, and disruptions.
- Working knowledge of technical applications and OSINT to carry out investigations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
THE BENEFITS
- Up to £40,000 salary.
- Flexible working pattern.
- Ongoing AML, CTF, CPF, Sanctions, and Fraud training.
- Travel allowance of up to £1,000 annually.
- Growth share options.
- Employee-driven salary review.
- Day off for your birthday.
- Private medical insurance.
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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Senior Data Analyst
Amsterdam
€0 - €90
+ Digital Analytics
PermanentAmsterdam, North Holland
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Senior Data Analyst
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Salary up to 90k + Benefits
This job opening is looking for an experienced Data Analyst who will improve and build reporting structures all across a unique and excellent scale-up business with outstanding achievements over the past years.
The Company
This company is on a mission to fight financial crime by delivering high-quality AI and ML services and continuously improving financial global online systems. They are successful, and growing year on year, creating an incredible opportunity to join a team of data professionals as their new Senior Data Analyst.
The Role
This role is the right balance in showing technical expertise and stakeholder management. As an end-to-end data analyst in this fintech space, you will collaborate with teams across the company to optimize reporting structures, insights, and analyses.
- Work on improving the data lake house, building dashboards, and more.
- Responsible for developing pipelines in SQL (dbt).
- Working on a broad range of responsibilities from understanding requirements, to building the reporting layer, to data analyses.
- You can translate stakeholder requirements into the development of data analytic solutions and insights.
- You will cross-collaborate with our data engineers on resolving technical issues, performance problems, and data issues.
- You will apply a product-focused approach by challenging teams on KPIs and product/process improvement opportunities.
Experience
- Strong dash boarding and data translation skills (Looker +).
- Communication skills on point and ready to interact with senior stakeholders on day to day basis.
- Great database knowledge & SQL expert
- You are solution-oriented, have an analytic mindset, and think out of the box
- Ready to take on the fast-paced environment of a successful scale-up
- Do you have experience with Python, Statistics, Data Governance, Fin tech’s, ETL as well? Don’t hesitate and apply!
Benefits
- Up to 90k
- + Benefits
How To Apply?
Please register below by sending your CV to Elisabeth Oudman via the apply link on this page.
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Strategy Director
London
£55000 - £65000
+ Advance Analytics & Mrktg Insight
PermanentLondon
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STRATEGY DIRECTOR
SALARY UP TO £65,000
HYBRID
LONDON – 3 DAYS IN THE OFFICE
THE COMPANY
This is a specialist creative marketing agency under the Omnicom network that pioneers DCO (dynamic creative optimisation) solutions that power and scale performance across paid digital media
THE ROLE
As a Strategic Director, you can expect to be involved in the following:
- Mainly working on social and programmatic campaign as well as audience planning, platform planning and working to improve client campaigns
- Manage retained client relationships and effective campaign delivery
- Line management of the junior member of the team
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Experience working agency side/media/advertising
- Experience managing large accounts
- Channel experience – paid media, social or programmatic
- Mentoring/Management experience
BENEFITS
- Salary is up to £65,000
How to apply
Express your interest by sending your CV to Valentine via the apply link attached to this page
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Senior Credit Risk Analyst
Leeds
£45000 - £55000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentLeeds, West Yorkshire
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Senior Credit Risk Analyst
Up to £55,000
Hybrid
Leeds
The Company
I am hiring a credit risk analyst for a leading lending company that leads the way on all types of unsecured and secured lending. Within this role, you will help drive credit risk strategy using analytics to drive company-wide profitability.
The Role
As a Senior Credit Risk Analyst, you will be:
- Reporting on credit risk insights and trends to senior stakeholder
- Helping maintain credit risk strategies to maintain profits and reduce losses
- Spotting trends to find new ways to increase profitability for credit risk
- Developing new lending opportunities across the business
- Developing credit risk strategy for the whole credit risk life cycle
Your skills and experience
To be successful as a Senior Credit Risk Analyst, you will need:
- Strong experience with SAS, SQL, and/or Python
- Experience as a credit risk analyst in an analytical position
- Experience developing credit risk strategy.
- Experience working in financial services (ideally a Bank)
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong stakeholder management
- A numeric degree from a top university
Benefits
Up to £50,000 + benefits package
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Sean Tunley via
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Senior Credit Risk Analyst
Sheffield
£40000 - £55000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentSheffield, South Yorkshire
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Senior Credit Risk Analyst
Up to £55,000
Hybrid
Sheffield
The Company
I am hiring a credit risk analyst for a leading lending company that leads the way on all types of unsecured and secured lending. Within this role, you will help drive credit risk strategy using analytics to drive company-wide profitability.
The Role
As a Senior Credit Risk Analyst, you will be:
- Reporting on credit risk insights and trends to senior stakeholders
- Using analytics skills to improve credit risk rule based systems
- Helping maintain credit risk systems to remain in line with regulation.
- Spotting trends to find new ways to increase profitability for credit risk
- Developing new lending opportunities across the business
- Developing credit risk strategy for the whole credit risk life cycle
Your skills and experience
To be successful as a Senior Credit Risk Analyst, you will need:
- Strong experience with SAS, SQL, and/or Python
- Experience as a credit risk analyst in an analytical position
- Experience developing credit risk strategy.
- Experience working in financial services (ideally a Bank)
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong stakeholder management
- A numeric degree from a top university
Benefits
Up to £55,000 + benefits package
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Sean Tunley via
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Senior Credit Risk Consultant
Leeds
£55000 - £65000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentLeeds, West Yorkshire
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Senior Credit Risk Consultant
Up to £65,000
Hybrid
Leeds
The Company
I am hiring a Senior Credit Risk Consultant for a leading credit risk consultancy based in Leeds that are one of the most data-rich companies in the world. The role will be focused on scorecard development for clients across the financial world from banks, fintechs, and subscription-based companies.
The Role
As a Senior Credit Risk Consultant, you will be:
- Developing scorecards end-to-end.
- Developing acquisition strategies for a range of clients across financial services.
- Understanding the regulations and clients for credit risk scorecards.
- Developing credit strategies at all stages of the credit risk life-cycle.
- Working with clients to drive portfolio analytics and reporting on insights.
- Using SAS, SQL, and Python daily within the role.
Your skills and experience
To be successful as a Senior Credit Risk Consultant, you will need:
- Experience developing credit risk scorecards.
- Experience developing acquisition strategies.
- Strong experience with SAS, SQL, and/or Python.
- Experience working within financial services.
- Numeric degree from a top UK university.
- Excellent communication skills and strong experience working with senior stakeholders.
Benefits
Up to £65,000 + comprehensive benefits package
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Sean Tunley via
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Senior Credit Risk Consultant
Nottingham
£55000 - £65000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentNottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Senior Credit Risk Consultant
Up to £65,000
Hybrid
Nottingham
The Company
I am hiring a Senior Credit Risk Consultant for a leading credit risk consultancy based in Nottingham that are one of the most data-rich companies in the world. The role will be focused on scorecard development for clients across the financial world from banks, fintechs, and subscription-based companies.
The Role
As a Senior Credit Risk Consultant, you will be:
- Developing scorecards end-to-end.
- Developing acquisition strategies for a range of clients across financial services.
- Understanding the regulations and clients for credit risk scorecards.
- Developing credit strategies at all stages of the credit risk lifecycle.
- Working with clients to drive portfolio analytics and reporting on insights.
- Using SAS, SQL, and Python daily within the role.
Your skills and experience
To be successful as a Senior Credit Risk Consultant, you will need:
- Experience developing credit risk scorecards.
- Experience developing acquisition strategies.
- Strong experience with SAS, SQL, and/or Python.
- Experience working within financial services.
- Numeric degree from a top UK university.
- Excellent communication skills and strong experience working with senior stakeholders.
Benefits
Up to £65,000 + comprehensive benefits package
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Sean Tunley via
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Lead Data Engineer
London
£100000 - £120000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentLondon
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LEAD DATA ENGINEER
£100,000 – £120,000
HYBRID – LONDON
This new position is great for someone who is excited by companies with a great start-up culture and the opportunity to have a clear business impact. You would be going in to take ownership of this FinTech’s platform and take it forward in your own way.
THE COMPANY
This group has been around for a number of years and is now entering scale-up phase as they utilise their newly approved banking license, as part of their wider service offering. They have had a successful start to their journey and are now looking to take a modern approach to how they use data.
THE ROLE
You would play a core role in using this data to map out their continued growth. Entering this role you will interact with the C-suite and decipher how best to grow their capabilities. You will get direct influence over how they integrate their new and modern tech stack, and you will then be hands-on in delivering this.
YOUR EXPERIENCE
- Experience in infrastructure implementation
- A broad tech stack will be helpful
- Experience working within start-up and smaller environments
- Engagement with stakeholders on how to tackle complex issues
THE BENEFITS
- An autonomous position with room for creative input
- Be one of the first people with their foot in the door at this company
- Hybrid working at an accessible London office
- A quick 3-stage interview process!
If you would like to apply then please register your interest below!
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Data Architect
London
£100000 - £110000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentLondon
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DATA ARCHITECT
£100,000 – £110,000
HYBRID – LONDON
This scale-up telecom group is looking for someone to be hands-on when driving forward their platform’s expansion to incorporate data from all business areas as they become more digitally driven…
THE COMPANY
This group is already one of the UK’s largest telecom companies who are continuing to grow into other areas. They aren’t just localised to this area though as they’ve expanded into a global presence. Their data function has undergone extreme change over the two years and they are now in a good position for you to join the team!
THE ROLE
As this group have already migrated into Azure they now look to integrate data from other areas of the business, and not just the financial data. This Architect will therefore design a larger migration into their data lake. They will be hands-on in this role and work closely with data teams who are using very modern tech stacks to manage their large data sets.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
To be a successful Data Architect in this area you should be proficient in the following:
- Expertise in Data Lake migration
- Azure experience is going to be beneficial
- Experience with big data
- Previous python & engineering experience will be useful to understand the end-to-end aspects
- Have worked on large-scale migrations to the cloud
THE BENEFITS
- The chance to gain inter-sector experience
- Progression is valued highly with internal promotion opportunities available
- Remote working at your discretion
- Options to go into the office where there is a great working culture!
- 10% bonus
- Quick interview process
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Alfie Turner via the application link on this page.
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Candidate – Chief Data Officer
It was a real treat to work with Harnham. My recruiter consistently went above and beyond to ensure that I navigated through the recruitment process as smooth as possible. I had been in contact with other professional at Harnham in the past and I can attest that the level of professionalism is always top-notch.
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Client – Director of People Operations
We’ve been collaborating with Harnham to recruit some key positions for our company, and they have been incredible partners. They team has been great and efficient. They understood our needs perfectly and provided us very talented candidates. We'll keep collaborating with them in the future. Thank you for your excellent job!
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Candidate – Senior Data Engineer
I've been a Senior Data Engineer for about 4-5 years and Harnham is one of the best recruitment agencies I worked with. There was a time when my offer fell through and the recruiter I was working with at Harnham jumped in to the rescue and scheduled interviews for me within a couple of days. Really good agency and some great people.
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Senior Data Engineer
Client – Director of Customer Data Science – Apparel
The team at Harnham have been outstanding in helping our company build a market-leading data science team. Harnham’s communication is great, and the recruiter’s take a consultative approach that’s really focused on provided value for both their clients and their candidates. They provide strong candidates that help us fill our roles with high achievers who are also a great fit for our culture.
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Director of Customer Data Science – Apparel
Candidate – Data Analyst
I’ve had a great experience with Harnham. The recruiter provided great advice and ensured that I understood everything, and even followed up with me after I started my new role to see how I was settling in. I would recommend Harnham as a great recruitment company for anyone looking for a role in data and analytics.
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Data Analyst
Client – Data Direction – Broadcast Media
I have worked with Harnham for over 2 years now as our main Analytics Recruiter partner and I am very pleased with the overall service and the people we have hired via Harnham. Harnham’s team is very good at understanding our recruitment needs and always come back with relevant and well scanned CVs, which saves me precious time.
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Candidate – Market Research Analyst
Thanks to Harnham, I am now in a role that suits me. My recruiter was able to quickly identify the skills I had to offer and match me up with his client. It was a win-win for everyone. I was given great advice throughout the process, and I also appreciated the follow-ups that I received.
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Candidate – Digital Media and Analytics
I've recently got a short-term contract role through Harnham, and things couldn't have gone better! My recruiter was incredibly helpful throughout the entire process. They also provided incredible admin support so that I could focus on the actual job in hand, rather than having to spend too much time dealing with these matters.
