Artifical Intelligence
How to Choose the Right AI Recruitment Agency in the US
Kyle Arriola, Harnham’s AVP of Data & AI Talent Acquisition, recently spoke with Simon Clarke, CEO of Harnham Group, about how companies should approach choosing the right AI and data recruitment partner in the US. The conversation focused on common challenges hiring teams encounter today, including, unclear role definitions, inconsistent job titles, and difficulty assessing…
Read MoreWhy Dutch-Speaking Data & AI Talent Is So Hard to Hire
by Ross Henderson, Director at Harnham. Why it’s so hard to hire Dutch-speaking Data & AI talent in the Netherlands One thing we’ve seen consistently is: It is significantly harder to engage mid-to-senior Dutch-speaking Data and AI professionals than their English-speaking counterparts. Even at the very first step. Our response rates to outreach are less…
Read MoreReskilling & Upskilling: What US Data Professionals Are Doing
By Luc Simpson-Kent, Managing Consultant – Harnham US Candidates want growth. Employers want retention. And in today’s market, both goals rely on the same thing: continuous learning. The pace of change in data and AI means even the most experienced professionals are going back to school, literally and figuratively. Across the US, data scientists, engineers…
Read MoreThe Key to a Strong AI Team: Diversity
by Tom Brammer, Senior Manager – AI and Machine Learning US Team Every company wants to build world-class AI capabilities. The challenge is that technical brilliance alone is not enough. The strongest AI teams are those that combine elite skills with diverse perspectives. Without diversity, the risk of bias multiplies and the value created by…
Read MoreWhy US Companies Are Scaling AI with Contractors in 2025
Artificial intelligence has arrived in the workplace and it’s changing how companies are structured, resourced, and scaled. While nearly every business is investing in AI, McKinsey reports only 1% believe they’ve reached maturity. This suggests that leadership hesitation, not talent availability, is now the most common barrier to scaling AI. To bridge the gap between…
Read MoreHow Sacher.AI Strengthened Its GenAI Delivery in Just 12 Days
by Thomas Savidge, Principal Consultant – AI, Machine Learning and Data Science Sacher.AI, a UK-based innovation lab focused on behavioural health, needed to scale its GenAI capability to meet growing client demand. With deadlines approaching and projects in motion, they needed contractors who could deliver from day one, combining deep technical expertise with the confidence…
Read MoreFrom Zero to AI: How One Investment Firm Built a World-Class Team in 18 Days
A global investment advisor managing over $268 billion across real estate, equity, and credit needed to build their AI function from the ground up. No team. No roadmap. Just a mandate to lead the charge into intelligent automation, better risk modelling, and scalable innovation. They came to Harnham with a clear brief: find senior AI…
Read MoreHow to Maximise Your Data’s Value: The Use of AI in Advanced Analytics
By Roshni Baillie, Recruitment Consultant – Marketing & Insight, Harnham One thing I’m hearing again and again lately is the question: “Is AI going to replace analysts?” At Harnham, I have a front row seat to the AI revolution, and to how companies and candidates are responding. While AI is having a clear impact on…
Read MoreAI Governance Starts with People
By Kiran Ramasamy, Managing Consultant, Harnham When it comes to AI it is no longer a question of adoption for businesses, the challenge now is how to use it responsibly and at scale. That’s where governance comes in. And it’s not just about tech; it’s about talent. A recent ISACA report reveals that while 83%…
Read More15,000 Placements Later: What We’ve Learned About the Global Data & AI Talent Market
By David Farmer, CEO, Harnham Global We haven’t just hit 15,000 placements, we’ve launched 15,000 careers, changed 15,000 lives and it’s a marker. A marker of how far the Data & AI industry has come and what it’s taken to get here. From our very first Infrastructure Analyst in 2006 to placing CDOs, Directors…
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