Hiring for Data
From 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 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…
Read MoreDownload ‘How to Hire in AI’: Our AI Hiring How-to Guide
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Read MoreBudget 2024: What It Means for Data & AI Jobs in 2025
The Autumn Budget 2024 places digital transformation and innovation at the core of the UK’s economic strategy, signalling a transformative period for Data and AI as high-value industries. Job opportunities in permanent and contract roles are set to rise, driven by investments in emerging technologies and responsible AI development. Coupled with initiatives in upskilling and…
Read MoreHiring for Data: Why Adding an Additional Interview is Risky
In today’s economic climate, organisations have been keeping a close eye on budgets, and because of this, headcount sign-off has become harder to get. This has started to influence the way that tech companies are approaching recruitment or hiring for data roles. For example, Ross Henderson, Director and Head of Harnham’s Netherlands branch, has noticed…
Read MoreThe Lasting Benefits of Short-Term Workers
Contract workers are generally highly skilled in their respective disciplines. Because of this, they offer a number of benefits to companies who are in need of quick talent solutions, or help with a fast-moving project. However, short-term workers offer more than a quick fix to an urgent problem. In fact, short-term employees can give organisations…
Read MoreUp Your Game When Hiring for Data & Analytics Professionals
If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that flexibility is a key component to ensuring future success. But as we reassess what’s needed to make the…
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