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.

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

Episode 22: Bridging the Data Skills Gap – How to Upskill and Build Analytics Culture

Episode 21: GenAI breakthroughs, roadblocks and what to learn next

Episode 20: How Incrementality and MMM Are Changing Marketing Analytics

Episode 19: How AI Innovation & Hiring Are Evolving Hand in Hand

Exclusive! Harnham to 15,000: The Shift to Personalisation

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)

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Fraud Data Analyst

London

£50000 - £70000

+ Risk Analytics

Permanent
England

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Card Fraud Analyst
Mostly remote, once per month in London
£50,000 to £70,000

This role offers the chance to play a key part in shaping card fraud strategy within a well established financial services organisation. You will work in a highly visible analytics function where your insights directly influence fraud prevention, customer experience, and loss reduction.

The Company
They are a long standing financial services organisation with a strong presence in retail and commercial banking. The business is profitable, growing, and continuing to invest in fraud and financial crime capability. Fraud analytics is a core focus area, with clear support for innovation and improvement. The environment is collaborative and data driven.

The Role
You will sit within the card fraud analytics team, focusing on monitoring, optimising, and improving fraud strategies.
Key responsibilities include:
* Analysing card transaction data to identify fraud trends and emerging risks
* Optimising card fraud rules and strategies to reduce losses
* Producing reporting and insight to support day to day fraud decisions
* Working closely with fraud operations to improve outcomes and customer impact
* Supporting automation and advanced analytics initiatives within the team

Your Skills & Experience
* Strong commercial experience in card fraud analytics
* Hands on knowledge of Falcon or closely related fraud platforms such as SAS Fraud Management
* Proven ability to optimise card fraud strategies using data and insight
* Strong SQL skills for analysis and reporting
* Python experience is beneficial but not essential

What They Offer
* Salary between £50,000 and £70,000 depending on experience
* Hybrid working with limited required time in the London office
* A permanent role with clear ownership and visibility
* Opportunity to influence fraud strategy and analytics direction

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Head of Analytics – Financial Services

London

£100000 - £160000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
London

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Head of Analytics (Financial Services)

London (On-site)
£90,000 – £160,000 + bonus + benefits

We’re hiring a Head of Analytics to lead a centralised analytics function within a fast-growing, data-driven business undergoing significant transformation across analytics, AI, and decisioning.

This is a high-visibility role working closely with senior leadership to drive faster, better, data-led decision making across the organisation.

The Role

You’ll lead a central Analytics & MI team operating as a shared service across Finance, Marketing, and executive stakeholders.

Key focus areas include:

  • Moving from reporting to actionable insight
  • Embedding AI tools into analytics workflows
  • Driving automation and improved data structures
  • Supporting rollout of a new decision engine
  • Managing priorities across multiple senior stakeholders

This is a player-coach role (50/50 split) – combining leadership with hands-on delivery.

What We’re Looking For

  • Experience leading Analytics / MI teams
  • Strong ability to turn data into clear commercial insight
  • Hands-on technical skills (SQL + Python)
  • Experience with modern data tools (e.g. Snowflake, Power BI)
  • Exposure to AI tools / automation in analytics
  • Strong stakeholder management, including senior leadership

Background

  • Open to any data-rich, commercial sector (FS helpful but not essential)
  • Suitable for an existing Head of Analytics or a strong Senior Manager stepping up

Why Apply?

  • Shape a modern, AI-enabled analytics function
  • High exposure to C-suite and business strategy
  • Play a key role in business transformation
  • Significant scope to influence analytics and AI direction

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SEO Manager

London

£35000 - £45000

+ Digital Analytics

Permanent
London

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SEO Manager (Website)

London, 4 days per week in office (5 day working week) , up to £45000

A great opportunity to take ownership of SEO performance for a high‑traffic ecommerce site, driving organic growth and shaping strategy within a fast‑paced digital environment. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys leading SEO direction while still being hands‑on with technical and content optimisation.

The Company

They are a large, multi‑brand retail organisation with a strong digital presence and a focus on continuous improvement. Their teams work in an ambitious, data‑driven environment where SEO plays a crucial role in scaling traffic, revenue and online visibility. You will join a supportive team that values expertise, collaboration and commercial impact.

The Role

* Manage and optimise SEO performance across an allocated site
* Develop and deliver the SEO roadmap covering technical, on‑page and content activity
* Lead keyword research, technical audits and site improvements
* Oversee day‑to‑day SEO operations and support a small team
* Analyse KPIs, report on performance and identify growth opportunities
* Partner with wider teams on content, PR, usability and site architecture
* Keep ahead of industry trends and champion SEO best practice

Your Skills and Experience

* Strong commercial experience in an SEO‑focused role within ecommerce
* Confident managing technical SEO, keyword strategy and onsite optimisation
* Ability to analyse performance data and translate it into clear actions
* Experience presenting results, insights and recommendations
* Comfortable leading workflows and supporting junior team members
* Strong understanding of usability, content structure and user behaviour

What They Offer

* Up to £45000 plus benefits
* Four‑days a week in the office, 5 day working week
* Opportunity to lead SEO strategy for a major consumer brand
* Growth potential and exposure to high‑impact digital projects

How to Apply

If this sounds like the right next step for you, please apply with your CV.

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Senior Marketing Analyst

London

£65000 - £70000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
London

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Senior Marketing Analyst
Fully Remote (UK) | Up to £70,000 + equity options + quarterly bonus

This is a great opportunity to join a high-growth, digital-first business where marketing decisions are genuinely data-led. You will shape how performance marketing is measured, reported, and optimised, while working with a modern data stack and a growing central data team.

The Company
They are a fast-scaling, subscription-based consumer marketplace with a strong international presence. Their model is built around a two-sided membership community, and they are investing heavily in data to drive smarter growth decisions. Over the past six months, they have been building a modern data platform from the ground up, introducing tools such as dbt and Databricks. Data is central to their strategy, and marketing analytics is a key area of focus for future growth.

The Role
As a Senior Marketing Analyst, you will sit within the Marketing Analytics function and act as a strategic partner to growth and marketing leaders. You will:

  • Work with marketing stakeholders to understand growth questions and translate them into clear analytical projects.
  • Analyse channel and campaign performance to inform budget allocation and investment decisions across paid and owned channels.
  • Deep dive into the end-to-end customer journey, from initial visit to registration, membership, and purchase.
  • Identify behavioural indicators and patterns that predict conversion and retention.
  • Develop and refine customer segments to improve targeting across paid media and CRM.
  • Support the development of marketing mix modelling (MMM) capabilities.
  • Build and maintain dashboards and self-serve tools that bring performance and insights to life for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Help improve data foundations and data models that power marketing analytics and reporting.

Your Skills & Experience
You will be a strong fit for this Senior Marketing Analyst position if you have:

  • Strong commercial experience using SQL to query and manipulate large datasets.
  • Proven experience in marketing analytics, ideally with a focus on paid performance marketing.
  • Hands-on experience with data visualisation tools such as Tableau or Looker (or similar BI tools).
  • A background working in a marketplace, start-up, or scale-up environment where you have influenced growth or acquisition strategy.
  • Experience working across channels such as paid social, paid search, CRM, and/or influencer marketing.
  • Confidence working directly with senior stakeholders, communicating complex analysis in a clear, actionable way.
  • A proactive, problem-solving mindset and a genuine interest in understanding customer behaviour and the full customer journey.

What They Offer

  • Salary in the range of £70,000 – £80,000, depending on experience.
  • Equity options plus a quarterly performance bonus structure.
  • Fully remote working within the UK, with flexibility and trust.
  • The chance to join at a pivotal stage as the data platform and marketing analytics function are being built out.
  • Significant scope to influence marketing strategy, measurement frameworks, and advanced analytics capabilities.
  • Opportunities to grow your career as they expand their data, analytics, and marketing teams and move further into predictive modelling and advanced analytics.

How to Apply
If you are a Senior Marketing Analyst looking to have a real impact on growth strategy in a modern, data-driven business, please apply with your CV to be considered.

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Lead Marketing Analyst

London

£60000 - £80000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
London

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Lead Marketing Analyst

Location: Fully remote (UK-based)
Salary: Up to £80k + 10% bonus

About the Business

A long-established, consumer-focused digital business backed by private equity. The company is undergoing a significant transformation under new leadership, with a clear three-pillar growth strategy centred around:

  1. Expanding and strengthening its core digital products.

  2. Enhancing customer experience to drive engagement and loyalty.

  3. Building stronger community connections and marketing reach.

The business is in the process of modernising its approach to data and analytics, with major work underway on evolving its subscription model and diversifying revenue streams.

The Role

This is a newly created position within the central Analytics, Data, and Engineering function, designed to add an extra layer of leadership within the marketing analytics space.

You’ll take full ownership of the marketing analytics function, line-managing one Senior Analyst, and act as the go-to expert for marketing insight and reporting. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across marketing, commercial, and product to ensure data-driven decision-making, presenting confidently at executive and board level.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Leading a small analytics team delivering insights to guide marketing targeting, spend, and impact.

  • Owning full-funnel, cross-platform customer analysis (web analytics, attribution partners, CDPs).

  • Improving campaign decision-making through attribution, incrementality, and media mix modelling.

  • Partnering with Data Science to build predictive models (LTV, churn).

  • Owning and refining marketing forecast models for budget and performance planning.

  • Using statistical analysis to optimise testing methodologies and outcomes.

  • Developing best practice, transparent reporting, and actionable insights.

  • Managing stakeholders across the business to improve marketing decisions.

  • Building strong cross-functional relationships to promote a data-driven culture.

  • Working with Data Engineering to manage data requirements and ensure quality deliverables.

Candidate Profile

Background

  • Ideally from gaming, but open to e-commerce, ad-tech, or subscription/dating apps.

  • Must have a strong B2C focus.

Experience

  • Proven track record in marketing analytics.

  • Comfortable leading and mentoring others.

  • Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills.

  • Line management experience (desirable but not essential).

Technical Skills

  • SQL (essential).

  • Power BI / Looker.

  • Data visualisation expertise (Snowflake desirable).

  • Knowledge of attribution, forecasting, incrementality testing, MMM, LTV/churn modelling (advantageous).

Package & Benefits

  • ~£80k base salary + 10% bonus.

  • Private healthcare (including dental).

  • 6% pension contribution.

  • Life insurance + employee assistance programme.

  • Enhanced family leave.

  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays (buy/sell option).

  • Flexible working hours.

Interview Process

  1. 1st stage: Zoom interview with senior marketing leadership.

  2. 2nd stage: Take-home task + panel presentation.

  3. 3rd stage: Final interview with executive team.

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Senior Marketing Analyst

London

£45000 - £60000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
London

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Senior Marketing Analyst
London (Hybrid) | Up to £65,000 | Mid-Senior Level (3-5 years)

We’re seeking a Senior Marketing Analyst to join a high-performing analytics team within a fast-paced digital marketing environment.

In this role, you’ll partner with multiple clients, transforming complex marketing and consumer data into clear, actionable insights that drive campaign performance and business growth.

What You’ll Do

  • Analyse large-scale online and offline marketing data to uncover trends and opportunities
  • Deliver data-driven insights to optimise campaign performance and maximise ROI
  • Support the development and interpretation of Marketing Mix Models (MMM)
  • Conduct hands-on analysis using SQL, Python, or R
  • Present insights and recommendations to clients and internal stakeholders
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including sales, product, media, and account management

What We’re Looking For

  • 3-5 years’ experience in marketing analytics, data analytics, or data science
  • Strong statistical knowledge (e.g. A/B testing, confidence intervals, model uncertainty)
  • Experience with MMM or similar advanced modelling techniques
  • Proficiency in SQL and/or Python/R
  • Experience with BI and visualisation tools (e.g. Tableau)
  • Solid understanding of digital marketing, media channels, and targeting strategies
  • Excellent communication skills with experience in client-facing environments

About You

You’re a commercially minded analyst who enjoys turning complex data into clear, impactful stories. You’re naturally curious, detail-oriented, and confident working with stakeholders in a fast-moving, client-focused setting.

Interested?
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Head of Martech – Solutions Practice

London

£75000 - £90000

+ Digital Analytics

Permanent
London

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Head of Martech Solutions Practice
London (Hybrid) | £80,000 – £90,000 + commission for new business/upsell

This is a stand-out opportunity to take ownership of a growing Martech solutions practice, shape the vision, and still stay close to the technology. You will combine CDP, CRM and data expertise with consultative client work, while building and mentoring a small but capable team.

The Company
They are a specialist Martech consultancy with a boutique feel and big ambitions. Working with a mix of enterprise brands and leading vendors, they help clients get real value from their Martech investments, across both technical implementation and commercial use cases. Their UK team is small and collaborative, supported by an established offshore function. This is a key leadership hire as they scale their solutions offering and explore how AI can transform client outcomes.

The Role
You will:

  • Lead the Martech Solutions Practice, owning the delivery of client projects across CDPs, CRMs and related tools.
  • Act as a hands-on expert, able to support with configuration and activation when needed.
  • Work consultatively with senior stakeholders to diagnose Martech challenges and design practical roadmaps.
  • Oversee solution architecture across CDP, CRM and data warehouse environments, ensuring data flows support effective audience activation.
  • Explore and define how agentic AI can be applied to improve customer experience and marketing performance, and educate clients on its use.
  • Mentor and support a small UK team, while helping to coordinate work with offshore colleagues.
  • Shape the long-term practice strategy, including the types of skills and roles to hire as the team grows.
  • Contribute to partner go-to-market offerings, such as packaged solutions with leading Martech vendors.

Your Skills & Experience
You will have:

  • Strong commercial experience working with Customer Data Platforms, ideally including tools such as Tealium or Adobe.
  • Solid hands-on exposure to CRM and lifecycle marketing platforms, for example Braze or Salesforce.
  • Very good understanding of how data warehouses integrate with CDPs and CRMs, and how data should be modelled for activation.
  • Proven ability to translate complex technical detail into clear, commercially focused recommendations for clients.
  • Comfort being client facing, running workshops, discovery sessions and stakeholder interviews.
  • The ability and willingness to be hands-on with configuration and troubleshooting when required.
  • Curiosity about the Martech landscape, including how AI and automation can be practically applied.
  • An interest in people leadership and a desire to grow and develop a small team.

What They Offer

  • Salary in the range of £80,000 – £90,000 depending on experience.
  • Commission for bringing in new client work or upselling additional projects.
  • Hybrid working with 1-2 days per week expected in London (office and client sites), with flexibility for more remote working.
  • The chance to shape a growing practice, influence vendor partnerships and build your own team around you.
  • Exposure to a variety of clients and projects, from technical problem solving to high-level strategy.

How to Apply
If you are excited by leading a Martech solutions practice in London and want to combine hands-on CDP/CRM work with strategy and team growth, please apply with your CV to find out more.

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Product Analyst

London

£45000 - £55000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
London

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Product Analyst – £55,000 (Hybrid – London)

Industry: Consumer Marketplace / Mobile App
Department: Product & Insights

We’re looking for a Product Analyst to join a fast-growing consumer marketplace used by millions globally. You’ll work closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to uncover insights, shape user experiences, and drive commercial performance.

What You’ll Do

  • Analyse user behaviour and product performance across key journeys

  • Build dashboards and self-serve insights for cross-functional teams

  • Support A/B testing: design experiments, interpret results, recommend next steps

  • Work with data and platform teams to ensure clean, scalable datasets

  • Present clear, actionable insights that influence product strategy

What We’re Looking For

  • Strong SQL skills and experience working with large datasets

  • Comfortable using Python for product analytics

  • Experience with product experimentation / A-B testing

  • Familiarity with Looker, Tableau, or similar BI tools

  • Confident communicator who can simplify complex data for stakeholders

  • Curious, proactive, and thrives in a fast-paced product environment

Why Apply

  • Work on high-impact product features used by millions

  • Hybrid working, flexible culture, strong learning budget

  • Fast-growing environment with real ownership of analysis and experiments

Find out more and apply via the link below.

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