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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Data and ai podcast: All Episodes

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)

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.

 

Data Engineer

Manchester

£70000 - £90000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
Manchester, Greater Manchester

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Data Engineer

up to £90,000 + Benefits
Manchester (Hybrid)
This is a great opportunity to join a high‑growth adtech scale‑up where you can take ownership of large‑scale data infrastructure that directly powers machine learning, product intelligence, and customer ROI.

THE COMPANY

This is a UK‑based adtech SaaS platform that using machine learning and real‑time behavioural analytics to help brands optimise performance.

THE ROLE

Key responsibilities include:

  • Designing, building, and maintaining batch and streaming data ingestion pipelines for high‑volume event data
  • Improving and optimising the AWS Redshift data warehouse, including modelling, performance, and cost efficiency
  • Refactoring poorly structured data into clean, well‑governed, ML‑friendly datasets
  • Building pipelines to support ML workflows, feature stores, A/B testing, and experimentation
  • Ingesting and integrating new and under‑utilised data sources
  • Working on greenfield projects while scaling existing data infrastructure to billions of data points

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

You will bring strong capability in:

  • Python and SQL
  • AWS data infrastructure (S3, Redshift, Glue, Athena, Kinesis, Lambda)
  • End‑to‑end ownership, from proof‑of‑concept through to production

THE BENEFITS

You will receive a salary of up to £90,000 depending on experience, along with a comprehensive benefits.

HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Molly Bird via the apply link on this page.

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Data Engineer -Document Parsing – Text analytics

€40000 - €80000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
Nederland

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Contract Data Engineer – Legal Data & Document Processing

A leading law firm is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join the firm on a contract basis, supporting initiatives focused on large-scale text data, document parsing, and unstructured data processing. This role will work closely with legal, data, and technology teams to build and maintain data pipelines that enable efficient analysis of complex legal documents.

The Role

The Data Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining data solutions that handle high volumes of unstructured and semi-structured text data. The role requires strong technical expertise combined with an understanding of document-heavy environments, ideally within legal or professional services contexts.

Key Responsibilities

  • Designing and maintaining data pipelines for processing large volumes of unstructured text data
  • Building solutions for document ingestion, parsing, and transformation (e.g. contracts, pleadings, correspondence)
  • Supporting document classification, metadata extraction, and text enrichment workflows
  • Integrating data from document management systems and other internal sources
  • Ensuring data quality, reliability, and performance across pipelines
  • Collaborating with legal teams, analysts, and engineers to deliver data-driven solutions
  • Supporting ad hoc data investigations and technical problem-solving

Required Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience as a Data Engineer, ideally in a document-heavy or text-focused environment
  • Strong experience working with unstructured and semi-structured data
  • Experience with document parsing, text processing, or data extraction techniques
  • Proficiency in relevant programming languages (e.g. Python, SQL)
  • Experience building and maintaining scalable data pipelines
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently on a contract basis

Desirable Experience

  • Exposure to legal data, law firms, or professional services environments
  • Experience with NLP, OCR, or text analytics tools
  • Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms and storage solutions

Contract Details

  • Contract role within a reputable law firm
  • Competitive contract rates
  • Flexible working arrangements subject to project requirements

This role offers the opportunity to work on complex and meaningful data engineering challenges within a legal environment, contributing to the firm’s evolving data capabilities.

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Staff Data Analyst, Product Analytics

San Francisco

$200000 - $240000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
San Francisco, California

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Staff Product Analyst

Location: San Francisco (Remote Eligible)

Salary: $200K-$240K base + Equity

We’re hiring a Staff Product Analyst for a hyper-growth, Series E AI company valued at $3B+. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping product strategy and growth by leveraging data to drive decisions, optimize user experiences, and unlock new opportunities.

What You’ll Do:

  • Shape product strategy with data-driven insights – Define key metrics, track user behavior, and identify trends that impact engagement and retention.
  • Deep-dive into user journeys – Uncover friction points and growth levers to enhance adoption, conversion, and retention.
  • Optimize experimentation and A/B testing – Design and analyze tests to improve product features, pricing, and personalization strategies.
  • Develop self-service analytics tools – Build dashboards and automated reporting to empower teams with real-time data.
  • Partner with Product, Engineering & Leadership – Translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations to improve product performance and business outcomes.

What We’re Looking For:

  • 7+ years of experience in Product Analytics, preferably within high-growth tech companies.
  • Expert SQL skills and experience working with large-scale product datasets.
  • Proficiency in Python or R, with a strong foundation in statistical analysis and experimentation.
  • Hands-on experience with A/B testing methodologies and user segmentation.
  • Experience with ELT data modeling and BI tools like Looker, Omni, or Hashboard.
  • Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to influence product decisions through data.
  • Thrives in a fast-paced, high-impact environment, with a passion for uncovering insights that drive product growth.

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Staff Analytics Engineer

$200000 - $250000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
California

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Staff Analytics Engineer

Location: Remote
Salary:
$200-250k

Are you a data expert ready to drive transformative analytics at a cutting-edge cloud platform company? This fast-growing Series C innovator is revolutionizing how teams build, preview, and deploy high-performance digital applications.

About the Role

The Staff Analytics Engineer will lead the design and implementation of robust data models and pipelines, enabling business units to uncover insights and make data-driven decisions. This role is a unique chance to collaborate with engineering, product, and business teams, building scalable analytics systems that power operational efficiency and growth.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain scalable data models and pipelines to serve as a single source of truth across the enterprise.
  • Develop tools to enhance data accessibility, auditing, and validation, ensuring consistent, trustworthy datasets.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to uncover actionable insights and support decision-making.
  • Build self-service analytics tools and dashboards for key stakeholders, streamlining workflows.
  • Collaborate on advancing the company’s data platform using cutting-edge tools like dbt, Snowflake, and Superset.
  • Lead initiatives to improve data quality, governance, and discoverability, ensuring alignment with business goals.

About You

  • 8+ years of experience in analytics engineering or a similar role in a modern tech company.
  • Advanced proficiency in SQL, with experience working on complex datasets.
  • Expertise in data platforms like Snowflake or BigQuery and transformation tools like dbt.
  • Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go.
  • Experience with BI tools like Hashboard or Superset, and a strong grasp of schema design and dimensional modeling.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate in a fast-paced environment.

Be part of a forward-thinking team where data is at the core of every decision. If you’re passionate about transforming data into meaningful insights, this role offers the chance to work on impactful projects, collaborate with top talent, and make a lasting difference.

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Senior Data Platform Engineer

Los Angeles

$160000 - $200000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
Los Angeles, California

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Senior Data Platform Engineer

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Salary: $160-200k base

We’re partnering with a fast-scaling, mission-driven advanced technology company building complex software and hardware systems deployed in real-world environments. Their platform processes and operationalizes high-volume data to power critical decision-making across the organization.

They are hiring a Senior Data Platform Engineer to design and scale the core data infrastructure that supports company-wide operations.

The Role

As a Senior Engineer on the Data Platform team, you will:

  • Design and build scalable data pipelines and transformation frameworks
  • Own ingestion and egress systems that unify multiple operational data sources
  • Develop reliable, secure data models that power internal data products and applications
  • Partner with engineering, product, and operations to translate business needs into production-grade systems
  • Advocate for best practices across testing, CI/CD, data modeling, and security
  • Debug and optimize complex transformation pipelines in production environments

What They’re Looking For

  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering or backend engineering
  • Strong programming skills in Python or similar languages
  • Experience with Spark, PySpark, SQL, and dbt
  • Familiarity with large-scale data platforms and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Experience with containerization and modern deployment practices
  • Ability to operate autonomously in fast-moving environments
  • Strong ownership mindset and attention to security best practices
  • Must be a U.S. Person due to export-controlled information requirements

This is a high-impact role focused on building durable data systems that directly support operational execution at scale.

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Staff Data Platform Engineer

San Francisco

$200000 - $245000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
San Francisco, California

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Staff Data Platform Engineer

US Remote

$200-245k base + Equity

We’re working with a rapidly expanding consumer tech startup that recently raised $125M in Series D funding. As they continue to scale, they’re looking to hire a Staff Data Engineer to join their growing data team. If you have a strong foundation in software engineering, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for driving data strategy, this is the opportunity for you!

The Role:
As a Staff Data Engineer, you’ll be a crucial part of the team, ensuring data is accessible, reliable, and actionable across the company. Working alongside engineers, data scientists, and business teams, you’ll help build scalable data platforms that drive key business initiatives and enable data-driven decision-making.

What You’ll Do:

  • Collaborate with engineering, data science, and business teams to understand data needs and implement effective solutions aligned with business objectives.
  • Design and build scalable data infrastructure and pipelines to handle high volumes of data as the company grows.
  • Lead the design and optimization of data architecture, ensuring it’s secure, high-performing, and scalable.
  • Improve and streamline data pipelines to provide fast, reliable access to high-quality data.
  • Contribute to the design of reporting frameworks and analytics tools that empower teams to make data-driven decisions.
  • Work with security teams to ensure data privacy and compliance standards are met.
  • Mentor junior engineers, share expertise, and promote best practices across the team.
  • Stay updated on new technologies and suggest improvements to enhance processes and tool efficiency.

You’re a Great Fit If:

  • You have 7+ years of experience in data engineering.
  • You’ve worked at a leading consumer tech company known for engineering excellence.
  • You’re an expert in SQL, Python, and data platform development.
    • Nice-to-have: Familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, Redshift, Athena, S3, and Airflow.
  • You have hands-on experience with complex data infrastructures and optimizing data pipelines.
  • You’ve led large-scale data projects that had a significant impact on your organization.
  • You thrive in collaborative environments and have strong communication skills.
  • You have an ownership mindset and take responsibility for delivering results.

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Staff Product Analyst

$200000 - $250000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
California

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Staff Data Analyst, Product Analytics

Location: Remote

Salary: $200-250k

Join a rapidly growing, Series C cloud platform company recognized for innovation and leadership in modern technology. This high-impact role offers the opportunity to drive strategy, shape growth, and turn complex data into actionable insights that improve product performance and streamline operational efficiency.

About the Role

The Staff Data Analyst will play a key role in defining critical business metrics, creating scalable visualizations, and automating reporting systems. The position involves collaborating across teams to uncover insights, streamline processes, and optimize data usage to support growth.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement key business metrics to measure performance and identify opportunities.
  • Create dynamic visualizations and automate reporting workflows to support decision-making.
  • Build and enhance analytics datasets to optimize growth strategies and reduce costs.
  • Collaborate with product, business, and leadership teams to deliver data-driven solutions.
  • Prototype dashboards and data tools to improve workflows and promote best practices.
  • Support data accessibility by maintaining analytical technologies that ensure timely access to data.
  • Shape the analytics roadmap, aligning data initiatives with organizational goals.

About You

  • 6+ years of experience in a data-focused role such as Data Analyst, Product Analyst, or Business Analyst.
  • Proficient in SQL and experienced in working with complex datasets.
  • Familiarity with Python or R and applied statistics.
  • Expertise in ELT data modeling and tools like Hashboard, Looker, or Omni.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
  • Adept at collaborating in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic team where data is at the core of driving decisions and innovation. If you’re passionate about transforming data into meaningful outcomes and enjoy working on high-impact projects, this role offers the chance to make a lasting contribution.

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Staff Marketing Analyst

$200000 - $250000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
New York

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Staff Marketing Analyst

Location: New York (Hybrid)

Salary: $200,000-$250,000 Base + Bonus + Equity

Join a high-growth SaaS innovator backed by top-tier investors as they scale their Marketing Analytics capabilities to power the next phase of growth. This Staff Marketing Analyst position sits at the intersection of data, marketing, and business strategy-delivering the insights that drive pipeline, accelerate conversion, and optimize customer acquisition across all go-to-market motions.

THE ROLE

As a Staff Marketing Analyst, you’ll own the strategy, architecture, and execution of marketing analytics. You’ll partner closely with Growth, Demand Gen, Digital, and Product Marketing teams to define KPIs, analyze performance, and bring visibility to what’s working and what’s not. Your work will influence campaign spend, GTM roadmap, and executive decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Define and evolve core marketing metrics across the funnel: acquisition, pipeline velocity, ROI, CAC, and attribution.
  • Deliver clear, actionable insights through in-depth analysis of cross-channel campaigns (digital, paid, content, lifecycle).
  • Build scalable dashboards and automated reporting to support real-time visibility for GTM leaders.
  • Partner with RevOps and Sales Analytics to align marketing efforts with revenue impact and customer segmentation.
  • Identify optimization opportunities through experimentation frameworks, A/B testing, and customer behavior modeling.
  • Develop and maintain clean, well-modeled marketing data sets for long-term scalability and growth analysis.

ABOUT YOU

Required:

  • 7+ years of experience in analytics, with a strong track record in Marketing or GTM Analytics at a SaaS or high-growth tech company.
  • Advanced SQL skills and deep experience with BI tools like Looker, Mode, or Hashboard. Experience with Python or R a plus.
  • Strong understanding of modern SaaS marketing channels and KPIs (e.g. MQL, SQL, pipeline contribution, CAC, LTV).
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to translate complex data into simple insights and present them to cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where priorities evolve quickly.

WHAT’S ON OFFER

  • High-impact, high-visibility role with ownership across the full marketing analytics stack.
  • Competitive compensation and equity at a top-performing AI-driven SaaS brand.
  • Opportunity to shape analytics foundations and influence GTM strategy at scale.
  • Collaborative culture, modern tech stack, and hybrid flexibility in NYC.

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