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 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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OPPORTUNITIES

Welcome to a recruitment journey like no other. At Harnham, we're always interested in finding the right people to join our team.

 

Data Governance Specialist

London

£50000 - £60000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
London

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Data Governance Specialist

Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days a week)

Salary: £50,000

Ready to shape the future of data? Join a global powerhouse driving innovation in governance and unlock your potential in a team backed by senior leadership and bold investment.

THE OPPORTUNITY

A global leader in professional services is making significant investments in its data capabilities and expanding its Data Governance function. With operations spanning multiple regions and business lines, the organisation depends on accurate, well-governed data to drive informed decisions at both operational and strategic levels. In this role, you’ll join a central data team backed by strong senior sponsorship and a clear mandate to enhance how data is defined, managed, and utilised across the business.

As a Data Governance Analyst, you will play a hands-on role in embedding and supporting the firm’s Data Governance Framework. This includes working closely with Data Stewards and business stakeholders to understand data needs, supporting the implementation and adoption of governance processes, and maintaining the data catalogue with business glossaries, metadata, lineage, and reference data.

You’ll manage and prioritise governance issues, assist with metadata ingestion and configuration, and identify opportunities to improve data quality, consistency, and accessibility. The role also involves producing clear documentation such as user stories and functional requirements, supporting testing and training for governance tools, and using Power BI and other reporting tools to provide governance insights and monitor data quality. Collaboration across teams will be key to ensuring data processes and usage are properly governed and understood.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This position suits someone with experience in data-focused roles such as Data Analyst, Business Analyst, or Data Governance Analyst, who is keen to deepen their expertise in governance. You should have a strong understanding of data management concepts including metadata, data quality, and stewardship, along with experience using data catalogues or governance tools.

Proficiency in Power BI, Excel, and ideally SQL is important, as are strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication skills are essential to bridge business and technical teams, and experience writing clear documentation and user stories is required. The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment is critical, and familiarity with Agile or Waterfall delivery methods would be beneficial.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

  1. In person meeting – Introductory Conversation
  2. Technical Assessment – Walk Through
  3. Final Conversation – Virtual

Join a global leader in professional services as a Data Governance Analyst, driving data quality and governance across a high-impact, senior-backed team, apply now!

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Lead Data Analyst

€60000 - €100000

+ Data Science & AI

Permanent
Nederland

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Lead Data Analyst – Contract

Job Title: Lead Data Analyst (12-Month Fixed-Term Contract)

Location: Amsterdam

Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract

Start Date: Mid January

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Lead Data Analyst to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This role will play a key part in delivering data-driven insights across the business, with a strong focus on pricing analysis and performance. You will lead analytical initiatives, working closely with commercial, sales, and finance teams to support pricing strategy and decision-making through high-quality reporting and analysis.

You will be hands-on with Looker, Salesforce, SQL, and Python, and will act as a technical lead, setting best practices and guiding other analysts where required.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development, and maintenance of dashboards and reports using Looker, including pricing and revenue performance dashboards
  • Analyse and model data from Salesforce and pricing systems to support pricing strategy and optimisation
  • Deliver insights on pricing performance, discounting, margin, and revenue trends
  • Write efficient and well-structured SQL queries to extract and transform data
  • Use Python for advanced pricing analysis, forecasting, automation, and data processing
  • Partner with commercial, sales, and finance stakeholders to understand pricing requirements and translate them into actionable insights
  • Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and governance across pricing and commercial reporting
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other analysts
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of analytics tools, processes, and documentation

Skills & Experience

  • Proven experience as a Senior or Lead Data Analyst
  • Strong expertise in Looker (dashboarding, LookML preferred)
  • In-depth experience working with Salesforce data
  • Advanced SQL skills
  • Practical experience using Python for data analysis
  • Experience delivering pricing, commercial, or revenue analytics
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and deliver within a fixed-term contract environment

Desirable

  • Experience with pricing models, discount structures, or revenue optimisation
  • Exposure to cloud data warehouses (e.g. BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift)
  • Previous experience leading or mentoring analysts

What We Offer

  • A key leadership role with ownership of pricing and commercial analytics
  • Opportunity to make a tangible impact within a 12-month period
  • Competitive day rate or salary (depending on contract structure)
  • Flexible working options

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Senior Fraud Analyst

Birmingham

£40000 - £60000

+ Risk Analytics

Permanent
Birmingham, West Midlands

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SENIOR FRAUD ANALYST

£40-60,000 dependent on experience

BIRMINGHAM

THE COMPANY

This growing UK Bank are seeking an experienced candidate to lead hands-on analytical Fraud strategy and policy. This role offers an excellent opportunity to drive insight in a hands-on analytical role, whilst owning projects and profitability for the business.

THE ROLE

  • Leading the development of fraud rules and strategies to reduce incidences of Fraud and further protect customers and the bank
  • Manage and oversee fraud detection systems to ensure issues and risks are being actioned
  • Analyse a range of customer data to drive insight into suspicious activity, customer trends and wider portfolio activity
  • Wider trend analysis and data work to enhance business performance

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Prior experience within fraud strategy is essential
  • Prior experience working with Cifas, Hunter etc is desirable
  • Essential to have had experience using SAS or SQL
  • Python is desirable but not essential

SALARY AND BENEFITS

  • Up to £60,000 starting salary
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Pension contribution scheme
  • 26 days holiday
  • Private medical scheme

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Rosie Walsh through the ‘Apply’ link

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Head of Data Management

Nottingham

£90000 - £100000

+ Data Management & Governance

Permanent
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

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HEAD OF DATA MANAGEMENT

£90,000-£100,000

NOTTINGHAM (Hybrid)

This company is going through a massive transformation and is looking for a data leader who’s ready to rebuild how an organisation thinks about, governs, and uses its data from the ground up. This is a high-impact, highly visible position where you’ll be working closely with Senior Leadership to drive real change across data quality, privacy and compliance.

THE ROLE:

A Head of Data Management will need to:

  • Own and deliver the enterprise Data Management Strategy
  • Lead data stewardship
  • Evolve and mature data governance
  • Oversee the full data lifecycle
  • Partner with senior leaders

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

A successful Head of Data Management will have the following skills and experience:

  • Strong experience with ETL, APIs and modern cloud data platforms
  • Skilled in SQL and Python
  • Knowledge of data quality tools
  • Understanding of data governance frameworks, lifecycle management and architecture
  • Experience working in regulated environments

THE BENEFITS:

You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £100,000 On top of the salary there are some fantastic extra 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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IFRS9 Modeller

£45000 - £55000

+ Risk Analytics

Permanent
Lancashire

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IFRS9 MODELLER

£55,000

LANCASHIRE

THE COMPANY

This company is a growing retail company that have a unique credit offering. They are seeking a senior analyst to join their diverse team and help to enhance their products and work on a range of projects including growing their credit book.

THE ROLE

  • Partner with Analytics and Impairment teams to develop, monitor, and optimise Credit Risk and Impairment models
  • Analyse model movements and segment trends to identify opportunities and maximise performance
  • Deliver clear MI and insight-led commentary to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement
  • Communicate complex analysis with impact, influencing managers, teams, and senior stakeholders

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Essential to have knowledge of SQL and SAS or Python
  • Essential to have developed or validated scorecards or IFRS9 models
  • Strong communication skills and prior experience in communicating complex data

SALARY AND BENEFITS

  • Base salary of up to £55,000
  • Free on-site parking
  • Pension contribution scheme
  • On-site amenities

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Rosie Walsh through the ‘Apply’ link

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Customer Insights Analyst

Stratford-upon-Avon

£40000 - £50000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

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Customer Insights Analyst

Up to £50,000

Hybrid – Stratford Upon Avon (1x Day per week)

An established financial services organisation is looking for a Customer Selections & Analytics Consultant to join a growing Customer Selections & Analytics team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong SQL skills and experience working with campaign selections, CRM data, or customer analytics to step into a role with real impact across multiple business areas.

The Role

As part of the Customer Selections & Analytics function, you will be responsible for delivering accurate, timely, and data-driven campaign selections that support key customer journeys across the business. Working closely with campaign, CRM, and analytics teams, you will help turn customer insight into action.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Translate campaign briefs into structured technical requirements
  • Build and run campaign selections using SQL
  • Manipulate and join data from multiple sources (CRM, transactional, engagement, etc.)
  • Support campaign testing and performance measurement

Background & Skills Required

  • Strong SQL skills (essential)
  • Experience in campaign selections, CRM data, customer analytics, or related fields
  • Comfortable working with large datasets and multiple data sources

Please note we cannot offer sponsorship for this position.

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Senior CRM Manager

London

£55000 - £65000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
London

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SENIOR CRM MANAGER

LONDON – HYBRID – 3 DAYS PER WEEK IN OFFICE

SALARY – £65,000

ABOUT THE COMPANY

A fast-growing retention agency with a specialist focus on CRM, working exclusively with well-known D2C e-commerce brands!

THE ROLE

As Senior CRM Manager, you will:

  • Lead and develop a team of 3 Account Managers
  • Own CRM and retention strategy for multiple e-commerce clients
  • Act as the go-to expert in Klaviyo lifecycle strategies
  • Driving measurable growth for clients
  • Take ownership of CRM KPIs, testing, and performance optimisation
  • Ensure projects move forwards efficiently

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

  • Deep CRM knowledge, with Klaviyo expertise preferred
  • Agency experience prefered
  • Strong understanding of e-commerce
  • Experience managing or mentoring at least one team member is preferred
  • Ability to balance hands-on strategy with leadership across multiple client accounts

BENEFITS

  • Salary up to £65,000
  • Collaborative, people-first culture with regular socials
  • Opportunity to shape retention strategy for some of the UK’s most exciting D2C brands

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Data Analyst

London

£35000 - £45000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
London

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Data Analyst
Up to £45,000
Remote-first (London preferred)

I’m working exclusively with a growing FinTech start-up operating at the intersection of lenders, FinTechs and investors. They help bring clarity and transparency to large credit portfolios by integrating directly into client data and turning it into structured, decision-ready insight.This role is well suited to someone early in their career who enjoys working hands-on with data, getting into the detail, and taking ownership of how messy, real-world datasets are turned into something reliable and usable.


The Role

You’ll sit at the heart of the data function, working with large credit and customer datasets provided by FinTech partners.

The focus of the role is on:

  • Ingesting and validating portfolio-level credit data

  • Cleaning, mapping and standardising messy datasets

  • Building structured tables and pipelines that feed directly into reporting products

  • Using SQL day to day to explore, transform and shape data

  • Supporting reporting used by both investors and FinTechs to monitor performance

  • Helping surface insights around credit quality, customer movement and portfolio behaviour


Your Skills and Experience

  • Strong academic background – STEM degree pregerred

  • At least 1 year of industry experience

  • Excellent SQL – this is core to the role and used daily

  • Experience working with large, messy datasets, including cleaning, structuring and standardising data

  • Comfortable building tables, transformations and basic data pipelines

  • Exposure to financial services, banking or insurance is highly desirable

  • Experience with data visualisation tools such as DOMO, Power BI or Looker

  • Any exposure to moving data between systems or data engineering concepts is beneficial


Working Pattern & Package

  • Salary up to £45,000

  • Remote-first working initially – will be hybrid into a London office later in the year.

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