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.

Latest Episodes

Data and ai podcast: All Episodes

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

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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LATEST HARNHAM
OPPORTUNITIES

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

 

Software Engineering Manager (GCP + Kubernetes)

Birmingham

£90000 - £100000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
Birmingham, West Midlands

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SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MANAGER

£100,000 + BENEFITS

PRIMARILY REMOTE

This is an opportunity for a strong Software Engineering Manager to utilise both strategic and hands on skills in a Python, GCP and Kubernetes environment.

THE COMPANY:

This is an AI driven company with a platform that offers tools for revenue management, forecatsing and business intelligence.

THE ROLE:

A Software Engineering Manager will need to:

  • own and evolve the infrastructure for ML workflows
  • Partner with Data Scientists/Engineers, stakeholders
  • Write and review Python code
  • Manage a small team

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

A successful Software Engineering Manager will have the following skills and experience:

  • Ability and experience interacting with key stakeholders
  • Strong experience in Python
  • Experience with GCP
  • Background in CI/CD
  • Experience with Kubernetes
  • Management experience

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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Marketing Analyst

Manchester

£55000 - £60000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
Manchester, Greater Manchester

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Marketing Analyst / Consultant – Manchester

We are hiring Marketing Specialist with a sharp analytical mind, strong client relationship skills, and a passion for turning complex data into clear, strategic insights.

In this role, you’ll work at the intersection of data, strategy, and client success-helping global brands across diverse markets harness marketing intelligence to drive performance and innovation. You’ll collaborate with a cross-functional EMEA team, using the latest in analytics, AI, and ML to design impactful solutions that shape marketing strategies and business outcomes.

What You’ll Do:

  • Act as a trusted advisor to clients, turning data into actionable marketing insights.
  • Lead data-driven client projects and contribute to commercial growth.
  • Design and implement advanced analytics solutions, including AI and ML.
  • Collaborate with internal teams across data engineering, science, and implementation.
  • Mentor peers and support thought leadership in marketing intelligence.

Requirements:

  • 3+ years in digital analytics, data science, or consultancy.
  • Proficiency in GA4, GTM, BigQuery, GCP, Looker Studio, and modeling.
  • Strong client relationship and communication skills.

Please note the role is 2 days a week in Manchester

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Data Scientist

Birmingham

£60000 - £75000

+ Data Science & AI

Permanent
Birmingham, West Midlands

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Remote – Senior Insight Analyst / Data Scientist

We’re looking for a Senior Insight Analyst to join a fast-moving tech company. You’ll lead insight projects from start to finish-digging into data, running experiments, and delivering recommendations that directly influence marketing, product, and commercial decisions.
You’ll work cross-functionally, using tools like SQL, Python, and data viz platforms (e.g., Tableau) to uncover actionable insights.

  • Analytical Depth: You’re comfortable using statistical methods (A/B testing, forecasting, causal inference) to go beyond the obvious and surface meaningful insights.
  • Technical Proficiency: You’re confident in SQL and Excel/Google Sheets. You can use Python (e.g. Pandas) for data manipulation and analysis. Familiarity with BI tools like Tableau or PowerBI is a plus.
  • Strong Communicator: You can distill complex findings into clear, compelling stories that drive decision-making.
  • Curious and Adaptable: You’re always looking to learn, eager to explore new tools or methods, and quick to adapt to changing business needs.
  • Experience with Diverse Data: From structured databases to event/clickstream data from mobile apps, you’re comfortable navigating a variety of data sources.

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Computer Vision Engineer

Manchester

£90000 - £100000

+ Computer Vision

Permanent
Manchester, Greater Manchester

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Computer Vision Engineer – Fully Remote (Global)

We are working with a leading AI organisation who offer a unique and personalised gaming and role playing reality. They aim to push the boundaries of technology whilst focusing on ethics and user privacy.

As an AI Vision Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in developing cutting-edge image and video generation capabilities. You’ll work hands-on with generative models and computer vision systems, shipping production-ready features that elevate user engagement and creative expression.

What You’ll Do

  • Collaborate cross-functionally with AI engineers, product teams, and creators to shape and deliver new visual AI features.
  • Fine-tune diffusion-based models using techniques such as DreamBooth, LoRA, or textual inversion to embed novel concepts.
  • Enhance and scale our image and video generation pipelines using state-of-the-art computer vision and generative modeling techniques.
  • Design and implement advanced prompt engineering and conditioning strategies to ensure consistent, high-quality visual outputs.
  • Evaluate and integrate open-source models such as Stable Diffusion, VideoCrafter, ModelScope, and Hunyuan.
  • Build internal tools and libraries to streamline dataset preparation, experimentation, and quality control workflows.

Technical Skills:

  • Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience with generative vision models (e.g. Stable Diffusion, GANs, LoRA, DreamBooth, or video diffusion models).
  • Proficient in Python, with practical experience using libraries such as PyTorch, Hugging Face Diffusers, Pillow, OpenCV
  • Solid software engineering practices-modular code, testing, version control (e.g. Git), and collaborative development workflows.
  • Experience working in cloud-based environments such as AWS or GCP for model training, experimentation, and data processing.

*Please note, some work will include NSFW images and videos*

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Contract Data Scientist

London

£550 - £600

+ Data Science & AI

Contract
London

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Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver end-to-end data science solutions in a consultancy environment
  • Build and deploy custom forecasting models (e.g., time series, XGBoost, deep learning)
  • Implement reinforcement learning techniques for dynamic prediction
  • Apply causal inference and graph AI methods to uncover complex relationships
  • Develop and containerize models using Docker
  • Work within modern CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment
  • Operate in a cloud environment (AWS preferred)
  • Contribute to the development of a data-driven web application using JavaScript/TypeScript and Next.js

Required Skills & Experience:

  • Strong experience as a Full Stack Data Scientist
  • Deep expertise in time series forecasting and machine learning (XGBoost, deep learning, reinforcement learning)
  • Practical knowledge of Causal AI and Graph AI methodologies
  • Proficiency in Python for data science and model development
  • Experience with Docker, CI/CD workflows, and AWS
  • Comfortable working with JavaScript, Next.js, and ideally TypeScript
  • Ability to thrive in a consulting or agency environment with changing client demands
  • Strong ownership of delivery and adaptability to fast-moving projects

Desirable:

  • Experience in retail analytics
  • Prior work in cross-functional teams building web-based data products
  • Exposure to start-up style or agile project settings

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Product Manager

Liverpool

£70000 - £80000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
Liverpool, Merseyside

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Product Manager(B2B)
Up to £75,000
Hybrid – Liverpool (2x days per week)

THE COMPANY
Our client is a performance marketing consultancy who are looking to add a Product Manager to the team.

THE ROLE
We’re looking for a Product Lead to drive strategy and client engagement. You’ll shape the roadmap, lead initiatives in integration, AI validation, and lead profiling, and manage daily operations of our CAP platform processing 1,000+ leads/day. Collaborate with developers to enhance features and ensure platform reliability, performance, and continuous improvement.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Data-savvy and product-focused mindset and experience
A/B testing and conversion rate improvements

APPLY
Register your interest by sending an email or applying below

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Product Manager

Liverpool

£65000 - £75000

+ Digital Analytics

Permanent
Liverpool, Merseyside

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Product Manager(B2C)
Up to £75,000
Hybrid – Liverpool (2x days per week)

THE COMPANY
Our client is a performance marketing consultancy who are looking to add a Product Manager to the team.

THE ROLE
In this role, you’ll collaborate with the CRO team to enhance UX/UI and optimize consumer-facing websites. Responsibilities include A/B testing, improving conversion rates, and driving increased traffic and higher-quality data into the Customer Acquisition Platform (CAP). You’ll work cross-functionally with SEO and marketing teams to align digital strategies and support business growth objectives.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Data-savvy and product-focused mindset and experience
A/B testing and conversion rate improvements

APPLY
Register your interest by sending an email or applying below

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Senior Insight Analyst

Leicester

£65000 - £75000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
Leicester, Leicestershire

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Senior Insights Analyst
Up to £75,000
Remote – Nottingham (1x day per month)

THE COMPANY
Our client provides a digital platform to users worldwide.

THE ROLE
This role is primarily a Data Analyst position with components of Data Science. While much of your time will focus on traditional customer analytics, you will also be expected to undertake Data Science projects, including forecasting models, rapid feedback cycles, and advanced A/B testing.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Python
SQL
Experience using statistical analysis
Modelling experience

APPLY
Register your interest by sending an email or applying below.

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