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 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 Modeller

Birmingham

£65000 - £70000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
Birmingham, West Midlands

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DATA MODELLER

£65,000-£70,000 + BENEFITS

BIRMINGHAM (Hybrid)

A chance to work with Solution Architects and Data Architects to support the data strategy of the business.

THE COMPANY:

An opportunity to join a growing company in the financial industry, which as it develops, is placing a bigger importance on its data team.

THE ROLE:

A Data Modeller will need to:

  • Work with wider team to contribute to the creation, and promotion of data governance standards
  • Supporting Head of Architecture to improve processes and solutions
  • Support on the technology roadmap

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

A successful Data Modeller will have the following skills and experience:

  • Experience in data management and analysis
  • Data Modelling experience
  • Data warehousing design experience
  • Stakeholder management

THE BENEFITS:

You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £70,000 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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Data Engineer (SSIS)

Birmingham

£45000 - £50000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
Birmingham, West Midlands

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DATA ENGINEER

£45,000-£50,000 + BENEFITS

BIRMINGHAM (Hybrid)

A chance to help maintain and optimise existing databases, as well as develop new solutions both on smaller scale individual requests as well as on exciting large scale projects!

THE COMPANY:

An opportunity to join a growing company in the financial industry, which as it develops, is placing a bigger importance on maintaining a robust and streamlined database!

THE ROLE:

A Data Engineer will need to:

  • Maintaining SQL server environmemt.
  • Lead development of innovative data architecture
  • Design scalable data solutions

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

A successful Data Engineer will have the following skills and experience:

  • Experience in TSQL
  • Extensive SSIS/SSRS experience
  • Data modelling skills
  • Stakeholder management

THE BENEFITS:

You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £50,000 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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Junior Data Engineer

Liverpool

£35000 - £38000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
Liverpool, Merseyside

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JUNIOR DATA ENGINEER

£35,000-£37,000 + BENEFITS

LIVERPOOL (Hybrid)

An opportunity to be part of a team as they modernise and invest in their data.

THE COMPANY:

This company is in the housing industry, and as part of their data strategy are currently expanding. They are looking to modernise their tech stack as they move from SSIS based ETLs across to the Azure stack.

THE ROLE:

A remote working Junior Data Engineer will need to:

  • Strong experience in SQL
  • Experience with Power BI
  • ETL pipelining experience
  • Ability to interact with stakeholders

THE BENEFITS:

You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £,37,000 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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Senior Data Engineer (SSIS) (Finance Experience)

Birmingham

£65000 - £70000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
Birmingham, West Midlands

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SENIOR DATA ENGINEER

£65,000-£70,000 + BENEFITS

STAFFORDSHIRE (Hybrid)

A chance to help maintain and optimise existing databases, as well as develop new solutions both on smaller scale individual requests as well as on exciting large scale projects!

THE COMPANY:

An opportunity to join a growing company in the financial industry, which as it develops, is placing a bigger importance on maintaining a robust and streamlined database!

THE ROLE:

A Senior Data Engineer will need to:

  • Maintaining SQL server environmemt.
  • Lead development of innovative data architecture
  • Design scalable data solutions

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

A successful Senior Data Engineer will have the following skills and experience:

  • Experience in TSQL
  • Extensive SSIS/SSRS experience
  • Data modelling skills
  • Stakeholder management

THE BENEFITS:

You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £70,000 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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Senior Data Engineer (Airflow)

Manchester

£60000 - £90000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
Manchester, Greater Manchester

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SENIOR DATA ENGINEER

£75,000-£90,000 + BENEFITS

PRIMARILY REMOTE UK

An established company in the Media/Advertising space is seeking a proactive Data Engineer to join their innovative team as they grow and invest.

THE COMPANY:

This company are currently investing in their data team, and are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to help gather requirements and build solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to help build out the data platforms and create frameworks to enable them ensure data drives value across the business.

THE ROLE:

A Senior Data Engineer will need to:

  • Building & maintaining ELT/ETL pipelines
  • Work closely with stakeholders across the business
  • Own data engineering roadmap
  • Manage data warehouse (gathering requirements and building solutions)
  • ensure alignment with data management and quality
  • support migration of data processes to CUBE architecture

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

A successful Senior Data Engineer will have the following skills and experience:

  • Ability and experience interacting with key stakeholders
  • Strong experience in SQL/Python
  • Good understanding of Airflow/DBT
  • Experience with GCP/AWS
  • Background in CI/CD
  • Containerisation experience – Kubernetes/Docker
  • Experience in CUBE architecture

THE BENEFITS:

You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £90,000 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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Principal Applied Scientist – NLP

New York

$250000 - $275000

+ Data Science & AI

Permanent
New York

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Principal Applied Scientist – NLP

Location: Fully Remote

Compensation: $250,000 – $275,000 base salary + bonus + benefits

About the Company:

We are partnering with a leading financial services company in the legal space, driving innovation through AI. This company is at the forefront of transforming the way AI interacts with financial and legal professionals, creating smarter, faster, and more cost-effective models. As they scale their product, they are looking for leading NLP researchers to focus on novel NLP development. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to have a significant impact on the future of AI in a highly-regulated industry.

THE ROLE

As a Principal Applied Scientist, you will play a crucial role in developing novel machine learning and LLM models tailored for the legal and financial services domain. Your work will directly shape the company’s AI capabilities, and you will report directly to the C-suite.

  • Innovate and Build: Develop novel machine learning and LLM models from the ground up, tailored for the legal industry and open-source environments.
  • Technical Leadership: Collaborate closely with C-suite executives to define and execute technical direction. You will be integral to decision-making and strategy.
  • End-to-End Ownership: From research to production, you will lead the development of Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs) and build out platforms from scratch (0-1 development).
  • Model Optimization: Lead efforts to optimize prompts, models, and inference strategies, ensuring continuous improvement and efficiency.
  • Thought Leadership: Act as a thought leader in the domain of LLMs, both within the company and the broader AI community. Educate and guide non-technical stakeholders.
  • Research Contribution: Own novel models and applications leading to patents and publications in top NLP journals.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

We are looking for an experienced Principal Applied Scientist with the following qualifications:

  • 7+ years of commercial experience in NLP, with a focus on building production-ready language-based models.
  • Proven experience in building NLP platforms and working with large datasets.
  • Deep expertise in Python (TensorFlow, PyTorch, NLTK, spaCy, etc.) and developing production-grade natural language / information retrieval models.
  • A track record of taking models from concept to production, with hands-on experience in research and commercial deployment.
  • Familiarity with advanced machine learning techniques for natural language models (NLP / LLMs).
  • Comfortable working in fast-paced environments, wearing multiple hats and collaborating with both technical and non-technical teams.
  • A PhD in Computational Linguistics, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field in natural language is required.
  • Publication history in top NLP journals: NeurIPS, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, and NAACL

THE BENEFITS

  • Competitive Salary: Base salary of $250,000 – $275,000.
  • Novel Research: Ownership of new applications you build
  • Comprehensive Benefits: Full range of health benefits, retirement plans, and more.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should submit their resume to Tim Jonas via the Apply link on this page. We are eager to hear how you can contribute to the future of AI in legal and financial services.

KEYWORDS:

Machine Learning | Natural Language Processing | Natural Language Generation | Natural Language Understanding | NLG | NLU | LLM | Large Language Models | Artificial Intelligence | Generative AI | Research | Python | TensorFlow | PyTorch | NLP | Open-Source | Legal Tech | Financial Services | AI Platforms | Thought Leader | NLP Strategy

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Head of AI Strategy

New York

$250000 - $300000

+ Data Science & AI

Permanent
New York

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Head of AI Strategy & Business Development

Consulting

New York City – Hybrid

$280,00 – $300,000

We are working with a global AI innovation firm that partners with Fortune 500 companies to drive AI adoption and transformation. Their focus is on leveraging AI to unlock new business value, streamline decision-making, and create scalable automation solutions. They provide enterprise AI strategies that are platform-agnostic and designed for measurable impact.

The Role:

This role is centered on AI-led business growth. As Head of AI Strategy & Business Development, you will own AI strategy development and sales execution, working directly with C-suite executives to:

  • Identify high-impact AI opportunities and develop tailored AI solutions.
  • Build and close a sales pipeline of AI-driven enterprise solutions.
  • Lead AI transformation initiatives across industries like finance, healthcare, and consumer goods.
  • Scale AI adoption through custom-built automation and decision systems.
  • Work with warm inbound leads provided by SDRs and guide clients from AI strategy to full implementation.

Requirements:

We are looking for a strategic leader with deep AI expertise and a consultative sales approach. The ideal candidate should have:

  • A strong background in AI strategy, product innovation, and enterprise sales.
  • Experience selling and implementing AI-driven automation, data intelligence, or machine learning solutions at scale.
  • A proven track record of driving multi-million-dollar AI deals.
  • The ability to influence executives, develop forward-thinking AI roadmaps, and close AI-driven business opportunities.

Benefits:

As a Head of AI Strategy & Business Development, you can expect $280,000 – $300,000 base plus performance bonus, health, dental, vision and 401k.

Key Words

AI strategy, enterprise AI, AI sales, AI transformation, AI automation, machine learning, AI consulting, AI-driven decision systems, generative AI, AI growth strategy, C-suite AI advisory, AI business development, AI adoption at scale

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Data Analyst

Manchester

£50000 - £60000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
Manchester, Greater Manchester

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Data Analyst
Up to £60,000
Hybrid – Manchester (2x days a week)

THE COMPANY
I’m excited to announce an opportunity for a Data Analyst to join a global media group

THE ROLE
In this role, you will take the supporta variety of projects aimed at optimizing revenue, shaping pricing strategies, and conducting competitor analysis.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
SQL
Python
Experience with Product Analytics
Power BI or any other data visualisation tool

APPLY
If you would like to register your interest for the role, send your CV

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