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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Data Scientist

€60000 - €61000

+ Data Science & AI

Permanent
Nederland

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Data Scientist

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Job Title: Data Scientist – Model Production

Location: Eindhoven

Type: Full-Time

About the Company:

A leading media and marketing organization are seeking a Data Scientist to join its internal team. The company is focused on leveraging data and AI to drive scalable, business-critical solutions and deliver measurable outcomes across multiple industries.

Role Overview:

The Data Scientist will focus on productionizing machine learning models, transforming prototypes into robust, scalable systems that support key business operations. The role is central to embedding AI and data-driven insights into the company’s processes, working closely with internal teams to maximize impact.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for machine learning applications.
  • Develop, deploy, and maintain machine learning models in production environments.
  • Optimize and monitor models to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability.
  • Implement best practices in MLOps, version control, and model lifecycle management.
  • Integrate models into operational systems alongside engineering and analytics teams.
  • Document workflows, code, and methodologies to ensure maintainability and reproducibility.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field.
  • Proven experience in deploying machine learning models in production.
  • Proficiency in Python or a similar language, and experience with ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn).
  • Familiarity with MLOps tools and practices, including Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong understanding of data pipelines, ETL processes, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred:

  • Experience working with large-scale media or marketing datasets.
  • Knowledge of advanced ML techniques such as recommendation systems, NLP, or predictive analytics.

Why Join:

  • Opportunity to work on high-impact projects that directly influence business strategy.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge AI and data-driven solutions within a global organization.
  • Collaborative, inclusive, and innovative culture that encourages continuous learning.

Application:

Interested candidates are invited to submit a CV and brief cover letter highlighting experience with production ML systems to [email/contact].

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Senior Machine Learning Engineer – Applied ML Platform – Fully Remote

$180000 - $200000

+ Data Science & AI

Permanent
USA

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Senior Machine Learning Engineer – Applied ML Platform

REMOTE Across the US

$180,000 to $200,000 + Equity

We’re working with a scaling AI‑driven technology company building high‑impact machine learning systems that operate at serious scale. They’re looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to own core ML infrastructure and production models that directly influence commercial outcomes.

This is a role for someone who enjoys production ML, not experimentation for experimentation’s sake.

What you’ll be doing

  • Designing, training, and deploying large‑scale ML models used in live decision‑making systems
  • Building and optimising distributed training pipelines for neural networks
  • Owning the full ML lifecycle: feature engineering, training, evaluation, batch inference, and monitoring
  • Working closely with product and engineering leaders to align models with real business KPIs
  • Improving ML reliability, observability, and reproducibility across production environments

What they’re looking for

  • Strong experience delivering production ML systems end‑to‑end
  • Deep hands‑on expertise with Python and modern ML frameworks (e.g. PyTorch)
  • Background working with large datasets, distributed compute, and MLOps tooling
  • Comfortable operating in fast‑moving, product‑led environments
  • Experience in adtech, marketplaces, or data‑intensive platforms is a plus, not a requirement

Why this role

  • ML that directly impacts revenue and product performance
  • Strong existing foundations, you’re scaling and improving, not firefighting
  • High ownership and influence over technical direction
  • Opportunity to work on genuinely complex, real‑world ML problems

HOW TO APPLY

If you’re passionate about building scalable ML systems and want to work in a dynamic, innovative environment, apply today to learn more.

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Fullstack Engineering Team Lead

Dallas

$150000 - $200000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
Dallas, Texas

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Fullstack Engineering Team Lead

Location: Dallas, TX – On-site

Compensation: Up to 200K

What you’ll do:

– Oversee a team of Fullstack Software Engineers including both onshore and off shore team members, including code reviews, driving direction, and contributing to upskilling the team.

– Take ownership of the designing and building of fullstack applications in the Microsoft stack including: Azure, C#, React,and Node.

– Architect cloud native solutions ensuring scalability, high performance, and security.

– Define architecture standards and provide production support

Required skills:

– 8+ years of fullstack experience in C# and React

– Strong architecture experience including cloud native and web application architectures

– 4 + years of experience in management and mentorship

– Extensive experience in micro-services and event driven architecture

Preferred skills:

– SQL

– Docker

– CI/CD

– Python

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AI Engineering Lead

New York

$190000 - $200000

+ Data Science & AI

Permanent
New York

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AI Engineering Lead

New York City (5 days a week in‑office)

$200,000 base / ~$450,000 total compensation

We’re partnered with a high‑performing financial services firm operating at the intersection of technology, data, and investment decision‑making. They’re looking to bring on a senior AI leader to drive the next phase of applied AI across core investment and research workflows.

This is a hands‑on leadership role suited to someone who has built and owned production‑grade AI systems in fast‑moving, high‑stakes environments.

What you’ll be doing

  • Owning the technical direction for applied AI initiatives across investment and operational use cases
  • Translating complex problems from investment, trading, and research teams into scalable AI solutions
  • Designing and deploying LLM‑powered systems that move beyond experimentation and into daily use
  • Building intelligent, multi‑step AI workflows that integrate securely with internal data and tooling
  • Setting standards around model evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and iteration
  • Acting as a technical mentor and bar‑raiser within a small, elite engineering group

What they’re looking for

  • Strong engineering background with real production AI ownership
  • Experience delivering AI/ML systems within hedge funds, asset managers, fintechs, or quantitative environments
  • Deep understanding of modern LLM architectures, agent‑style systems, and applied ML patterns
  • Comfortable working closely with senior stakeholders in a commercially driven setting
  • Happy to be fully on‑site in New York, five days a week

Why this role

  • Meaningful ownership over AI strategy, not a research sandbox
  • Direct exposure to investment decision‑makers
  • Highly competitive compensation aligned with top‑tier buy‑side talent
  • A mandate to build systems that are actually used – not just explored

If you’re coming from a hedge fund, systematic trading firm, or fintech and want to lead applied AI where it genuinely matters, this is one worth exploring.

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Senior Data Strategy Consultant

London

£60000 - £70000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
London

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SENIOR DATA STRATEGY CONSULTANT
£60,000-£70,000 + BONUS (UP TO 20-30%)
LONDON – OFFICE-BASED, FULL-TIME

Please note, you must be a UK resident and hold full right to work

ABOUT THE BUSINESS
This is a newly launched consultancy and product business, spun out of a large, complex organisation where data, analytics, automation, and operational excellence have played a central role in driving transformation at scale.

The business has been created with senior backing to operate independently, serving external clients across property and other asset-heavy sectors, while continuing to support large-scale transformation programmes within its original parent organisation.

There are two core pillars:

  • Consultancy – Helping organisations improve operational efficiency, delivery, and execution, with strong early traction from large enterprise clients.
  • Software Products – Building scalable, repeatable tools that go beyond data foundations. A flagship product is already delivering material cash-flow improvements by accelerating operational processes and has strong cross-industry potential.

This is an early-stage business with momentum, clear commercial demand, and ambitious growth plans over the next 2-3 years.

THE TEAM
You’ll join a small, flat-structured leadership team where delivery, ownership, and pace matter more than hierarchy.

The environment is hands-on and entrepreneurial, with close collaboration between consultancy, product, and engineering. You’ll work directly with senior leadership while helping create the delivery structure that allows the business to scale.

THE ROLE
This is a senior, delivery-focused consulting role with significant responsibility and visibility.

You will act as the day-to-day owner of client engagements, running projects end to end across both consultancy-led and product-enabled work. This role combines project leadership, client management, internal coordination, and commercial awareness.

It’s an “operations / head consultant” style position – ideal for someone who enjoys running complex engagements, bringing structure to ambiguity, and keeping momentum across multiple workstreams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Project & Delivery Leadership

  • Own end-to-end delivery across consultancy and product-led engagements.
  • Build and manage delivery plans, timelines, and milestones.
  • Ensure high-quality execution and outcomes across all projects.

Client Engagement

  • Act as the primary client-facing lead on engagements.
  • Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
  • Maintain focus, momentum, and confidence throughout delivery.

Cross-Functional Coordination

  • Work closely with engineering, product, and analytics teams to ensure alignment.
  • Translate client needs into clear delivery requirements.
  • Keep technical teams focused and unblocked.

Commercial & Growth Support

  • Support new business activity by shaping delivery approaches.
  • Contribute to winning and scoping new work where appropriate.
  • Help establish delivery best practices as the business grows.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Essential

  • 4-5 years’ experience in consulting or a similar delivery-focused environment.
  • Proven experience running complex projects and workstreams.
  • Strong client-facing skills with senior stakeholder exposure.
  • Background in operational efficiency, analytics, engineering, automation, or transformation programmes.
  • Excellent organisational and project leadership capability.

Nice to Have

  • Experience in property or asset-heavy sectors.
  • Exposure to product-led consulting models.
  • Involvement in early-stage or high-growth business environments.

IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

  • Ambitious, commercially minded, and delivery-oriented.
  • High emotional intelligence with the gravitas to operate at senior levels.
  • Comfortable working closely with technical teams without needing to be deeply technical.
  • Enjoys being in the “engine room” of delivery.
  • Hungry to help build a business, not just deliver isolated projects.

WHY APPLY?

  • Join a newly formed business with strong backing and real market demand.
  • Take on a senior, visible role with genuine influence over delivery and growth.
  • Work across consultancy and product-led engagements.
  • Benefit from meaningful bonus potential tied to project and business success.
  • Be part of a team building something from the ground up, with clear progression over the next 2-3 years.

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Revenue Manager

London

£40000 - £50000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
London

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Revenue Manager
London (Hybrid, 2 to 3 days per week)
Up to 50,000

This is an exciting opportunity to step into a high‑impact Revenue Manager role where you will shape strategy, own commercial performance, and develop a growing revenue team. With long‑term organisational stability and major investment underway, this role offers the chance to influence both day‑to‑day trading and the future of the network.

The Company
They are a major transport operator providing rail solutions across the West and North West. Following a substantial long‑term contract extension, they are entering a period of significant investment and modernisation. Revenue management plays a critical role in how they plan, price, and improve customer experience across the network. Their environment is data‑driven, commercially focused, and offers strong long‑term stability and opportunity for development.

The Role
You will join the Revenue Management function, working across pricing, yield, forecasting, and commercial strategy. As a Revenue Manager, you will:
* Drive revenue performance across a key route
* Lead internal revenue initiatives, improving decision‑making and commercial outcomes.
* Support and coach analysts in a relatively junior team, developing capability and performance.
* Manage workflows and ensure high standards in day‑to‑day revenue delivery.
* Analyse route performance, generate insights, and make clear commercial recommendations.
* Optimise pricing to hit revenue targets, balancing demand, occupancy, and customer experience.
* Collaborate closely with senior analysts and wider commercial teams on network‑wide projects.

Your Skills and Experience
* Strong commercial experience in revenue or yield management.
* Highly numerical with strong analytical capability and excellent Excel skills.
* Proven ability to deliver measurable commercial impact.
* Background in transport is highly preferred due to the complexity and pace of the network.
* Experience coaching or developing less‑experienced analysts.

What They Offer
* Salary up to 50,000
* Hybrid working, typically 2 to 3 days per week
* Long‑term stability with strong investment in revenue strategy and tools.
* Clear progression within a growing revenue function.

How to Apply
If you are looking to take ownership of a major route and drive commercial performance in a high‑growth, data‑driven environment, apply today.

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Data Analyst

London

£50000 - £60000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
London

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Data Analyst
London, Hybrid (2 days per week)
Up to £60,000


This is a great opportunity to join an established organisation where data sits at the heart of marketing, insight and campaign performance. You will be the go‑to data specialist, shaping reporting, forecasting and planning to directly influence how audiences are engaged across fast‑paced, high‑impact programmes.

The Company
They are a long‑standing marketing and communications agency focused on helping brands build meaningful connections with younger audiences and the communities around them. Their work spans schools, families, teachers and wider community groups, delivering measurable social impact while driving brand advocacy. With a collaborative culture and a centralised data function, they are investing further in analytics to support better decision‑making and campaign effectiveness across the business.

The Role
As Data Analyst, you will act as the central point for data requests and analytical guidance, working closely with internal teams and external clients. You will:
* Support data planning, performance reporting and insight generation across campaigns.
* Build and refine forecasting and predictive models to guide planning and targeting.
* Manage CRM and customer data, ensuring accurate selection, segmentation and data quality.
* Respond to incoming data questions and provide clear, actionable guidance to non‑technical stakeholders.
* Deliver regular reporting and dashboards covering campaign performance, funnel metrics and KPI tracking.
* Translate complex data into concise stories that support decision‑making across the organisation.
* Partner with campaign and strategy teams to optimise targeting and improve audience engagement.

Your Skills and Experience
You will bring:
* Strong capability in Excel and SQL for data manipulation and analysis.
* Experience using Power BI or Looker to build dashboards and performance reporting.
* Background in marketing, digital or a similarly fast‑paced environment.
* Confidence working with CRM and customer data, including segmentation and campaign selections.
* Ability to translate insight for non‑technical teams and tell compelling data stories.
* Strong organisational skills and experience handling varied incoming data requests.
* Experience with predictive analytics or Python is beneficial but not required.
* Familiarity with UK education or youth‑focused environments is advantageous.

What They Offer
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Salary up to £60,000.
* Hybrid working with two days per week in their central London office.
* The chance to be the key data expert within a small, supportive analytics team.
* A varied role with exposure to planning, modelling, CRM, campaign insight and client interaction.
* The opportunity to shape data processes and contribute to the wider data maturity of the organisation.

How to Apply
If you are interested in this Data Analyst position, please apply with your CV to find out more.

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CRM Executive – Bloomreach/Braze

London

£30000 - £35000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
London

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CRM Executive – Bloomreach/Braze
Hybrid – West London 2-3 days a week
Up to £35,000

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly respected digital and data-driven organisation working on CRM transformation for major household brands. You’ll play a key role in delivering multi‑channel campaigns, supporting large‑scale MarTech programmes, and developing your expertise within a top-tier CRM Enablement team.

The Company
They are a global digital transformation consultancy known for designing and delivering innovative, data-led marketing solutions. Operating across more than 50 markets, they help clients unlock value through strategy, technology, and flawless execution. Their MarTech teams combine cutting-edge technical capabilities with customer‑centric thinking, helping businesses accelerate growth and build stronger customer relationships.

The Role
As a CRM Executive, you will support the delivery of complex campaigns and play a key role in CRM transformation projects. Working with Bloomreach/Braze, you’ll ensure campaigns are executed accurately, insightfully, and in line with strategic customer objectives.

You will:

  • Contribute to the development and execution of CRM strategies across multiple channels.
  • Manage end-to-end campaign execution including briefing, build, segmentation, and analysis.
  • Carry out campaign quality assurance checks to ensure flawless delivery.
  • Support CRM transformation initiatives and system integrations.
  • Work closely with internal teams to align CRM activity with business goals.
  • Use data and analytics to identify trends, optimise performance, and improve customer engagement.
  • Assist with change management and training to drive adoption of CRM tools.
  • Monitor and report on CRM performance, providing actionable insights for improvement.

Your Skills & Experience
You will bring a strong foundation in CRM and digital marketing, along with hands‑on experience using Bloomreach/Braze.

You should have:

  • Practical experience working with Bloomreach or Braze.
  • Experience delivering multi‑channel campaigns (Email, SMS, Push).
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret CRM data and campaign outcomes.
  • Excellent attention to detail and a structured, logical approach.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with a range of stakeholders.
  • A solid academic background.

What They Offer

  • Exposure to industry‑leading brands and complex CRM transformation programmes.
  • Opportunities for progression within a growing MarTech Enablement function.
  • Training, development, and the chance to deepen your expertise in Adobe Campaign and wider CRM technologies.

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