
INDUSTRY
CHALLENGES
The Data & AI industry, like many areas within STEM, has long struggled with creating a diverse workforce.
Despite abundant evidence highlighting how diverse workforces perform better financially, see better retention, and have higher employee and customer satisfaction, many businesses still struggle with Diversity & Inclusion at a base level.
At Harnham, we are acutely aware of the Diversity and workforce-related challenges facing employers today. As we are in a unique position to promote better D&I across the industry, we have taken several steps to ensure that our recruitment process provides opportunities and does not further the problem. These include:
SMART
PARTNERSHIPS
As industry experts, we speak on Diversity at numerous events throughout the year where we are able to encourage diverse talent pools from various groups, including universities, to pursue and flourish in careers in the Data & AI industry. We also make a concerted effort to give a platform to a diverse range of speakers at our own events, such as our bi-monthly LinkedIn Live sessions, where we often focus on diverse industry leaders and their individual stories.
We also closely partner with three key organisations:
APSCo
WOMEN IN RECRUITMENT
We are dedicated to demonstrating gender equality to employees, clients and candidates. We are part of APSCO’s Women in Recruitment Initiative, which works to attract, develop and retain female talent.
It gives individuals access to unique development tools, mentoring and networking opportunities designed to support successful and sustainable careers for women in recruitment.
WOMEN IN
DATA
A non-profit organisation with a mission to increase diversity in the data industry, Women In Data provide awareness, education and advancement to women in tech - specifically analytics, Data Science, Machine Learning and AI.
We offer training webinars and educational resources, as well as a direct referral scheme where Women In Data send us candidates looking to enter the industry or searching for a new challenge. All referrals are provided with comprehensive and tailored advice. The focus is to offer more opportunities to women in the industry, in particular at leadership levels.
BLACK IN
DATA
Diversity and equality at work is crucial not only for social justice but also for the development of a thriving and adaptable data and technology industry in a dynamic world.
We partner with organisations such as ‘Black In Data’ which aim to accelerate the pace of positive change. This in turn enables us to be able to educate the industry, support those just entering it and raise vital awareness of this mentoring organisation.

DESIGNING SEARCHES
FOR INCLUSIVITY
Our clients are increasingly looking for diverse shortlists. We approach each search with an entrepreneurial mindset, getting under the skin of your business, its culture and your short- and long-term goals. This allows us to better identify those sectors or companies where the right candidates can be found, and conduct cross-sector searches for a wider pool of diverse candidates.
We recognise that If you want to attract a more diverse candidate pool, the language you use in your job posting and interactions with potential candidates makes a huge difference. For example, a study on job postings found that those using masculine-type words like “ambitious” and “dominate” were less appealing to female applicants. We review our adverts with this in mind to help eliminate bias and remove any unnecessary barriers.
JOB ADVERT
VETTING
DIVERSE
SOURCES
Our team rarely rely on the same sources when seeking out new candidates. Focusing on only the sources that we know best can result in a talent pool of similar candidates and a lack of diversity. To help ensure that our talent pool is full of diverse candidates, we can source from a variety of different places including online and offline groups dedicated to highlighting diverse candidates.
Our annual ‘State of Diversity in Data & AI’ report covers new research into gender and ethnicity splits, pay gaps, age and class dynamics, and the employee benefits divide. Conducting and reporting on this research allows us to not only better understand the market, but to share our findings with key decision-makers across the industry which enables us to guide our clients on Diversity and marketing dynamics. You can download our guides here.
REPORTS &
RESEARCH
ADVISING
OUR CLIENTS
Many businesses are frequently looking to improve their diversity. We work closely with our clients to advise them on how they can make increase their diversity in legal and effective ways.
Our own culture reflects the way we operate as a business and helps us influence conventions within today’s talent marketplace. Low attrition and promotion from within are the hallmarks of our truly multinational and multicultural team: our London HQ alone employs people of 14 different nationalities (speaking 13 different languages), and more than half of our global workforce is female. Additionally, our employee-led Diversity Steering Group ensures that issues surrounding D&I internally have a voice, while our CEO sits on the Steering Committee of Women in Recruitment, of which we are members.
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AI Research Director
$500000 - $570000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentMichigan
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Senior Director – Applied AI Research (LLMs / NLP for Enterprise Solutions)
Company: Global AI & Compliance Software Leader
Total Comp up to $570K
Mission:
We’re partnering with a global leader in AI-driven SaaS solutions to find a Senior Director of Applied Research. This is a mission-critical leadership role overseeing the AI/ML research strategy for complex enterprise applications in the corporate Tax & Trade domain.
You will be responsible for driving innovation at scale: leading teams, shaping strategy, and owning delivery of AI features powered by NLP, LLMs, and Intelligent Agent frameworks. You’ll work cross-functionally to transform AI concepts into real-world features integrated into enterprise platforms used by Fortune 500 clients.
This role combines hands-on technical leadership with strategic product influence, and is ideal for someone with deep experience in turning advanced research into commercial impact, especially in regulated, content-rich environments.
Key Missions:
- Lead a large team of scientists and engineers through the full ML lifecycle
- Build scalable AI/NLP features for intelligent assistants and classification tools
- Champion innovation using LLMs, RAG, and AI agent frameworks
- Align with product and executive stakeholders to define strategic priorities
- Represent the AI vision internally and externally (including client conversations)
- Create a high-performance team culture rooted in curiosity and delivery
Ideal Background:
- 10+ years in AI/NLP system development; 5+ years in leadership roles
- Enterprise experience with AWS-based ML systems in production
- Deep understanding of LLM integration and agentic architecture design
- Excellent communicator and stakeholder manager
- Strong academic grounding (PhD or similar) and bonus: research publications
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Director of Applied Research
New York
$500000 - $570000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentUSA
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Director of Applied Research – AI & NLP Leadership
Global SaaS & Data Intelligence Leader
Up to $570K
Mission:
We’re hiring a Director of Applied Research to spearhead next-generation AI innovation in the Tax & Trade compliance space for one of the world’s leading data & software providers. This position sits at the intersection of AI strategy, people leadership, and real-world product delivery.
In this role, you will lead a team of 20+ Applied Scientists and Research Engineers, driving the development of cutting-edge NLP and LLM-based features embedded in AI-powered assistants and classification systems used by global enterprises. You’ll shape and deliver the roadmap for intelligent automation, collaborating with cross-functional leaders in Product, Engineering, UX, Editorial and Marketing.
This is a high-impact leadership role with strategic influence across product lines, requiring both technical depth and organizational maturity. You’ll ensure scientific excellence, drive scalable production implementation (AWS), and champion a culture of innovation, collaboration and delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, grow, and mentor a high-performing applied research team
- Own the end-to-end delivery of advanced ML/NLP features in production systems
- Drive the AI vision for enterprise-grade Tax & Trade compliance products
- Collaborate with senior product, technology, and business stakeholders
- Translate state-of-the-art research into scalable, customer-centric solutions
- Oversee a portfolio of initiatives, managing scope, budget, and staffing
Profile Sought:
- 10+ years in applied AI/ML/NLP roles (commercial / productized environments)
- 5-8 years of management experience (ideally in matrixed or global organizations)
- Proven track record deploying ML/NLP systems in production (preferably on AWS)
- Experience with LLMs, RAG, agentic frameworks, and AI assistant technologies
- Executive-level communication and cross-functional leadership
- PhD or equivalent expertise in a relevant field (AI, ML, NLP, IR)
- Bonus: Publications in top-tier conferences (ACL, NeurIPS, EMNLP, etc.)
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Senior Software Engineer
Telford
£70000 - £75000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentTelford, Shropshire
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Senior Software Engineer
An AI forward digital agency is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to take technical ownership of new greenfield features in a fast-paced, start-up-style environment. You’ll work closely with stakeholders and in a team of 2 back-end developers.
- Location: Shropshire – hybrid
- Salary: Up to £75k
- Tech: Python, GCP (preferred), bonus if you’ve worked with AI/LLMs
- Experience: 3+ years, ideally from start-up or scale-up backgrounds
You’ll be hands-on with code, involved in architectural decisions, and help shape a growing engineering function within a scaling business.
Interview process:
- Introductory chat (light technical)
- Take-home solution design test
- Deep-dive technical interview
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Credit Strategy Manager (Business Lending)
City of London
£80000 - £100000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentCity of London, London
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Credit Strategy Manager (Business Lending)
Up to £100,000
Hybrid
London
The Company
I am hiring a Credit Strategy Manager top innovative business lending business based in London. Within this role you will be bringing your business lending acquisitions and underwriting analytics experience to support the business growth across the business lending portfolio using tools like SQL and Python
The Role
As a Credit Strategy Manager, you will be:
- Developing Credit risk strategies for acquisitions and exciting customers
- Developing new insights to drive credit risk strategies for acquisitions and underwriting automation for business loans
- Detecting new trends on customer data to help increase business revenue across the portfolio
- Analysing both internal and external data to drive credit decisioning.
- Working with senior leadership to implement/improve credit risk strategies.
- Using SQL and/or Python daily for strategy development
Your skills and experience
To be successful as a Credit Strategy Manager, you will need:
- Experience developing acquisitions and/or underwriting strategies for a fintech/top UK bank
- Strong analytics skillset and mathematical way of thinking
- Experience working on business lending/SME portfolios.
- Strong experience developing credit risk strategies using SQL and Python
- A STEM degree from a top university
Benefits
Up to £100,000 + comprehensive benefits package
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Senior Fraud Analytics Consultant
City of London
£55000 - £65000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentCity of London, London
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Senior Fraud Analytics Consultant
Up to £65,000
Hybrid
London
Company:
One of our Consulting clients are on the lookout for a highly skilled Senior Fraud Analytics Consultant to join their fraud analytics function working closely with clients developing fraud strategies and providing insights on fraud performance using tools like SQL, Python, and Power BI.
Responsibilities:
As a Senior Fraud Analytics Consultant, you will be responsible for:
- Crafting and implementing effective fraud strategies to mitigate risks and protect different clients and customers
- Utilizing SQL, Python, and Power BI to analyze data, identify fraud patterns, and develop predictive models.
- Managing and mitigating various types of fraud, including scams, APP fraud, and third-party fraud.
- Collaborating with multiple vendors to enhance fraud prevention measures and ensure seamless integration.
- Leveraging your experience in the UK banking sector to align strategies with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
Key Requirements:
- Extensive experience in developing comprehensive fraud strategies.
- Proficiency in SQL, Python, and Power BI.
- In-depth knowledge of scams, Authorized Push Payment (APP) fraud, and third-party fraud.
- Experience working with multiple vendors.
Salary: Up to £65,000 Per Year + Strong Benefits Package
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Senior Credit Portfolio Analyst
Manchester
£55000 - £70000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Senior Credit Portfolio Analyst
Up to £70,000
Manchester
Hybrid
The Company
An excellent opportunity a reputable challenger bank who are focused on delivering both savings, mortgages, business banking, and motor finance to their customers. This role will be sitting in the 2nd line delivering portfolio insights, developing scorecard models, overseeing model implementation, and developing lending strategies.
The Role
As a Senior Credit Portfolio Analyst, you will be:
- Developing and implementing credit risk strategies across different portfolios with the focus on mortgages.
- Developing scorecards for originations/acquisitions
- Implementation of scorecard models for the business
- Overseeing the model development and implementation across the banks portfolios
- Analysis of portfolio trends for actional insights for senior stakeholders
- Using SAS and Python daily in this role.
Your skills and experience
For you to be successful as a Senior Credit Portfolio Analyst, you will need:
- Strong experience working as a credit risk analyst for another bank/fintech
- Experience developing credit risk strategies for lending products.
- Experience using SAS and ideally python
- Experience developing or working on scorecard models
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Mathematical degree
Benefits
Up to £70,000 + competitive benefits package
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Senior Credit Portfolio Analyst
City of London
£55000 - £70000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentCity of London, London
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Senior Credit Portfolio Analyst
Up to £70,000
London
Hybrid
The Company
An excellent opportunity a reputable challenger bank who are focused on delivering both savings, mortgages, business banking, and motor finance to their customers. This role will be sitting in the 2nd line delivering portfolio insights, developing scorecard models, overseeing model implementation, and developing lending strategies.
The Role
As a Senior Credit Portfolio Analyst, you will be:
- Developing and implementing credit risk strategies across different portfolios with the focus on mortgages.
- Developing scorecards for originations/acquisitions
- Implementation of scorecard models for the business
- Overseeing the model development and implementation across the banks portfolios
- Analysis of portfolio trends for actional insights for senior stakeholders
- Using SAS and Python daily in this role.
Your skills and experience
For you to be successful as a Senior Credit Portfolio Analyst, you will need:
- Strong experience working as a credit risk analyst for another bank/fintech
- Experience developing credit risk strategies for lending products.
- Experience using SAS and ideally python
- Experience developing or working on scorecard models
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Mathematical degree
Benefits
Up to £70,000 + competitive benefits package
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Lead Credit Risk Analyst – (Scorecards)
Leeds
£45000 - £55000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentLeeds, West Yorkshire
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Lead Credit Risk Analyst – (Scorecards)
Up to £55,000
Hybrid
Leeds
The Company
I am hiring a Lead Credit Risk Analyst for one of the biggest UK banks focused on providing unsecured and secured lending to their customers. In this role you will leading the scorecard modelling credit cards and loans using SAS and SQL daily in the role.
The Role
As a Lead Credit Risk Analyst, you will be:
- Developing credit risk application and behavioural scorecard models
- Using analytics skills to improve credit risk strategies
- Monitoring the performance or the scorecard and the portfolio performance.
- Working with and presenting to senior stakeholders daily within the role.
- Using SAS to develop credit risk models daily.
Your skills and experience:
To be successful as a Lead Credit Risk Analyst, you will need:
- Strong experience developing credit risk scorecards
- Experience as a credit risk using SAS or SQL daily for scorecard development
- Experience working in unsecured lending portfolios
- Experience working for a bank or in financial services
- Excellent communication skills
Benefits
Up to £55,000 + benefits package
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Lead Credit Risk Analyst – (Scorecards)
Birmingham
£45000 - £55000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentBirmingham, West Midlands
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Lead Credit Risk Analyst – (Scorecards)
Up to £55,000
Hybrid
Birmingham
The Company
I am hiring a Lead Credit Risk Analyst for one of the biggest UK banks focused on providing unsecured and secured lending to their customers. In this role you will leading the scorecard modelling credit cards and loans using SAS and SQL daily in the role.
The Role
As a Lead Credit Risk Analyst, you will be:
- Developing credit risk application and behavioural scorecard models
- Using analytics skills to improve credit risk strategies
- Monitoring the performance or the scorecard and the portfolio performance.
- Working with and presenting to senior stakeholders daily within the role.
- Using SAS to develop credit risk models daily.
Your skills and experience:
To be successful as a Lead Credit Risk Analyst, you will need:
- Strong experience developing credit risk scorecards
- Experience as a credit risk using SAS or SQL daily for scorecard development
- Experience working in unsecured lending portfolios
- Experience working for a bank or in financial services
- Excellent communication skills
Benefits
Up to £55,000 + benefits package
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Lead Credit Risk Analyst – (Scorecards)
Chester
£45000 - £55000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentChester, Cheshire
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Lead Credit Risk Analyst – (Scorecards)
Up to £55,000
Hybrid
Chester
The Company
I am hiring a Lead Credit Risk Analyst for one of the biggest UK banks focused on providing unsecured and secured lending to their customers. In this role you will leading the scorecard modelling credit cards and loans using SAS and SQL daily in the role.
The Role
As a Lead Credit Risk Analyst, you will be:
- Developing credit risk application and behavioural scorecard models
- Using analytics skills to improve credit risk strategies
- Monitoring the performance or the scorecard and the portfolio performance.
- Working with and presenting to senior stakeholders daily within the role.
- Using SAS to develop credit risk models daily.
Your skills and experience:
To be successful as a Lead Credit Risk Analyst, you will need:
- Strong experience developing credit risk scorecards
- Experience as a credit risk using SAS daily for scorecard development
- Experience working in unsecured lending portfolios
- Experience working for a bank or in financial services
- Excellent communication skills
Benefits
Up to £55,000 + benefits package
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Analytics Director
London
£75000 - £85000
+ Digital Analytics
PermanentLondon
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ANALYTICS DIRECTOR
£75,000 – £85,000
LONDON – 2X A WEEK
*Please note, this company is unable to sponsor, and you must be a UK resident to apply*
THE COMPANY
This mid-size Performance Marketing agency has global offices and works directly with some major clients in a range of sectors.
THE ROLE
This company is seeking a dynamic, all-rounder analytics leader who can blend strategy with hands-on execution. This role involves leading the data and analytics practice, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive insights, and supporting clients in their data-driven decision-making. You’ll have a significant impact on both client strategy and internal capabilities, ensuring that the business stays ahead of industry trends. You will have 2 team members reporting into you.
SKILLS + EXPERIENCE
- Strong background in data science, measurement and attribution modelling
- Tech stack: Google Analytics (GA4), BigQuery/SQL, Google Tag Manager, Adobe Analytics, Salesforce
- Experience working closely with clients to define and implement data strategies
- Knowledge of MarTech tools and their integration into business strategies
- Ability to lead and inspire a growing data practice, ensuring it evolves with client needs
HOW TO APPLY
If this sounds like the role for you, swiftly send over your CV to Izzi at Harnham by using the link below.
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Analytics Director
London
£70000 - £85000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentLondon
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Analytics Director
Mid-size global performance marketing agency
Location: London (hybrid, 2 days in office)
Salary: £70,000-£85,000
Are you an analytics all-rounder ready to lead and innovate? Join a growing global marketing agency, backed by a major media group, as they evolve into a consultancy-led data and analytics practice.
What you’ll do:
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Lead the data and analytics practice, combining strategy with hands-on implementation
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Work directly with clients to solve bespoke challenges and deliver actionable insights
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Collaborate with data tech teams to develop innovative solutions and AI-driven projects
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Drive client strategies around measurement, attribution, propensity modelling, and martech integrations (Salesforce, Magento)
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Build new capabilities and influence the future of the agency’s data offering
What we’re looking for:
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Strong SQL skills and solid experience with Google Analytics & Tag Manager
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Client-facing experience within an agency or consultancy environment
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Ability to blend data strategy with practical delivery
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Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for innovation and AI-driven automation
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Nice to have: Adobe Analytics, Microsoft tech stack, AI agent experience, Salesforce, Magento
Why join?
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Work with exciting global clients including Amex, Shell, and Cambridge University
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Opportunity to shape the agency’s analytics future and build a growing team
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Collaborative, start-up mentality within a well-backed organisation
Work pattern: 2 days per week in London office (Tue & Thu), flexible otherwise
If you want to be at the forefront of performance marketing analytics, driving innovation and delivering value at scale, we want to hear from you.
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