INDIANAPOLIS DATA & AI RECRUITMENT
Harnham Data & AI Recruitment is one of the top recruiting agencies covering Indiana specializing in helping businesses find qualified candidates for their data-driven roles.
As a leading employment agency covering Indianapolis, we offer exceptional staffing services tailored to meet the needs of businesses across a variety of industries. Whether you’re seeking permanent positions or contract staffing solutions, our team of seasoned professionals can help you navigate the competitive job market and secure top-tier talent. Going beyond what the average Indianapolis recruiting agency can provide, we also support companies looking to expand their capabilities through artificial intelligence solutions.
Our experienced recruiters possess deep industry knowledge, allowing us to provide workforce solutions that address both short- and long-term staffing needs. We have a strong track record of successful placements and have collaborated with some of the most well-known companies globally. By providing insights and research on the data industry, we help our clients make informed hiring decisions, ensuring that every placement is a perfect fit. Discover more by getting into contact with our Indianapolis data recruitment experts today.
DATA & AI RECRUITMENT AND STAFFING
HOW WE DO IT
Just like the skilled professionals we place, Harnham use tried and tested models in our recruitment processes.
Our approach to placement delivers tailored workforce solutions that align with your business growth objectives. Our approach to placement delivers tailored workforce solutions that align with your business growth objectives. We regularly connect with artificial intelligence researchers, host them on our podcast gaining insights on the AI market. As part of our ongoing Indianapolis AI Networking efforts, we may invite people such as members of the Indiana AI Innovation Network to further understand emerging trends and local developments in Indianapolis AI.
By leveraging valuable market knowledge and an extensive network, we provide staffing solutions that are second to none. Our Indianapolis data recruitment specialists work tirelessly to match job seekers with exciting opportunities, including Data Science jobs, Data Analyst roles, and Big Data positions. From junior-level roles to senior-level talent, our staffing services cater to businesses of all sizes and industries, including finance professionals and those in the construction industry. Contact us today to find the right candidate for your business.
WHAT SETS US APART FROM OTHER INDIANAPOLIS RECRUITING AGENCIES?
What sets Harnham’s Data and AI Recruitment apart from other Indianapolis recruiting agencies is our unparalleled expertise and decades of industry experience and a deep understanding of the growing tech industry in the city. Compared to other Indianapolis recruiting agencies our team are well informed and offer a boutique approach to staffing, providing personalized attention and tailored solutions for each client.
We pride ourselves on connecting companies with talent acquisition strategies that work. Unlike the average Indiana recruiting agencies, we go beyond the basics by prepping and training our candidates to ensure they’re ready to excel in their roles. We also provide comprehensive recruitment services, including salary benchmarking, diversity guides, and insights into the current job market. This ensures our clients' hiring decisions align with their strategic goals, including the comfortable AI adoption plans many companies now prioritize.
Whether you're seeking contingent employment solutions, direct hire employees, or temporary staffing for large-scale projects, Harnham’s team delivers exceptional service every step of the way. Contact our Indianapolis recruiting team today to discover how we can support your critical business projects and help achieve your company’s vision.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM OUR INDIANAPOLIS DATA & AI RECRUITMENT SERVICES
When you work with Harnham, you’re working with a recruitment partner who understands both the AI landscape and what makes Indianapolis unique. From initial consultation to candidate onboarding, we offer:
- Access to artificial intelligence tools and expertise through a well-established community of researchers and talent in Central Indiana.
- Guidance informed by community efforts like Conexus Indiana and the Indiana AI Innovation Network.
- Support for roles in AI-powered application development, cyber-physical systems, and complex application environments.
- Insights into the evolving job market shaped by broad-based AI adoption and advancements in artificial intelligence technologies.
We also collaborate with local organizations, ensuring our clients benefit from the latest news releases and developments in Indianapolis AI and tech employment. Our team understands the needs of both startups and enterprise-level businesses, making us a valuable partner for companies seeking to integrate artificial intelligence into their operations.
WHY CHOOSE INDIANAPOLIS FOR AI & DATA RECRUITMENT?
Indianapolis is quickly establishing itself as a hub for AI and advanced technologies. The city’s growing tech ecosystem, bolstered by organizations like Conexus Indiana TechPoint and ongoing investment in innovation, makes it an ideal location for AI-focused hiring.
With support from initiatives focused on advancing artificial intelligence, Indianapolis offers access to external funding opportunities, an extended community of tech professionals, and a talent pool actively contributing to the future of AI. Companies here benefit from the city’s affordability, quality of life, and access to talent from top institutions and research organizations.
Whether you're hiring for roles in artificial intelligence research, AI-powered analytics, or business intelligence systems, Indianapolis provides the right environment for business growth and innovation. For corporate travelers and executives, nonstop flight access and a robust city services network further elevate the appeal of hiring and operating in Indianapolis.
Contact Harnham today to begin your AI and data recruitment journey in Indianapolis.
JOBS
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Harnham are a specialist Data & AI Recruitment business with teams that only focus on niche areas.
Senior Analytics Engineer
Indianapolis
$140000 - $170000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentIndianapolis, Indiana
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Senior Analytics Engineer
Ecommerce Focus
Remote (EST Hours)
$140K to $170K base plus bonus
We are working with a high growth direct to consumer business that is investing heavily in its data platform to support ecommerce, marketing, and customer analytics.
This role will be instrumental in building a scalable analytics layer to drive performance across digital channels.
The Role
You will own the analytics engineering layer supporting ecommerce and marketing, working closely with stakeholders to deliver trusted data and actionable insights.
Key responsibilities include:
Building dbt models to support ecommerce and marketing use cases
Developing ELT pipelines across tools such as Airbyte and Python
Designing datasets for customer, product, and transaction analytics
Supporting BI and dashboarding in Looker
Partnering with marketing, growth, and product teams on KPI development
Enabling self serve analytics across digital teams
Requirements
4+ years experience in analytics engineering or data engineering
Strong SQL and dbt experience
Experience working with ecommerce or marketing data
Hands on experience with modern data warehouses and BI tools
Experience supporting stakeholder driven analytics use cases
Nice to have
Shopify or similar ecommerce platform experience
Experience with marketing attribution or customer analytics
Exposure to BigQuery, Looker, or Airbyte
Python experience
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Senior Analytics Engineer Ecommerce/Manufacturing
Indianapolis
$150000 - $175000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentIndianapolis, Indiana
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Senior Analytics Engineer
Overview
A rapidly growing consumer products company is seeking a Senior Analytics Engineer to help build and scale a modern data platform. This role sits at the intersection of analytics engineering, data infrastructure, and business intelligence, enabling teams across the organization to make data-driven decisions.
The company operates a U.S.-based manufacturing environment and a strong direct-to-consumer ecommerce platform. As the organization continues to scale, the data function is being built from the ground up, creating an opportunity for a hands-on engineer to shape the architecture, pipelines, and analytics capabilities of the business.
Responsibilities
Data Platform Development
- Build, maintain, and optimize data models using SQL and DBT
- Support migration and development of a centralized data warehouse environment
- Design scalable data architecture and transformation layers
- Improve reliability, performance, and maintainability of analytics infrastructure
Data Pipeline Engineering
- Develop and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using modern data tools
- Expand and optimize ingestion pipelines from operational systems
- Write custom workflows and integrations using Python
- Ensure data quality, monitoring, and pipeline stability
Business Intelligence & Analytics
- Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting solutions
- Enable self-service analytics for business teams
- Work directly with stakeholders to translate business needs into data solutions
- Support analytics across key functions including:
- Supply chain
- Ecommerce performance
- Marketing analytics
- Sales performance
- Forecasting and operations
Data Governance & Reliability
- Establish trusted datasets and consistent data definitions
- Improve data documentation and discoverability
- Troubleshoot data issues and analytics requests across teams
- Ensure long-term scalability of the analytics ecosystem
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience working with SQL
- 4+ years of experience using DBT
- 4+ years of experience building dashboards and BI solutions
- Experience building and managing data pipelines and ETL workflows
- Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with non-technical stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with BigQuery
- Experience building dashboards in Looker
- Python for data workflows or ingestion pipelines
- Experience with ecommerce analytics
- Experience analyzing Shopify or similar commerce platforms
- Experience working with manufacturing or supply chain data
Ideal Candidate Background
Strong candidates often come from:
- Ecommerce organizations
- Manufacturing companies
- Businesses operating direct-to-consumer sales models
- Mid-sized companies where individuals have broad ownership of the data stack
Experience analyzing
- Ecommerce sales performance
- Supply chain operations
- Marketing attribution
- Product and operational data
Work Environment
- Hybrid work model with 2-3 days per week in office
- Collaboration with a small technical team including IT and data science
- Fast-paced environment with significant opportunity to influence the company’s data strategy
- High level of autonomy and ownership over technical solutions
What We’re Looking For
- Curious and evidence-driven
- Comfortable working with ambiguity
- Self-directed and proactive
- Passionate about learning new technologies
- A strong problem solver who enjoys building scalable systems
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Senior Analytics Engineer
Indianapolis
$170375.8 - $219054.6
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentIndianapolis, Indiana
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Senior Analytics Engineer – Manufacturing & Operations
Salary: $140,000-$180,000 base + benefits
Location: Indianapolis, IN (Occasionally onsite)
A fast-growing, US-based consumer manufacturing company is building its data function from the ground up – and this is a foundational hire.
This business designs, manufactures, and sells its own physical product direct-to-consumer, operating one of the most automated factories in the US. With $100M+ in revenue and a deeply technical leadership team, data sits at the heart of every decision across manufacturing, supply chain, ecommerce and marketing.
They’re now hiring a Senior Analytics Engineer to help scale and stabilise a modern analytics platform spanning factory systems, supply chain data, and commercial performance.
What you’ll be doing
- Designing and building core data models using dbt and SQL
- Migrating and centralising data into BigQuery
- Building trusted datasets and dashboards in Looker
- Scaling ETL pipelines using Airbyte and Python
- Working closely with operations, supply chain and commercial teams
- Helping define data standards, testing and governance in a greenfield environment
Tech stack (you’ll need 2 of 3)
- dbt (required)
- BigQuery
- Looker
What they’re looking for
- 4+ years experience in analytics engineering / advanced analytics or engineering
- Strong SQL and data modelling skills (DBT, BigQuery, Looker)
- Scrappy mindset with experience bulding things in ambiguous environments
- Experience supporting manufacturing, supply chain or operations data
- Background in a startup, scale-up or scrappy environment
- Comfortable owning problems end-to-end with minimal process
Location & working model
- Remote with semi-frequent office days
- Office in the suburbs of Indianapolis
- Factory site in Seymour, IN (occasional visits)
- Candidates must be Midwest-based or within driving distance
Why this role?
- Build a data platform almost from scratch
- Real ownership and visibility across the business
- AI-forward culture using tools like ChatGPT and Claude
- Clear path into analytics leadership or platform ownership
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Candidate – Senior Data Engineer
I've been a Senior Data Engineer for about 4-5 years and Harnham is one of the best recruitment agencies I worked with. There was a time when my offer fell through and the recruiter I was working with at Harnham jumped in to the rescue and scheduled interviews for me within a couple of days. Really good agency and some great people.
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Candidate – Market Research Analyst
Thanks to Harnham, I am now in a role that suits me. My recruiter was able to quickly identify the skills I had to offer and match me up with his client. It was a win-win for everyone. I was given great advice throughout the process, and I also appreciated the follow-ups that I received.
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Market Research Analyst
Client – Director of People Operations
We’ve been collaborating with Harnham to recruit some key positions for our company, and they have been incredible partners. They team has been great and efficient. They understood our needs perfectly and provided us very talented candidates. We'll keep collaborating with them in the future. Thank you for your excellent job!
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Candidate – Data Analyst
I’ve had a great experience with Harnham. The recruiter provided great advice and ensured that I understood everything, and even followed up with me after I started my new role to see how I was settling in. I would recommend Harnham as a great recruitment company for anyone looking for a role in data and analytics.
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Data Analyst
Client – Data Direction – Broadcast Media
I have worked with Harnham for over 2 years now as our main Analytics Recruiter partner and I am very pleased with the overall service and the people we have hired via Harnham. Harnham’s team is very good at understanding our recruitment needs and always come back with relevant and well scanned CVs, which saves me precious time.
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Data Direction – Broadcast Media
Client – Director of Customer Data Science – Apparel
The team at Harnham have been outstanding in helping our company build a market-leading data science team. Harnham’s communication is great, and the recruiter’s take a consultative approach that’s really focused on provided value for both their clients and their candidates. They provide strong candidates that help us fill our roles with high achievers who are also a great fit for our culture.
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Director of Customer Data Science – Apparel
Candidate – Digital Media and Analytics
I've recently got a short-term contract role through Harnham, and things couldn't have gone better! My recruiter was incredibly helpful throughout the entire process. They also provided incredible admin support so that I could focus on the actual job in hand, rather than having to spend too much time dealing with these matters.
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Digital Media and Analytics
Candidate – Chief Data Officer
It was a real treat to work with Harnham. My recruiter consistently went above and beyond to ensure that I navigated through the recruitment process as smooth as possible. I had been in contact with other professional at Harnham in the past and I can attest that the level of professionalism is always top-notch.
