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To stay ahead of the competition, companies in Manchester and the North West must continuously look for new and innovative ways to extract insights from the large volumes of data they acquire.
Harnham's Manchester Data & AI Recruitment Team is currently partnering with some of the industry’s most exciting data-driven organisations and is at the forefront of the Data Science recruitment space.
Our aptitude for matching the best talent in the North West with the best companies is second to none. If you’re looking for your next challenge or need to make a hire in the Data & AI industry then get in touch with our recruitment team below.
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Just like the Data & AI Professionals we place, Harnham use tried and tested models in our recruitment processes.
By gaining valuable market knowledge across a range of industries and regions, Harnham is able to provide a service which is second to none within our marketplace.
We have seen unprecedented growth in our specialist sector and always have a wide range of vacancies at both junior and senior level including AI Jobs, Data Science jobs, Data Analyst jobs, and Big Data jobs, all available throughout the UK, France, United States, and the Netherlands
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Harnham is the best Data & AI Recruitment company in Manchester because our consultants have a deep understanding of the Data & AI industry, with a team of specialist consultants who are highly knowledgeable in their field.
We are a trusted and long-term partner for all our customers in the North West, so if you need to recruit or are looking for your next opportunity, contact us to find out how you can benefit from partnering with the Harnham Manchester data recruitment team.
Our Manchester and Northern UK recruitment team is headed up by experienced Senior Manager Jamie Smith, who was born and raised in the North West region.Â
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CTO (Software Engineering)
Manchester
£130000 - £150000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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CTO (Software Engineering)
£130,000-£150,000 + BENEFITS
PRIMARILY REMOTE
Join a fast-growing EdTech company on a mission to provide an engaging educational platform worldwide.
THE COMPANY:
This startup has quickly gained traction and is scaling rapidly yet sustainably.. Their vision is to create an engaging learning platform, and this is an exciting opportunity to join a team building something impactful.
THE ROLE:
A CTO will need to look at:
- Defining and implementing the tech vision.
- Managing a growing team
- Architect scalable solutions
- Focus on optimising current pipelines
- Maintaining a balancebetween strategic leadership and being hands on.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
A successful CTO will have the following skills and experience:
- Full Stack/Engineering leadership experience
- Scale up/Start up experience
- Experience in MERN: MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js
THE BENEFITS:
You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £150,000 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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CTO
Manchester
£100000 - £140000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
This company specialising in the education sector is looking for a visionary CTO to help scale their platform and shape their next phase of growth.
The Role
As CTO, you’ll provide strategic leadership, scale their engineering function, and optimize platform performance. You’ll inherit a talented team of 3 engineers and be expected to mentor, guide, and architect for scale.
This is a hands-off coding leadership role-but you’ll still do code reviews, architecture planning, and guide technical decisions.
Tech Stack
- MERN: MongoDB, Express (Java), React, Node.js
- Simple and scalable
- Focused on speed, stability, and continuous improvement
About You
- Experience in fullstack engineering work
- Leadership experience
- Have scaled platforms in startups or early-stage companies
- MERN experience strongly preferred
- Naturally curious, sparky, and collaborative
- Strong communicator and mentor
- Passionate about education and product vision
What You’ll Be Doing
- Drive platform scalability and performance
- Lead and grow the engineering team
- Set tech vision in line with business goals
- Champion product quality and engineering culture
- Collaborate closely with the CEO, CPO, and wider team of designers, educators, and animators
Interview Process:
- 15-min intro with CPO
- 45-min deep dive with CEO (scalability & vision)
- 90-day high-level strategy presentation
- Meet the team!
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Data Science Manager
Manchester
£60000 - £75000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Data Science Manager – Remote
We are working with a start up fintech company looking for a Data Science Manager to join the team fully remote!
The successful candidate will manage a team of 4 Data Scientists across technical guidance and mentorship. The role will involve building models for KPI trackers – mainly linear regression and time series. There will also be an integration between different software so knowledge and experience of software development tools is a plus.
Required Experience
- Web Scraping
- Statistical Modelling – Regression, time series, clustering
- Pandas, Kubernetes, TensorFlow, Docker
- Python & SQL
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Data Science Manager
Manchester
£65000 - £75000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Data Science Manager
Remote (UK applicants only)
£75k
Please note, this role doesn’t offer sponsorship
Harnham are exclusively partnering with a fast-growing start-up with 30 people globally. As a business, they are currently making over £1 million in ARR and have a very strong pipeline.
The Company
This business provide essential insights to investors and hedgefunds, helping them steer their investments. They track data across 200 companies and are making a real impact.
The Role
As a Data Science Manager, you will be:
- Managing a team of 3/4.
- Building models to produce KPI trackers, such as linear regression and statistical models.
- Accessing API integration of different software, working with databases and supporting the revenue team with their data analysis requirements.
Skills & Experience
- Statistics
- Data Science Modelling – Linear Regression, Attribution…
- Python
- Web Scraping would be ideal
- Interest or Background in Finance
- Masters Degree of equivalent in a relevant industry
How to Apply
Register your interest by sending your CV to Daniel Abbasi via the apply link on this page.
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Data Engineer (Databricks)
Manchester
£55000 - £60000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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DATA ENGINEER
£55,000-£60,000 + BENEFITS
PRIMARILY REMOTE UK
A growing company in the healthcare industry is seeking a proactive Data Engineer to join their innovative team.
THE COMPANY:
This company are currently investing in their data team, and are looking for a Data Engineer to help gather requirements and build solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with Data Engineers and Data Scientists by being the subject matter expert in Data Bricks.
THE ROLE:
A Data Engineer will need to:
- Work closely with stakeholders across the business
- Own data engineering roadmap
- Own data engineering lifecyle from ingestion to transformation
- Data pipelining (Azure and Databricks)
- Manage data warehouse (gathering requirements and building solutions)
- ensure alignment with data management and quality
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
A successful Data Engineer will have the following skills and experience:
- Ability and experience interacting with key stakeholders
- Strong experience in SQL/Python
- Experience with Azure/ADF
- Background in CI/CD
THE BENEFITS:
You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £60,000 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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Digital Marketing Manager
Manchester
£40000 - £50000
+ Digital Analytics
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Digital Marketing Manager
Up to £50,000
On-site work structure – Manchester
THE COMPANY
I am currently looking for a Digital Marketing Manager to join a prestigious retailer in the Greater Manchester area!
THE ROLE
In this role, you will oversee the digital marketing strategies and manage the digital channels (SEO, Paid media etc) for the organisation. You will be responsible for optimizing the website traffic performance and digital media campaigns with the intention of driving brand awareness and foot traffic to physical stores.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Strong background in digital channels such as SEO, paid search, etc.
Experience in a retail or luxury market.
Strong understanding of e-commerce.
Experience with managing a team is desirable
If you are interested in the role and would like to discuss further, please send your CV
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Senior Data Platform Engineer
Manchester
£75000 - £80000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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SENIOR DATA PLATFORM ENGINEER
£75,000-£80,000 + BENEFITS
PIMARILY REMOTE
An opportunity to join a popular telecoms company expanding into new markets!
THE COMPANY:
Over the past few years, this telecoms company has expanded. With a rich data set, they have lots of data to work with and are keen to bring in a Senior Data Platform Engineer to help with enabling real time data processing.
THE ROLE:
A remote working Senior Data Platform Engineer will need to:
- Scale real-time data processing for analytics and automation
- Enhance experimentation frameworks
- Optimise the Martech data ecosystem
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
A successful Senior Data Platform Engineer will have the following skills and experience:
- Ability and experience interacting with key stakeholder
- Java experience for microservicing
- Streaming experience e.g. Kafka, Kinesis, Flink
- Cloud experience – AWS, Azure, GCP
THE BENEFITS:
You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £75,000-80,000 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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Digital Marketing Analyst
Manchester
£40000 - £50000
+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Digital Marketing Manager
Manchester (full time in office)
£40,000 – £50,000
An exciting opportunity to join a reputable and fast-growing luxury jewellery brand as a Digital Marketing Manager!
THE COMPANY
One of the leading names in the jewellery brand is looking for a Digital Marketing Manager to take full ownership of its digital strategy. This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a key role where you can make a real, tangible impact on the brand’s online presence and performance.
THE ROLE
As Digital Marketing Manager, you’ll focus on driving traffic, improving conversion, and managing paid media activity. You’ll take ownership of digital performance, using GA4 to analyse data and deliver actionable insights through regular reporting.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- GA4 proficiency
- Retail experience is preferred
THE BENEFITS
- £40,000 – £50,000
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Rina Raka at Harnham via the Apply link on this page
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Senior Analytics Engineer
Manchester
£70000 - £75000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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SENIOR ANALYTICS ENGINEER
£75,000-£80,000 + BENEFITS
PIMARILY REMOTE
An opportunity to join a popular telecoms company expanding into new markets!
THE COMPANY:
Over the past few years, this telecoms company has expanded. With a rich data set, they have lots of data to work with and are keen to bring in a Senior Analytics Engineer to help with data modelling and transformation.
THE ROLE:
A remote working Senior Analytics Engineer will need to:
- Design and build data models
- Support implementation and maintenance of ELT pipelines
- Ingest data into Snowflake
- Transform data using DBT
- Empower teams to make data driven teams
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
A successful Senior Analytics Engineer will have the following skills and experience:
- Ability and experience interacting with key stakeholder
- Data modelling techniques – e.g. DataVault, Kimball etc.
- Strong experience in SQL/Python
- Data Cloud Tech experience – e.g. Snowflake/BigQuery/Databricks
- Data transformation experience using DBT
THE BENEFITS:
You will receive a salary, dependent on experience. Salary is up to £75,000-80,000 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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Credit Risk Analyst
Manchester
£30000 - £35000
+ Risk Analytics
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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CREDIT RISK ANALYST
UP TO £35,000
MANCHESTER
This is an exciting opportunity for a Credit Risk Analyst to assess and provide insights on the performance of all lending strategies to improve the performance and profitability of the business
THE COMPANY
This is a retail business offering premium, sports, and luxury brands around the world. The business offers flexible and convenient payment methods across many channels, including buy-now-pay-later.
THE ROLE
You can expect to be involved in the following day-to-day:
- Developing and delivering Management Information (MI) and conducting in-depth analysis on credit risk lending strategies, evaluating their performance against established expectations to ensure alignment with business objectives and identifying areas for improvement.
- Ensuring strict adherence to governance, risk, and compliance frameworks, while implementing robust controls to ensure that credit risk lending strategies consistently deliver optimal outcomes for both customers and the business, safeguarding operational integrity.
- Proactively identifying, establishing, and nurturing key relationships with internal and external stakeholders, fostering effective communication and collaboration to gather valuable insights and drive continuous improvement in strategy performance.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Experience working in financial services.
- Experience in SQL and ideally Python.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ideally have exposure and experience working in credit risk strategy development.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
THE BENEFITS
- A salary of up to £35,000.
- Hybrid working policy.
- Discretionary bonus.
- Generous pension contribution.
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Gaby Adamis via the Apply link on this page.
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Senior Platform Engineer
Manchester
£70000 - £85000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Senior Data Platform Engineer
Location: Primarily Remote (1 day/month in-office)
Salary: £70,000 – 85,000
Join a cutting-edge Data Platform Engineering team working on real-time analytics and microservices architecture to power one of the most sophisticated martech solutions in the industry.
About the Role:
Reporting directly to the Platform Engineering Manager, you’ll be a vital part of a team that enables real-time data processing and analytics. This role involves developing and maintaining microservices, capturing user events and feeding them into a Snowflake-powered analytics platform.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Developing microservices that handle real-time data ingestion from APIs into the data warehouse
- Working with live-streaming data
- Writing clean, efficient Java code (Python is a bonus!)
- Enhancing and scaling the experimentation framework to support data science and ML operations
- Ensuring high-quality, accurate data delivery across data platforms
- Collaborating with analytics engineers and data scientists to enable fast insights
- Participating in a CI/CD pipeline to deliver high-velocity, production-ready systems
This Role Requires:
- Strong Java skills
- Experience with live-streaming technologies such as Kafka, Flink or Kinesis
- Solid understanding of event-driven architecture
- Experience with CI/CD practices and tools
- Familiarity with microservices and modern cloud-based platforms
- Exposure to MLOps and Kubernetes is a big plus
- Computer Science degree or equivalent practical experience
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Senior Data Scientist
Manchester
£70000 - £80000
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Senior Data Scientist – Remote (1 day a month London)
We are working with a large telecoms company who are looking to add a Senior Data Scientist with strong experimentation experience to manage a team of 2 data scientists across their core platforms including Marketing, CRM, and Consumer data. The company have a range of product offerings and a 5 million customer base. They work on attribution, propensity, customer churn and recommender models.
Requirements:
- 4+ years Data Science experience
- Experimentation Experience (AB testing)
- Ability to manage and mentor a small team
- Strong Python and SQL (live coding test involved)
- Consumer data experience
- Marketing experience is a plus
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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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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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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.
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Candidate – Digital Media and Analytics
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