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.

Latest Episodes

Data and ai podcast: All Episodes

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)

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.

 

SEO Manager

London

£0 - £0

+ Digital Analytics

Permanent

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SEO Manager (Website)

London, 4 days per week in office (5 day working week) , up to £45000

A great opportunity to take ownership of SEO performance for a high‑traffic ecommerce site, driving organic growth and shaping strategy within a fast‑paced digital environment. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys leading SEO direction while still being hands‑on with technical and content optimisation.

The Company

They are a large, multi‑brand retail organisation with a strong digital presence and a focus on continuous improvement. Their teams work in an ambitious, data‑driven environment where SEO plays a crucial role in scaling traffic, revenue and online visibility. You will join a supportive team that values expertise, collaboration and commercial impact.

The Role

* Manage and optimise SEO performance across an allocated site
* Develop and deliver the SEO roadmap covering technical, on‑page and content activity
* Lead keyword research, technical audits and site improvements
* Oversee day‑to‑day SEO operations and support a small team
* Analyse KPIs, report on performance and identify growth opportunities
* Partner with wider teams on content, PR, usability and site architecture
* Keep ahead of industry trends and champion SEO best practice

Your Skills and Experience

* Strong commercial experience in an SEO‑focused role within ecommerce
* Confident managing technical SEO, keyword strategy and onsite optimisation
* Ability to analyse performance data and translate it into clear actions
* Experience presenting results, insights and recommendations
* Comfortable leading workflows and supporting junior team members
* Strong understanding of usability, content structure and user behaviour

What They Offer

* Up to £45000 plus benefits
* Four‑days a week in the office, 5 day working week
* Opportunity to lead SEO strategy for a major consumer brand
* Growth potential and exposure to high‑impact digital projects

How to Apply

If this sounds like the right next step for you, please apply with your CV.

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Ruby Developer

Birmingham

£65000 - £75000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
Birmingham, West Midlands

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Ruby Developer

Ruby Developer

Up to £75,000 + benefits
Remote (UK)

This is a great opportunity to join a high‑growth startup where you can take ownership of product development using modern, AI‑assisted engineering workflows.

THE COMPANY:

This business is in the buy‑and‑sell marketplace for construction materials. Engineering productivity is a core differentiator with the majority of the codebase written using AI agents, the team operates at start up speed, with a lean, high-impact engineering function.

THE ROLE:

They are hiring a Ruby Developer to take ownership of building and shaping features using agentic coding workflows, applying strong Ruby fundamentals while leveraging AI tools for speed and quality.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Building and maintaining product features using Ruby (Rails)
  • Working day‑to‑day with AI coding agents (e.g. Codex, Claude)
  • Collaborating closely with a small engineering team
  • Contributing to a rapidly scaling platform in a growing marketplace business

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

You will bring strong capability in:

  • Ruby development
  • Ruby on Rails fundamentals and backend development
  • Writing, reviewing and improving production‑quality code

THE BENEFITS:

You will receive a salary of £75,000, depending on experience, along with the opportunity to work in a fast‑growing, VC‑backed startup that is already a market leader.

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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Ruby Developer

Leeds

£65000 - £75000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
Leeds, West Yorkshire

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Ruby Developer

Ruby Developer

Up to £75,000 + benefits
Remote (UK)

This is a great opportunity to join a high‑growth startup where you can take ownership of product development using modern, AI‑assisted engineering workflows.

THE COMPANY:

This business is in the buy‑and‑sell marketplace for construction materials. Engineering productivity is a core differentiator with the majority of the codebase written using AI agents, the team operates at start up speed, with a lean, high-impact engineering function.

THE ROLE:

They are hiring a Ruby Developer to take ownership of building and shaping features using agentic coding workflows, applying strong Ruby fundamentals while leveraging AI tools for speed and quality.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Building and maintaining product features using Ruby (Rails)
  • Working day‑to‑day with AI coding agents (e.g. Codex, Claude)
  • Collaborating closely with a small engineering team
  • Contributing to a rapidly scaling platform in a growing marketplace business

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

You will bring strong capability in:

  • Ruby development
  • Ruby on Rails fundamentals and backend development
  • Writing, reviewing and improving production‑quality code

THE BENEFITS:

You will receive a salary of £75,000, depending on experience, along with the opportunity to work in a fast‑growing, VC‑backed startup that is already a market leader.

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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Ruby Developer

Manchester

£65000 - £75000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
Manchester, Greater Manchester

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Ruby Developer

Ruby Developer

Up to £75,000 + benefits
Remote (UK)

This is a great opportunity to join a high‑growth startup where you can take ownership of product development using modern, AI‑assisted engineering workflows.

THE COMPANY:

This business is in the buy‑and‑sell marketplace for construction materials. Engineering productivity is a core differentiator with the majority of the codebase written using AI agents, the team operates at start up speed, with a lean, high-impact engineering function.

THE ROLE:

They are hiring a Ruby Developer to take ownership of building and shaping features using agentic coding workflows, applying strong Ruby fundamentals while leveraging AI tools for speed and quality.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Building and maintaining product features using Ruby (Rails)
  • Working day‑to‑day with AI coding agents (e.g. Codex, Claude)
  • Collaborating closely with a small engineering team
  • Contributing to a rapidly scaling platform in a growing marketplace business

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

You will bring strong capability in:

  • Ruby development
  • Ruby on Rails fundamentals and backend development
  • Writing, reviewing and improving production‑quality code

THE BENEFITS:

You will receive a salary of £75,000, depending on experience, along with the opportunity to work in a fast‑growing, VC‑backed startup that is already a market leader.

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 Insight Analyst

Stockport

£40000 - £50000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
Stockport, Greater Manchester

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Senior Insight Analyst

Stockport (Hybrid – 2x Days a Week)

£40,000 – £50,000

THE COMPANY

This is an opportunity to join a well-established, customer-focused business with a strong data culture, following an internal promotion within the analytics team; you’ll sit within a high-impact Customer & Commercial Analytics function, working closely with Digital, Marketing, and Contact Centre teams to drive performance through insight!

THE ROLE

This is a commercially focused analytics role centred around the end-to-end customer journey: from initial lead through to conversion. You’ll analyse how customers interact across channels, identify drop-off points, and deliver actionable insights that directly influence marketing spend, contact strategy, and sales performance; this role blends deep-dive analysis, stakeholder engagement, and real-time performance reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Analyse the customer journey from enquiry/ad response through to conversion
  • Deliver sales funnel reporting (conversion rates, drop-offs, engagement trends)
  • Evaluate marketing performance & ROI across channels
  • Monitor and optimise contact centre performance (sales-focused metrics)
  • Identify customer pain points and opportunities to improve CX and conversion
  • Translate stakeholder questions into clear analytical outputs and recommendations
  • Support real-time decision-making with data-driven insights

YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

  • Strong SQL skills
  • Proven experience delivering insights in a commercial / customer-focused environment
  • Strong stakeholder engagement; proven ability to influence and tell a clear story with data
  • Experience analysing funnels, conversions, or marketing performance
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Adam Osborne at Harnham via the apply link

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Insight Analyst

Leicester

£45000 - £50000

+ Advanced Analytics & Marketing Insights

Permanent
Leicester, Leicestershire

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Insight Analyst

Leicester (Hybrid)

£45,000-£50,000

THE COMPANY

This is an opportunity to join a major UK retail organisation undergoing a significant transformation of its finance data landscape; sitting within a high-impact Finance Analytics function, you’ll work on modernising data infrastructure and delivering insight across core operational areas. You’ll be part of a collaborative team working closely with both Finance and Analytics, helping to shape how data is structured, accessed, and used across the business.

THE ROLE

This is a hands-on Insight Analyst role with a strong focus on data modelling, SQL, and analytics engineering principles. You’ll act as a key builder of analytical datasets, working within a modern data stack (including Databricks) to deliver clean, reliable data for reporting and insight generation. Alongside this, you’ll support finance teams by analysing trends, identifying opportunities, and helping stakeholders make better decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop robust data models using Databricks (Medallion Architecture)
  • Write and optimise complex SQL queries for data extraction, transformation, and validation
  • Build and maintain Power BI dashboards to support finance reporting
  • Use Python (Pandas/Numpy) for deeper analysis, automation, and data profiling
  • Partner with stakeholders across:
    • Accounts Payable
    • Cash Accounting
    • Commercial Services
    • Operations / Stock
  • Translate business requirements into analytical outputs and actionable insights
  • Implement data quality checks to ensure accuracy and reliability
  • Support the move toward self-service analytics and improved data literacy

YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

  • Strong SQL skills
  • Python (Pandas) experience
  • Databricks (preferable, not essential)
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment

THE BENEFITS

  • £45,000-£50,000

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Adam Osborne at Harnham via the apply link

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Senior Data Scientist

London

£100000 - £120000

+ Data Science & AI

Permanent
London

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Senior Data Scientist
London (Hybrid, London) £100,000 to £120,000 + equity

This is a rare opportunity to join a fast-growing AI assurance business at a pivotal stage of its growth. You will play a critical role in shaping how high-stakes AI systems are evaluated, bringing statistical rigour and credibility to work that has real regulatory and legal impact. No sponsorship available.

The Company

They are an early-stage AI assurance organisation operating in a highly regulated and rapidly evolving market. Their work focuses on the independent evaluation of AI systems used in sensitive decision-making contexts, helping organisations demonstrate fairness, accountability, and compliance. With strong commercial traction and a predominantly US-based customer base, they are scaling quickly while maintaining a high bar for analytical quality.

The Role

As a Senior Data Scientist, you will take ownership of the analytical methodologies that underpin the evaluation of AI systems. This role is research-led and statistically focused, rather than centred on building production machine learning models.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Designing and running rigorous statistical tests to evaluate bias, fairness, and consistency in AI-driven systems
  • Defining defensible methodologies for scoring, ranking, and interpreting AI outputs
  • Building and validating synthetic datasets and test scenarios to assess system behaviour
  • Leading research-driven experimentation to explore correlations, behavioural variables, and edge cases
  • Setting quality and evidence thresholds for what constitutes statistically valid and defensible results
  • Working closely with founders, product, and technical teams on high-impact analytical questions

Your Skills & Experience

You will bring strong applied experience in statistical analysis and AI evaluation, with the confidence to make judgement calls in ambiguous, high-stakes environments.

Key requirements include:

  • Strong commercial experience in applied statistics and experimental design
  • Proven capability in bias and fairness evaluation for AI or algorithmic systems
  • Experience generating and validating synthetic data for testing or assurance purposes
  • Ability to critically assess methodology, limitations, and real-world implications of analytical outputs
  • Confidence communicating complex findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Python experience for statistical analysis and reproducible research workflows

A PhD or advanced academic background in a relevant field is advantageous, but not essential if you bring strong applied industry experience.

What They Offer

  • Salary of £100,000 to £120,000 plus meaningful equity
  • Hybrid working model with three days per week in a London office
  • High autonomy and influence in an early-stage, high-growth environment
  • The opportunity to shape industry standards in responsible and compliant AI
  • Clear progression as the data and analytics function scales

How to Apply

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Data Engineer (GCP/DBT)

Wolverhampton

£65000 - £70000

+ Data Engineering

Permanent
Wolverhampton, West Midlands

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DATA ENGINEER

Up to £70,000 + BENEFITS
UK (Remote‑first)

This is a great opportunity to join a high‑growth education technology business where you can take ownership of building and scaling a modern data platform that underpins decision‑making across the entire organisation.

THE COMPANY:

The business is scaling rapidly and investing heavily in data to create a single, trusted view of performance across marketing, product and operations.

THE ROLE:

You will take ownership of a modern data platform. Key responsibilities include:

  • Owning and developing the end‑to‑end data platform
  • Building and maintaining robust data ingestion pipelines into BigQuery
  • Designing and maintaining analytics‑ready dbt models
  • Partnering closely with the BI Analyst to support company‑wide reporting and self‑serve analytics

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

You will bring strong capability in:

  • Google BigQuery/GCP (3+ years’ hands‑on experience)
  • Data ingestion tools such as Fivetran
  • dbt Cloud and analytics‑ready data modelling

THE BENEFITS:

You will receive a salary of up to £70,000 depending on experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

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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