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Explore Harnham’s collection of videos covering data, AI, analytics, and talent. Hear from industry experts, hiring leaders, and data professionals as they discuss building high-performing teams, hiring strategies, AI trends, and the future of data-driven organisations.
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What Success Looks Like in Data & AI
For today’s data leaders, success means confidence, simplicity, and long-term impact. With Harnham and Rockborne as one partner across the full spectrum of data and AI talent, businesses can reduce the complexity of juggling multiple suppliers and focus instead on building capability that lasts.
Lessons from 19,000+ placements and a partnership shaping the future of data talent
From Talent Provider to Data & AI Partner: Rockborne’s Evolution
As the market shifted and data leaders faced increasing pressure to deliver outcomes faster, with tighter budgets and higher visibility, business needs evolved. Instead of hiring talent, organisations now require complete, outcome-driven solutions.
Why Embedded Recruitment Wins for Data & AI Hiring | Harnham
When hiring is business-critical, traditional recruitment models often fall short. In this video, we explain why embedded recruitment is the most effective approach for scaling high-performing data and AI teams.
How to Build Data & AI Capability | Harnham x Rockborne’s Attract–Train–Deploy Mode
Every business faces unique challenges in building data and AI capability. That’s why Harnham and Rockborne start with one simple step: a conversation. From there, we shape the right approach together, guided by our proven Attract–Train–Deploy model.
Talent Transformation: Building Data Careers and Stronger Teams
Some of our proudest moments come from seeing Rockborne consultants, many from non-traditional backgrounds, grow into permanent roles, earn promotions, and even lead teams of their own. Their journeys prove how opportunity can transform both lives and industries. This impact extends to our client partnerships. In one organisation, Rockborne consultants, Harnham contractors, and permanent employees now collaborate side by side
Joining Forces for a Bigger Vision in Data & AI
Businesses needed a true partner who understood their challenges and could deliver lasting solutions. That vision sparked the creation of Rockborne: a consultancy that grew into a full-service partner, training, upskilling, and deploying diverse data specialists to close skills gaps and open data careers for people from all backgrounds.
Building Data & AI Talent: How Harnham and Rockborne Drive Transformation
From launching Rockborne as a training and development partner, to transforming how businesses think about data skills, Dave and Waseem share the vision, the impact, and the opportunities for organisations looking to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market.
15,000 Placements Later: What We’ve Learned About the Global Data & AI Talent Market
Join Harnham co-founders Dave Farmer (Co-founder & CEO) and Simon (Co-founder & Chairman) for a candid and inspiring conversation celebrating 15,000 placements and nearly two decades in the data recruitment industry.
15,000 Placements Later: Co-Founders Dave and Simon
In this video, co -founders Dave Farmer (Co-founder & CEO) and Simon Clarke (Co-founder & Chairman) discuss a significant milestone in Harnham’s journey - 15,000 placements and nearly two decades of growth in the data and AI recruitment space.
15,000 Placements Later: Hear from Abby, the 15,000th placement
In this video, we speak to Abby Parker, the 15,000th person placed through Harnham Group - a data professional who entered the industry via our sister company, Rockborne.
What Makes a Great AI Recruiter?
In this video, we break down what separates great AI and data recruiters from the rest, and how companies can choose the right partner.
Short insights from Harnham experts answering the biggest questions in data and AI hiring
Data Leader Hiring Guide Insights
In this video, we break down the key insights from our Data Leader Hiring Guide, exploring what organisations should be looking for, how the role of data leadership is evolving, and what separates good from truly transformational hires.
Spotting High Potential Candidates
In this video, we explore what truly defines “high potential” — and why it goes far beyond experience, job titles, or technical ability. Hiring for potential rather than just proven performance can be a powerful competitive advantage.
The Skills Gap
In this video, we explore the growing conversation around the “skills gap” and what it really means for businesses trying to hire in a competitive market.
What we wish every hiring manager knew
In this video, we share the honest insights and recurring themes that can make or break a hiring process. From unclear briefs to unrealistic expectations, small misalignments can have a big impact on attracting and securing the right talent. We explore what hiring managers often underestimate, and how small shifts in approach can dramatically improve hiring outcomes
Why the US is losing out on top data talent
Is the US losing its grip on top data talent? In this video, we explore why some of the world’s best data professionals are increasingly looking beyond the US and what that means for businesses competing for elite talent.
What's changing in the US
In this video, we explore the key shifts shaping the US recruitment landscape, particularly across data, technology and leadership roles. From evolving candidate expectations to structural changes in how businesses hire and scale, the market is moving fast. Understanding these changes is critical for companies that want to stay competitive and attract the best talent.
Why We Don't Just Sent Any Candidate
In a competitive hiring market, volume is easy. Precision is harder. In this video, we explain why our approach isn’t about flooding inboxes with CVs — it’s about delivering carefully selected, high-impact candidates who truly fit the brief.
The Biggest AI Trends Right Now: LLMs, Agents & Trust
In this video, Tim Jonas (Business Manager at Harnham) shares the key trends shaping AI hiring and adoption today.
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Senior Data engineer
Amsterdam
€80000 - €93000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentAmsterdam, North Holland
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Senior Data Engineer
Amsterdam | Up to €93,000 base salary + bonus and benefits
Azure | Databricks
This is an opportunity to join a growing data function where you’ll have genuine ownership across the full data lifecycle. Rather than focusing solely on pipeline engineering, you’ll design solutions, work directly with business stakeholders, and help shape how data and AI-powered applications integrate into the wider product landscape. Based on the job specification and hiring brief, the role combines data engineering, solution design, cloud infrastructure, and application development responsibilities.
The Company
They are a forward-thinking organisation investing heavily in data, analytics, and AI capabilities. Their data team works closely with business stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions that improve accessibility, quality, and usability of data across the organisation. This role sits within a collaborative environment where technical expertise and commercial thinking are equally valued. You will have the opportunity to influence architecture decisions and help define best practices for data and AI solutions.
The Role
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining modern data platforms and AI-enabling infrastructure.
Responsibilities include:
- Designing end-to-end data solutions in partnership with business stakeholders
- Building and maintaining scalable data pipelines, ETL processes, and cloud-based data platforms
- Developing and optimising data models to improve accessibility, performance, and quality
- Managing and enhancing Azure-based infrastructure and Databricks environments
- Integrating new data sources and connecting solutions into broader business applications
- Supporting the development of AI tooling and the underlying data infrastructure
- Building and maintaining business-critical applications and services
- Working with APIs and application integrations across the wider technology ecosystem
- Monitoring platform performance, availability, costs, and system health
- Providing technical guidance and mentoring to less experienced team members
- Collaborating with IT and technology teams to ensure scalable and sustainable solutions
- Taking ownership of solution design from initial concept through to deployment and support
Your Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience with Azure and Databricks
- Expertise in data engineering, ETL development, and data pipeline architecture
- Advanced SQL skills and strong data modelling capability
- Experience working with cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or DevOps practices
- Ability to design solutions and translate business requirements into technical implementations
- Experience building applications, services, or API-driven integrations
- Strong understanding of data platform architecture and modern data ecosystems
- Comfortable working directly with business stakeholders without a dedicated Business Analyst layer
- Programming experience with Python and data-focused technologies
- Ability to balance hands-on delivery with strategic solution design
What They Offer
- Salary up to €93,000
- Guaranteed annual bonus
- Additional discretionary bonus opportunity
- Competitive benefits package
- High level of autonomy and ownership
- Exposure to AI, cloud, and modern data platform initiatives
- Opportunity to influence architecture, tooling, and technical direction
- Clear scope for progression within a growing data function
How to Apply
If you’re a Senior Data Engineer who enjoys combining data engineering, cloud infrastructure, solution design, and stakeholder engagement, please apply today to learn more about this opportunity.
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Head of Data Engineering
Amsterdam
€100000 - €130000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentAmsterdam, North Holland
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Head of Data Engineering
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Hybrid) | €110,000 – €150,000 + Bonus + Benefits
This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a business-critical data transformation programme at a leadership level. As Head of Data Engineering, you will lead the build-out of a modern data platform, shape engineering standards, and develop a high-performing team while working closely with senior stakeholders to deliver long-term business value.
The Company
They are a growing, data-driven organisation investing heavily in their data and AI capabilities. With a clear roadmap and strong executive sponsorship, they are modernising their data estate and building a scalable platform to support analytics, AI, and business decision-making.
The organisation is moving from strategy into execution and is seeking an experienced data engineering leader to define best practices, drive delivery, and build a team capable of supporting ambitious growth plans.
The Role
You will lead the Data Engineering function, combining people leadership, technical oversight, and strategic delivery.
Responsibilities include:
- Building, leading, and mentoring a team of Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, and Platform Engineers
- Defining and executing the data engineering roadmap in partnership with senior leadership
- Driving delivery across platform development, data migrations, and modernisation initiatives
- Establishing engineering standards covering code quality, CI/CD, testing, documentation, and operational excellence
- Overseeing architecture decisions to ensure scalable, reliable, and secure data solutions
- Developing cloud-based data platforms that support analytics, reporting, and AI use case
- Managing stakeholder relationships across technology, product, analytics, and business teams
- Ensuring platform reliability through monitoring, incident management, and operational governance
- Supporting hiring, team development, and succession planning within the engineering function
- Championing best practices across Data Engineering, DataOps, and platform operations
Your Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience leading Data Engineering teams and delivering large-scale data platform programmes
- Expertise with modern cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
- Strong understanding of data warehousing, data modelling, ETL/ELT pipelines, and orchestration tools
- Experience building and scaling engineering teams while maintaining high technical standards
- Ability to lead architectural discussions and make informed technical decisions
- Experience implementing CI/CD, automation, testing, and DataOps best practices
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to translate business requirements into technical delivery plans
- Experience delivering complex transformation programmes, including migrations, consolidations, or greenfield platform builds
- Familiarity with governance, security, and compliance requirements within enterprise environments
- A hands-on leadership style with the ability to support technical teams when needed
What They Offer
- Salary between €110,000 and €150,000 depending on experience
- Performance-related bonus
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Opportunity to shape and scale an entire Data Engineering function
- Significant exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making
- Clear progression towards Director-level and broader Data & AI leadership responsibilities
- The chance to influence the organisation’s long-term data and AI strategy
How to Apply
If you’re an experienced Data Engineering leader looking to build teams, drive platform transformation, and make a lasting impact, apply today to discuss this opportunity in more detail.
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Data Engineer – Healthcare & Preference for a Dutch Speaker
Eindhoven
€55000 - €60000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentEindhoven, North Brabant
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Data Engineer
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Salary: 5k a month + holiday
If you’re looking for a role where you can shape an entire data function from the ground up, this is a rare opportunity to make a lasting impact. Joining a fast-growing SaaS business operating in the healthcare space, you’ll be the first dedicated Data Engineer, owning the design, build, and evolution of the company’s data platform in a truly greenfield environment.
The Company
They are a scaling SaaS organisation with a strong product offering and growing international customer base. With data becoming increasingly central to business decision-making and product development, they are investing in building modern data capabilities from scratch. This is an opportunity to influence architecture, technology choices, and best practices from day one. You’ll work closely with stakeholders across the business while helping establish the foundations for a future data team.
The Role
You will take ownership of the company’s data engineering capability, designing and delivering a scalable data platform that supports analytics, reporting, and future data initiatives.
Responsibilities include:
- Designing and building a modern cloud-based data platform from the ground up
- Developing robust ETL and ELT pipelines to ingest, transform, and manage data from multiple SaaS applications and operational systems
- Establishing data modelling standards and scalable data architecture
- Owning data quality, reliability, governance, and monitoring processes
- Partnering with product, engineering, finance, and commercial teams to understand business requirements
- Creating the foundations for self-service analytics and reporting
- Evaluating and selecting appropriate tools, technologies, and frameworks
- Supporting the longer-term growth and maturity of the company’s data function
Your Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience as a Data Engineer within a modern cloud environment
- Expertise building data pipelines and data platforms from scratch
- Advanced SQL skills and strong data modelling capabilities
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Hands-on experience with modern data stack technologies, including tools such as Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift, dbt, or equivalent
- Strong Python or similar programming skills
- Experience working with SaaS product data and multiple third-party integrations
- Ability to operate independently and take ownership in a standalone Data Engineering role
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Passion for building scalable, maintainable, and well-documented data solutions
What They Offer
- Salary of €55,000 – 60,000 depending on experience
- Meaningful equity or share incentive opportunity
- Hybrid working model based in Amsterdam
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Significant autonomy and ownership from day one
- Opportunity to define data strategy, architecture, and best practices
- Clear progression path into a future Lead Data Engineer or Head of Data position as the function grows
- Exposure to senior leadership and direct influence on business decisions
How to Apply
If you’re a Senior Data Engineer who enjoys building data platforms from scratch and wants to play a pivotal role in a growing SaaS business, apply today to find out more.
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Data Engineer – Saas – healthcare
Eindhoven
€64000 - €65000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentEindhoven, North Brabant
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Data Engineer – Saas – healthcare
Eindhoven – Netherlands | €64,000
Azure – Python – SQL
This is an opportunity to join a growing data team where you will play a key role in building scalable data solutions that power business reporting, analytics, and decision-making. You’ll work with modern cloud technologies and have direct influence on the evolution of the data platform.
The Company
They are a technology-led organisation investing heavily in data and analytics capabilities. With a strong focus on data quality, scalability, and governance, they are building a modern data environment to support business growth and innovation. Collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement are central to their culture.
The Role
Design and develop scalable data pipelines and ETL processes
Build and maintain analytical data models and semantic layers
Create robust, secure, and high-performing datasets for reporting and analytics
Optimise data platform performance, reliability, and cost efficiency
Implement data governance, quality controls, and security best practices
Partner closely with analysts and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
Your Skills & Experience
Strong commercial experience in Data Engineering
Advanced SQL skills and experience with Python or PySpark
Experience building ETL pipelines and dimensional data models
Knowledge of modern cloud data platforms, lakehouse architectures, or similar environments
Understanding of data governance, security, and performance optimisation
Strong communication skills and the ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
What They Offer
Competitive salary and benefits package
Opportunity to work with modern data technologies
High-impact role with ownership and autonomy
Collaborative and supportive team environment
Clear opportunities for professional development and career progression
How to Apply
If you’re interested in building scalable data solutions and driving the growth of a modern data platform, apply today.
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Analytics Engineer – Freelance role
€90 - €95
+ Data Engineering
PermanentNederland
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Analytics Engineer
Freelance role
Amsterdam (Hybrid)
This is an excellent opportunity for an Analytics Engineer to play a key role in shaping a growing data function. You’ll sit at the intersection of Data Engineering and Analytics, helping to build scalable data models, improve data accessibility, and enable better decision-making across the business.
The Company
They are a fast-paced, technology-driven organisation with a strong focus on data as a strategic asset. Operating in a complex, data-rich environment, they are continuing to invest heavily in their data platform and analytics capabilities.
The team is collaborative, ambitious, and focused on delivering high-quality data solutions that create measurable business impact. Experience from FinTech environments is particularly valued, although professionals from other high-growth technology businesses will also be considered.
The Role
You will:
- Develop and maintain robust data models using dbt and SQL.
- Build scalable and reliable analytics datasets that support reporting and decision-making.
- Act as a bridge between Data Engineering and Analytics teams, ensuring data is transformed into meaningful business insights.
- Work closely with stakeholders to understand data requirements and translate them into effective solutions.
- Improve data quality, testing, documentation, and governance practices.
- Contribute to the evolution of the data platform and analytics engineering best practices.
Your Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience with dbt.
- Advanced SQL and data modelling expertise.
- Proven ability to work across both engineering and analytics functions.
- Experience building and maintaining modern data transformation pipelines.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience within FinTech is highly desirable.
- Candidates from high-growth technology businesses or blended banking and technology environments are also encouraged to apply.
- Passion for creating scalable, well-documented, and high-quality data assets.
What They Offer
- Contract rate
- Competitive benefits package.
- Hybrid working model with flexibility.
- Opportunity to influence a growing data function and have a visible impact on business outcomes.
- Exposure to modern data tooling and best practices.
- Clear scope for professional development and career progression within a high-performing team.
How to Apply
If you’re an Analytics Engineer with strong dbt and SQL data modelling experience and are looking to make a tangible impact within a growing data team, apply today to learn more about this opportunity.
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Founding data engineer
€80000 - €100000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentNetherlands
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Founding Data Engineer
Amsterdam or London | from €80,000 + Benefits
This is an opportunity for a Data profile who wants ownership, influence, and the chance to build something from the ground up. Rather than joining a large data team and owning a small piece of the puzzle, you will define the company’s entire data landscape, from architecture and tooling to governance and reporting.
The Company
They are a growing investment organisation focused on backing innovative technology businesses. Data sits at the heart of their decision-making, but information is currently spread across multiple systems, spreadsheets, and reporting tools. They are looking for someone to build a modern, scalable data environment that will support the business for years to come.
The Role
- Build the company’s first data warehouse and centralised data platform
- Design the data architecture and recommend the technology stack
- Consolidate data from CRM systems, spreadsheets, reporting tools, and external platforms
- Develop automated data pipelines and API integrations
- Establish data governance, quality standards, and business definitions
- Partner closely with finance, operations, and investment teams
- Shape the long-term data and analytics strategy
Your Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, or Data Consulting
- Experience building or transforming data environments from scratch
- Strong SQL and Python skills
- Experience with APIs, data warehousing, and modern cloud technologies
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Understanding of investment, private equity, financial services, or portfolio data
- Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline is beneficial
- This role is particularly suited to someone coming from a consultancy or a smaller business environment. You will enjoy solving greenfield challenges, making technology decisions, and operating with a high degree of autonomy.
What They Offer
- End-to-end ownership of the data function
- Direct exposure to senior leadership
- The opportunity to build a modern data platform from day one
How to Apply
If you enjoy building rather than maintaining, and want to shape the future of a company’s data capability, apply today.
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Head of data engineering
€150000 - €150000
+ Data Engineering
PermanentNetherlands
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Head of Data Engineering
Remote (Netherlands) | £150,000 + Benefits
This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of a growing data platform within a globally distributed organisation operating at the intersection of healthcare, life sciences, and commercial consulting. You will help shape the long-term data strategy, establish engineering best practices, and build a scalable platform that delivers measurable business impact across the organisation.
The Company
They are a global services organisation supporting pharmaceutical and healthcare clients with data, analytics, and commercial operations solutions. With teams located across North America, Europe, and Asia, they operate within a highly collaborative and fully remote environment.
The business is investing significantly in its data capabilities and has already begun building a modern cloud-based data platform. They are now looking for an experienced data leader to take ownership of the platform, drive technical excellence, and help scale both the technology and the team.
The Role
You will lead the evolution of a modern data platform while partnering closely with engineering, business stakeholders, and leadership teams across multiple regions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own and develop the organisation’s centralised data platform and analytics capabilities
- Define the long-term data engineering roadmap aligned to business objectives
- Drive architectural decisions in partnership with senior engineering leadership
- Establish engineering best practices across delivery, quality, governance, and scalability
- Introduce and embed Agile, Scrum, DevOps, and modern software development ways of working
- Lead and mentor a team of Data Engineers based in India, while supporting future team growth
- Work closely with stakeholders across the US, Europe, and Asia to prioritise delivery and maximise business value
- Improve data accessibility, reduce duplication, and create a scalable foundation for analytics and reporting
- Support the processing and management of high-volume datasets at enterprise scale
- Promote the effective use of AI-enabled development tools and engineering productivity improvements
- Act as the senior data engineering voice within the business, influencing both technology and operating models
Your Skills & Experience
Strong leadership experience within Data Engineering, Data Platform, or Analytics Engineering environments
- Proven ownership of cloud-based data platforms from strategy through to delivery
- Strong commercial experience with Snowflake and dbt
- Experience working with Python and SQL within modern data ecosystems
- Exposure to cloud technologies including AWS and Azure
- Knowledge of orchestration and pipeline tools such as Airflow
- Ability to balance strategic leadership with technical decision making
- Experience mentoring and developing high-performing engineering teams
- Strong stakeholder management skills across business and technical audiences
- Comfortable working within distributed teams and multiple time zones
- Experience operating within both fast-paced, lean organisations and larger enterprise environments
- Passion for building data cultures, improving engineering standards, and delivering business impact through data
What They Offer
Competitive base salary
Fully remote working from Netherlands
Opportunity to own and shape a business-critical data platform
Exposure to executive stakeholders and strategic technology decisions
Chance to build and scale a high-performing data engineering function
Collaborative international environment with significant growth plans
Strong focus on innovation, AI adoption, and modern engineering practices
How to Apply
If you are looking for an opportunity to combine data platform ownership, people leadership, architecture, and business impact in a growing international organisation, please apply with your latest CV.
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AI Engineer (contract)
Amsterdam
€75 - €96
+ Data Science & AI
PermanentAmsterdam, North Holland
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AI Engineer (Contract)
Amsterdam / Hybrid | Competitive Day Rate | Contract
A digital-first organisation is looking for an AI Engineer Contractor to help deliver Generative AI solutions across its analytics and reporting landscape.
The Role
Build and deploy GenAI applications
Develop AI-powered analytics and reporting solutions
Deliver production-ready tools that drive business value
Work closely with Data & AI stakeholders
Your Skills & Experience
Hands-on experience with Generative AI and LLMs
Experience deploying AI solutions into production
Strong Python and modern AI tooling experience
Background delivering analytics-focused use cases
What They Offer
Competitive contract rate
High-impact AI projects
Opportunity for contract extension
