Senior Category Manager - Data Acquisitions
Core
Lead global sourcing initiatives and contract negotiations for critical data assets, software licensing, and cloud infrastructure services.
Role type
Senior Category Manager (Data Acquisitions)
Builds
Global commercial agreements for data resale, distribution, partnerships, and cloud infrastructure.
Domain
Data acquisition, software licensing, cloud infrastructure
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
strategic contract negotiation, data acquisition negotiation, SaaS/PaaS agreement structuring, vendor governance, risk mitigation, market dynamics analysis
Preferred skills
FCRA regulatory compliance knowledge, data analytics with BI tools, enterprise process redesign
Technologies
enterprise cloud infrastructure, application interfaces
Responsibilities
Oversee new data and software contract negotiation and renewal processes globally; Partner with cross-functional teams to clarify use cases and negotiate long-term strategic agreements; Source data for resale or integration into products; Monitor market and competitor dynamics to build negotiation strategies; Negotiate complex data and software licensing agreements for revenue share and exchanges; Lead alignment across Legal, Security, and Product Management to evaluate data licensing structures; Drive global vendor governance and supplier diversity initiatives.
