Description
The Director, Data Acquisition provides strategic leadership in identifying, evaluating, securing, and managing external data assets that advance the Life Insurance and Healthcare strategy.
Responsibilities:
- Set and execute the data acquisition strategy, priorities, operating model, and measurable outcomes aligned with the Life Insurance and Healthcare vertical leads.
- Manage a portfolio of existing 3rd party relationships, including contracts, relationships, and business opportunities.
- Identify and prioritize new data acquisition and partnership opportunities that strengthen product differentiation, commercial value, and sustainable growth.
- Lead supplier relationships, complex negotiations, and contract decisions while balancing value, risk, resilience, and long-term flexibility.
- Oversee the full supplier and data lifecycle, including due diligence, evaluation, onboarding, governance, performance management, renewals, and issue resolution.
- Partner across product, vertical, legal, compliance, finance, technology, and senior leadership to build alignment, share expertise, and accelerate decisions.
- Develop compelling business cases, recommendations, and executive communications grounded in market insight, data, and objective analysis.
- Anticipate emerging risks and opportunities, adapt priorities as conditions change, and continuously improve processes and ways of working.
- Provide strategic direction for cross-functional teams while maintaining accountability for sustainable business and operational results.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in business or risk management, preferred
- Minimum 10 years related work experience
- Established relationships and a strong professional network within the healthcare data industry
- Experience supporting data-driven products and solutions in the healthcare or life insurance industry strongly preferred
- Clear understanding of HIPAA and FCRA regulatory obligations
- Experienced with business development
- Proven success with complex contract negotiations
- Proven success managing external data and vendor relationships
- Proven success working with multiple functional areas
- Highly organized, self-motivated, and capable of working in a dynamic environment with minimal supervision.
- Strong research, financial analysis, business influence skills
- Solid collaboration and communication skills, that enable clear interaction with all levels of the organization
- Executive presence, professional presentation skills
- Understanding of technology and database applications
- Detail orientated
- Ability to handle multiple issues concurrently in a dynamic environment.
Benefits:
- Eligible for an annual incentive bonus
- Country-specific benefits available
Salary:
- U.S. National Base Pay Range: $136,100 - $252,800