Global Data Acquisition Lead

Are you passionate about identifying unique data opportunities and building strategic partnerships that create lasting customer value?

Do you thrive at the intersection of commercial strategy, data innovation, and market intelligence, helping organisations unlock the power of data to drive growth?

 

About the Business

At ICIS, our mission is to optimize the world's resources. We help companies make strategic, sustainable decisions by bringing transparency to markets across the world. We create a comprehensive view of commodities markets, providing companies with the data and intelligence to successfully navigate across global value chains every day. Our customers benefit from instant access to price assessments, reports and forecasts, a dedicated news channel, and supply and demand data. You can learn more about ICIS at https://www.icis.com/explore.

 

About our Team

Our teams are fuelled by curiosity, relentlessly pursuing better customer outcomes. We're on a mission to deliver an unparalleled customer experience, excelling in communication. In a fast-paced environment, we thrive, embracing change with flexibility and composure under pressure. Our high-energy, self-motivated individuals are driven by a genuine desire to make a positive mark on our business. But that's not all - we're creative problem solvers with an entrepreneurial spirit.

 

About the Role

The Global Data Acquisition Lead is responsible for expanding and strengthening the ICIS data assets, ensuring acquisition priorities align with business strategy and commercial objectives. The role leads global data acquisition activities from opportunity identification through to execution and production while building strategic partnerships that enhance ICIS' competitive advantage and create long-term customer value.

Success requires a rare combination of data acquisition, commercial, and product experience, including negotiating complex data licensing agreements covering redistribution, derivative and AI-use rights, as well as experience building or commercialising data products with revenue accountability. The Data Acquisition Lead develops acquisition strategies, manages key supplier relationships, and maintains a high-quality pipeline of data assets. Strong commercial judgement, technical understanding of data quality and usability, and the ability to execute at scale are essential.

 

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the data acquisition strategy aligned to ICIS business priorities and growth objectives.
• Identify and source external datasets and proprietary data assets that strengthen ICIS' competitive advantage.
• Maintain a strong view of the data landscape, identifying emerging sources, market developments and partnership opportunities.
• Partner with product, content and analytics teams to translate business needs into acquisition priorities.
• Manage a pipeline of data acquisition opportunities from sourcing through diligence, contracting and onboarding.
• Manage third-party data portfolio, including spend, rights, renewals and supplier performance.
• Ensure compliance with licensing, privacy and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Experience in data acquisitions, alternative data research, partnerships, business development, or a similar role focused on external datasets.
• Strong understanding and experience working with the alternative data ecosystem and good judgment around what makes a dataset valuable, differentiated, and difficult to replicate.
• Quantitative background with the ability to perform exploratory data analysis using Python and SQL.
• Experience working closely with research or engineering teams to determine whether a dataset is worth testing, integrating, or purchasing.
• Understanding of the data lifecycle (ingestion, quality, metadata, governance) and the ability to establish evaluation criteria with engineering teams.
• Familiarity with delivery mechanisms such as APIs, cloud data sharing, and file-based distribution, including their rights and cost implications.
• Strong commercial acumen, business analysis skills, matrix leadership experience, and the ability to assess privacy, compliance, usage, and redistribution rights while managing multiple vendor relationships and negotiations.
• Commodities or energy market domain knowledge.

 



If performed in any of the following locations: DEU Home Based – Frankfurt; Germany – Frankfurt (Baseler Platz); Germany – Munich; Home Based – Bavaria; Home Based – Hamburg; Home Based – Hesse; Home Based – Munich; or Home Based – Saarland, the base pay range is €82,800 - €137,800.

If performed in the following location: Italy - Gallarate the base pay range is €64,600 - €107,900.

This job may be subject to a collective labor agreement in Italy. Please consult with the hiring team for further details.



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