Head of Data Acquisition & Governance

Trepp•New York, NY

2d•$175,000 - $225,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Head of Data Acquisition & Governance, reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, will be responsible for all data initiatives at Trepp. Our solutions are powered by analytical insights that we derive from large volumes of public domain, licensed proprietary. We are also trusted operators of a bank and life insurance companies as a key part of their risk management and regulation compliance initiatives.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree (MBA preferable) in business, management, finance, real estate, or information systems.
Minimum 8-10 years of experience successfully managing data partnerships, governance and strategy for SaaS, Data, Analytics products. Specific experience in the Commercial Real Estate industry preferable
Direct experience with and a working knowledge of data monetization is preferable
Direct experience negotiating content and data licensing agreements is required
Experience leading strategic initiatives and building organizational alignment
Strong stakeholder management and executive communication (written & oral) skills.
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Trepp (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).

Responsibilities

Lead the identification and evaluation of vendors from traditional industry sources as well as alternative data sources.
Manage Trepp’s data acquisition budget, continuously making tradeoff decisions on acquiring new data assets and exiting legacy data domains.
Establish working relationships with data vendors, negotiate the right terms of use to power Trepp’s product strategy.
Ensure value realization by coordinating data acquisition efforts with product roadmap and delivery.
Establish a governance framework across all data assets and products.
Maintain guidelines on terms of use.
Ensure data governance compliance across product, technology and sales initiatives and to external contractual commitments.

Benefits

Base + target bonus compensation structure
Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
401K (with employer match)
Life insurance, long term disability, short term disability all covered by the company
Flexible paid time off (PTO)
Sixteen (16) weeks paid primary caregiver leave (Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible)
Four (4) weeks paid parental leave
Wellness subsidy
Pet insurance
Laptop + WFH equipment
Career progression plan
Pre-tax commuter benefit with company subsidy (For NYC-office based employees only)
Fun company events and volunteering opportunities