Sr. Data Acquisition Specialist

HG Insights

About The Position

HG Insights is the leading provider of Technology Intelligence for B2B organizations. We help revenue teams focus on the right accounts, at the right time, with the right message by combining deep technographic insights with advanced analytics and data-driven workflows. You'll be joining the team that builds and scales our data-intensive, analytics-driven products—powering high-impact go-to-market decisions for our customers. In this role, you will research and vet new data providers as data needs arise, handle vendor relationships and contracts, and manage intent-related projects to ensure the integrity of our data. You’ll work closely with data analytics and internal clients to increase the trackability of the technology products, improve our firmographic data, increase intent mapping, and support data insight projects.

Requirements

Advanced research and analytical skills
Solid understanding of data - including firmographics, intent, and technographic intelligence
Ability to identify and evaluate potential data sources
Expertise in interpreting and managing contracts
Strong negotiation skills
Meticulous attention to detail
Clear written and verbal communication skills
Critical thinking and problem-solving ability
Analysis report writing skills
Ability to manage multiple projects, adapt to changing priorities, and deliver by deadlines
Team-minded work ethic with the ability to work under limited supervision
Contract experience
Clear written and verbal communication skills
Critical thinking/Problem-solving prowess
Proficiency with MS Office and Google Suite, Confluence, Jira, and Zoom
Familiarity/working knowledge of MySQL, Athena, and Boolean search skills
Native fluency in English
1-2 years of experience working in an office environment is required
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Law, or a Technology-related field preferred

Responsibilities

Tracking data deliveries and communicate issue to data providers
Monitoring the timeliness and completeness of data ingestion across all sources
Identifying gaps in current data and recommending sources or processes to improve coverage
Assessing whether current providers are meeting contract obligations
Determining if the data provided is fulfilling HG’s needs, if the contract should be cancelled, renewed, or allowed to lapse
Researching possible alternate provider, write up analyses, and determine if they are a viable replacement
Compare and recommend best option for acquisition
Reviewing and redlining contracts, coordinating revisions with HG legal team, and renegotiating renewals as appropriate
Maintaining contract copies, data acquisition budget sheet, and update as changes occur
Working with data analytics and/or engineering to evaluate samples from potential data providers to determine uplift
Ensuring consistent delivery of intent topics, timely mapping of new topics, and inclusion of topics in intent collections
Analyzing intent mappings and surfacing/correcting errors and anomalies
Support of other Data Operations production activities (such as technographics, firmographics, functional area intelligence, partner intelligence, new product launches, and special projects)