Director Data Sourcing & Strategy

Adsquare; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid + remote work

Learning & development budget €1,200

Urban Sports Club

Company pension scheme

Latest hardware provided

Team & company events

Zusammenfassung

Adsquare is seeking a senior data-sourcing leader to define and scale our data partnerships. You will own the data sourcing strategy, negotiate terms with providers across markets, ensure GDPR/CCPA compliance, and collaborate with Product, Legal and Engineering to onboard new data streams.

You’ll grow a small team as the function scales, balancing data quality, legal posture and commercial value while upholding Adsquare's Drive, Resilience, No BS, Humility and Moral Compass.

Qualifikationen

• 6+ years in data acquisition or partnerships within adtech or martech.
• Proven sourcing strategy and execution experience across markets.
• Direct experience negotiating data partnerships with data providers.
• Strong grounding in GDPR/CCPA and consent frameworks.
• Analytical mindset to assess data quality, scale, and viability.
• Builder mindset with comfort in ambiguity and scaling teams.

Aufgaben

• Define and execute Adsquare's data sourcing strategy and business case.
• Identify, evaluate, and negotiate terms with global and local data providers.
• Set data quality standards and monitor compliance at the provider level.
• Own legal and privacy posture on sourced data with Legal support.
• Manage data-partner relationships, renewals, and value optimization.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering on onboarding of data streams.
• Build and grow the data sourcing team as the function scales.

Kenntnisse

Programmatic advertising

Location data

Industry identifiers

APIs

Data partnerships

Privacy/compliance

Jobbeschreibung

• Passion: Solving complex challenges with exceptional people, technology, and data.
• Niche: Specializing in Location Intelligence for Programmatic Advertisers.

Our work is guided by our core values, and we look for candidates who embody them:

• Drive: Turning ambition into action that brings valuable outcomes.
• Resilience: Adapting, persevering, and growing stronger through challenges.
• No BS: Upholding honesty, transparency, and clear communication.
• Humble: Valuing modesty and letting results speak for themselves.
• Moral Compass: Acting with fairness, integrity, and respect.

About the Role

Data sits at the heart of everything Adsquare does — it's the raw material behind every product we sell. This role leads our data sourcing function: a small, focused team responsible for the quality, legality, and strategic positioning of the data we bring in. You'll work hand-in-hand with Product, Legal, and Engineering, and grow the function as Adsquare scales.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute Adsquare's data sourcing strategy — what to acquire, build, or partner for, and the business case behind it.
• Identify, evaluate, and negotiate terms with global and local data providers (mobile apps, SDK networks, retail media, telcos, first-party data owners).
• Set data quality standards and the monitoring to enforce them — catching problems at the provider level, not when a client does.
• Own the legal and privacy posture on sourced data alongside Legal — consent, GDPR/CCPA and equivalents, licensing compliance.
• Manage existing data-partner relationships — value, optimisation, renewals.
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering on technical onboarding and evaluation of new data streams.
• Build and grow the team as the function scales.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in data acquisition, data partnerships, or strategic partnerships within adtech, martech, or the wider data ecosystem — with real depth, not just deal volume.
• A track record of both sourcing strategy and execution: deciding what data matters, then securing it on good terms.
• Direct experience negotiating and managing data partnerships, ideally across multiple markets.
• Deep grounding in privacy and compliance — GDPR, CCPA, consent frameworks, privacy-enhancing technologies.
• Strong analytical instinct — able to evaluate data on quality, scale, coverage, and financial viability, not just take a supplier's word for it.
• A builder — comfortable shaping a function rather than inheriting a finished one, and comfortable in ambiguity.
• Direct, low-ego, high-integrity. Fits how we work: Drive, Resilience, No BS, Humility, Moral Compass.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of programmatic advertising, location data, and industry identifiers.
• Enough technical fluency (APIs, data formats, cloud data transfer) to challenge and guide credibly.
• Experience initiating first-party data collection or a sourcing capability in a new market.

What we offer

• Hybrid + remote from anywhere up to 3 months/year
• €1,200 yearly learning & development budget
• Urban Sports Club membership
• Company pension scheme
• Latest hardware provided
• Regular team & company events

Annual On-Target Earnings (OTE): €90,000–€110,000 (base salary + performance bonus), depending on experience.

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