CPG Data Acquisition Lead (Remote)

Acxiom; Albuquerque (NM); Remote; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Acxiom is seeking a Data Acquisition Specialist to own the review, acquisition, and management of consumer purchase data partners. You will identify high-quality data sources, negotiate access, and translate business needs into data specs.

In this remote-friendly role, you’ll collaborate with Legal, Product, Finance, and Analytics to ensure data licensing, quality, and compliance while expanding our CPG purchase-data assets for insights and measurement.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in data acquisition or related roles.
• Experience with CPG/retail and consumer data types.
• Knowledge of data licensing and third-party data use.
• Ability to evaluate data quality and usability.
• Strong analytical and detail-oriented mindset.
• Excellent communication and relationship management.
• Ability to translate requirements into data specs.
• Strong vendor and project management skills.
• Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets; familiarity with SQL/APIs.
• Comfort collaborating with technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Identify and evaluate CPG purchase data sources.
• Manage end-to-end data acquisition with due diligence and onboarding.
• Clarify data requirements with product, marketing, and analytics teams.
• Support data licensing and contract negotiations.
• Review data documentation, schemas, and delivery specs.
• Perform initial data quality assessments and flag gaps.
• Monitor vendor performance and address data issues.
• Maintain data-source licensing and methodological documentation.
• Research emerging data sources and technologies.
• Ensure compliance with privacy and contractual terms.

Skills

Data acquisition

CPG/retail data

Data licensing

Data quality assessment

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Requirements translation

Vendor management

Excel/Google Sheets

SQL/APIs

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

SQL

APIs

Data warehouses

Job description

Acxiom is seeking a Data Acquisition Specialist to own the review, acquisition, and management of consumer purchase data partners. You will identify high-quality data sources, negotiate access, and translate business needs into data specs.

In this remote-friendly role, you’ll collaborate with Legal, Product, Finance, and Analytics to ensure data licensing, quality, and compliance while expanding our CPG purchase-data assets for insights and measurement.