Director, Data Acquisition

RELX; Alpharetta (GA); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive bonus eligibility

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions in Alpharetta, GA is seeking a Director of Data Acquisition to lead external data assets strategy for Life Insurance and Healthcare. You will oversee third-party data portfolios, negotiate contracts, and align cross-functional teams to deliver strategic data capabilities.

This hybrid role requires a ten-plus year background in healthcare data, strong regulatory knowledge, and the ability to influence across product, analytics, legal, and finance, driving sustainable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or risk management preferred.
• 10+ years related work experience in healthcare data or life insurance.
• Strong HIPAA and FCRA regulatory knowledge.
• Proven success with complex contract negotiations.
• Experience building data acquisition strategies and supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute the data acquisition strategy for Life Insurance and Healthcare verticals.
• Manage a portfolio of 3rd party data relationships and contracts.
• Identify new data partnerships to differentiate products and drive growth.
• Lead supplier negotiations balancing value, risk, and long-term flexibility.
• Oversee data lifecycle governance, due diligence, and renewals.
• Collaborate with product, legal, finance, and leadership to align initiatives.
• Develop business cases and executive communications based on market data.
• Monitor risks and adjust priorities as conditions change.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Executive presence

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or risk management

Job description

About The Business

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Business Services vertical, we offer a multitude of solutions focused on helping businesses of all sizes drive higher revenue growth, maximize operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. Our solutions help our customers solve difficult problems in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Identity Authentication & Verification, Fraud and Credit Risk mitigation and Customer Data Management. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at https://risk.lexisnexis.com/

About The Business

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Business Services vertical, we offer a multitude of solutions focused on helping businesses of all sizes drive higher revenue growth, maximize operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. Our solutions help our customers solve difficult problems in the areas of Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Identity Authentication & Verification, Fraud and Credit Risk mitigation and Customer Data Management. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at https://risk.lexisnexis.com/

About The Role

The Director, Data Acquisition provides strategic leadership in identifying, evaluating, securing, and managing external data assets that advance the Life Insurance and Healthcare strategy. The Director oversees the third-party data portfolio supporting these verticals, partners with vertical leaders to set data acquisition priorities, creates business opportunities, and leads complex commercial and supplier decisions. As an Enabling Leader, the Director sets a clear vision, empowers diverse cross-functional teams to deliver through influence, communicates with impact, leads inclusively, and builds trusted relationships across product, analytics, legal, compliance, finance, technology, and senior leadership.

This role is currently hybrid from Alpharetta, GA (1x week).

Responsibilities

• Setting and executing the data acquisition strategy, priorities, operating model, and measurable outcomes aligned with the Life Insurance and Healthcare vertical leads.
• Managing a portfolio of existing 3rd party relationships, including managing contracts, relationships and business opportunities.
• Identifying and prioritizing new data acquisition and partnership opportunities that strengthen product differentiation, commercial value, and sustainable growth.
• Leading supplier relationships, complex negotiations, and contract decisions while balancing value, risk, resilience, and long-term flexibility.
• Overseeing the full supplier and data lifecycle, including due diligence, evaluation, onboarding, governance, performance management, renewals, and issue resolution.
• Partnering across product, vertical, legal, compliance, finance, technology, and senior leadership to build alignment, share expertise, and accelerate decisions.
• Developing compelling business cases, recommendations, and executive communications grounded in market insight, data, and objective analysis.
• Anticipating emerging risks and opportunities, adapting priorities as conditions change, and continuously improving processes and ways of working.
• Providing strategic direction for cross functional teams while maintaining accountability for sustainable business and operational results.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or risk management, preferred
• Minimum 10 years related work experience,
• Established relationships and a strong professional network within the healthcare data industry
• Experience supporting data-driven products and solutions in the healthcare or life insurance industry strongly preferred
• Clear understanding of HIPAA and FCRA regulatory obligations
• Experienced with business development
• Proven success with complex contract negotiations
• Proven success managing external data and vendor relationships
• Proven success working with multiple functional areas
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and capable of working in a dynamic environment with minimal supervision.
• Strong research, financial analysis, business influence skills
• Solid collaboration and communication skills, that enable clear interaction with all levels of the organization
• Executive presence, professional presentation skills
• Understanding of technology and database applications
• Detail orientated
• Ability to handle multiple issues concurrently in a dynamic environment.

U.S. National Base Pay Range: $136,100 - $252,800. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

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