Head of Enterprise Data Acquisition

AfterQuery; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k with match

Daily meals stipend

Wellness stipend

Commuting covered

Job summary

AfterQuery is seeking a Data Acquisition Lead in San Francisco to build and own our data acquisition strategy for frontier AI initiatives. You will source, vet, and acquire real-world data assets and drive scalable systems for negotiating and securing data agreements.

You'll collaborate with Engineering, Ops, Legal, and Research to ensure data meets technical, compliance, and business needs, while managing budgets, pipelines, and ROI as the company scales.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in enterprise data acquisition, partnerships, or data licensing (with people leadership).
• Proven track record negotiating and closing seven-figure data-purchase agreements.
• Deep understanding of data licensing, data rights/IP, governance and compliance.
• Excellent executive negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• High agency and ability to work in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
• Genuine passion for AI and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Demonstrated competitive success.

Responsibilities

• Develop and continually refine AfterQuery's enterprise data-acquisition strategy, identifying where proprietary enterprise data can meaningfully improve frontier model training and prioritizing target industries and partners accordingly.
• Personally lead negotiation of AfterQuery's highest-value, most complex enterprise data-purchase agreements, from term sheet through signature.
• Build and maintain a portfolio of enterprise data relationships, negotiating pricing, licensing terms, and renewal/expansion agreements.
• Partner with Engineering, Ops, Legal, and Research to ensure acquired data meets technical and compliance requirements and translates into usable training assets.
• Ensure all data purchases meet legal, IP/copyright, and data-governance standards.
• Own the data-acquisition budget, pipeline, and forecasting, reporting progress and ROI to executive leadership.
• Contribute to company-wide initiatives across building, analysis, coordination, and execution as AfterQuery scales.

Skills

Executive negotiation

Data licensing

Strategic partnerships

Leadership

AI/data industry knowledge

Job description

AfterQuery is seeking a Data Acquisition Lead in San Francisco to build and own our data acquisition strategy for frontier AI initiatives. You will source, vet, and acquire real-world data assets and drive scalable systems for negotiating and securing data agreements.

You'll collaborate with Engineering, Ops, Legal, and Research to ensure data meets technical, compliance, and business needs, while managing budgets, pipelines, and ROI as the company scales.