Senior Director, Data Acquisition and Partnerships at Experian

You are a seasoned professional with a bachelor’s degree and over a decade of experience in financial data partnerships, vendor management, and licensing negoti

Work type: remote

Location: United States

Salary: $153,075 – $275,535/yr

Type: Full-time

Summary

You are a seasoned professional with a bachelor’s degree and over a decade of experience in financial data partnerships, vendor management, and licensing negotiations. You have a deep understanding of the regulatory landscape governing consumer data and know how to drive ROI within the financial services sector. **What makes it worth a look...** Experian offers a salary range of $153,075 to $275,535 per year for this fully remote individual contributor role in the United States. You will also receive a variable pay bonus along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes a 401K match and flexible time off. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Possess 10+ years of direct experience in data acquisition or financial partnership management. * Have a track record of negotiating complex data licensing agreements and vendor contracts. * Maintain expert-level knowledge of consumer data assets and the relevant regulatory environment. * Can demonstrate previous success in optimizing vendor spend and managing compliance reviews.

Job Description

## Job Description
The Senior Director, Data Acquisition and Partnerships, will develop, manage, and optimize data relationships that support and enhance Experian's Financial Services and Data (FSD) business. You will navigate the dynamic financial data ecosystem to understand the players, their relative strengths and capabilities, and assess the right partners for Experian. You will manage vendor relationships and ensure compliance with regulatory standards, while optimizing spend to drive the highest data ROI. You will collaborate with internal organizations, including data management, data governance, product management, sales, finance, procurement, and legal.

You will report to the SVP, Enterprise Data Strategy.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Manage and optimize existing data partner relationships to increase ROI and reduce costs.


• Evaluate potential new financial data partnerships to enrich Experian's data offerings.


• Collaborate with strategy and product teams to align data acquisition efforts with needs and strategic goals.


• Oversee testing, licensing, and integration of new data assets into Experian's systems.


• Build and manage relationships with diverse data providers, including aggregators, Direct to Consumer companies, niche providers, and public data sources.


• Negotiate and execute data licensing agreements and vendor contracts.


• Manage vendor compliance, renewals, and performance reviews.


• Partner with legal and privacy teams to ensure data partnerships comply with relevant regulations and Experian standards.


• Monitor data use to uphold privacy standards and mitigate risks.


• Implement cost management initiatives to optimize ROI on data spend.

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field (advanced degree preferred).


• 10+ years of experience in data acquisition, partnerships, or a similar role within the financial services industry.


• Understanding of consumer and financial data, including data assets and technology providers.


• Experience negotiating complex agreements and managing vendor relationships.


• Fluent in data and data regulatory landscape.


• Experience influencing stakeholders.

• Travel up to 15% of the time.


• Preference for candidates based near one of our office locations in New York, NY, Costa Mesa, CA, or Schaumburg, IL. We will also consider remote candidates.


• This is an individual contributor role.

• Great compensation package and bonus plan.


• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K


• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office.


• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays.


• Explore all our exciting benefits here: [https://yourexperianbenefits.com/cand-index.html.](https://yourexperianbenefits.com/cand-index.html)

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay range for this position is listed above. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors such as job-related skills, experience, and education. You will be also eligible for a variable pay opportunity.

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