Senior Director, Data Acquisition and Partnerships

The Senior Director Data Acquisition and Partnerships will develop manage and optimize data relationships that support and enhance Experians 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.

Youll 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 Experians 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 Experians 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.

Qualifications :

Your background:

• Bachelors 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.

Additional Information :

• 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.

Benefits/Perks:

• 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: Experian our people and culture set us apart. Were committed to creating an environment where everyone feels they belong and can excel. From inclusion and authenticity to work/life balance development wellness collaboration and recognition we focus on what matters. Our people-first approach has earned us global recognition: Worlds Best Workplaces 2024 (Fortune Top 25) Great Place To Work 2025 in 26 countries and Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2024 among others.

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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.

  Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all groups protected under applicable federal state and local law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

   

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  This is a remote position.

  
  

  Remote Work :

  Yes

  
  

  Employment Type :

  Full-time