Job Description:Blend 360 is partnering with a leading national telecommunications and media company to build a large-scale data intelligence platform. The platform combines first-party network, security, and media consumption signals from tens of millions of households to generate behavioral insights, audience segments, and predictive models for commercial and advertising applications.
A key component of this initiative is the acquisition and integration of third-party outcome data that enriches the platform’s first-party signals. This role is central to that effort—owning the strategy, sourcing, negotiation, and integration of external data assets that power propensity models, audience analytics, and data monetization use cases.
Role Summary
We are looking for a W2 contractor to work with us through 2026 with the strong possibility of extension who will own the end-to-end third-party data acquisition strategy for a high-profile data platform initiative. Your primary mission is to source outcome and behavioral data—purchase transactions, financial indicators, automotive, real estate, and other conversion signals—that can be matched at the household level to build propensity models and enrich audience profiles.
This is not a role about maintaining existing vendor relationships. We are looking for someone who will proactively explore the evolving data marketplace, identify emerging and non-traditional data sources, and bring a forward-thinking perspective on what outcome data is available today and what will be available tomorrow. The ideal candidate is deeply networked in the data ecosystem and has a keen eye for novel datasets that others may overlook.
Purchase/transaction data (e.g., Affinity Solutions, Numerator, Consumer Edge, Catalina, Facteus)
Automotive data (e.g., S&P Global Mobility/Polk, J.D. Power, Arity, TrueCar)
Evaluate data quality, household match rates, coverage, recency, and analytical value of each potential source
Leverage Snowflake Marketplace, AWS Data Exchange, LiveRamp Data Store, and other data commerce platforms to identify data products available for rapid integration
Negotiation & Vendor Management
Integration & Collaboration
Partner with data engineering teams to define integration requirements and delivery mechanisms (S3 ingestion, Snowflake data shares, API feeds, etc.)
Governance & Compliance
Document data provenance, licensing terms, permitted use cases, and renewal schedules for all third-party datasets
Qualifications:3+ years of professional experience in data acquisition, data partnerships, data licensing, or a closely related role
Deep knowledge of the third-party data marketplace, including major providers, aggregators, and data exchanges across multiple verticals
Hands-on experience evaluating and procuring outcome or behavioral data (purchase transactions, auto registration, financial indicators, real estate data, etc.) for analytics or modeling use cases
Excellent communication skills; ability to translate data marketplace concepts for both technical and business stakeholders
Hands-on experience with Snowflake Marketplace, including evaluating, trialing, and integrating data listings (e.g., Affinity Solutions, TransUnion TruIQ, Precisely, Acxiom, SafeGraph)
Experience with AWS Data Exchange, LiveRamp Data Store, or other data commerce platforms
Background in AdTech, media, telecom, or audience analytics industries
Experience working with clean room technologies (Snowflake Clean Rooms, Habu, InfoSum) for privacy-safe data collaboration
Familiarity with Snowflake architecture, data sharing, and native app capabilities
Understanding of propensity modeling, audience segmentation, or lookalike modeling as downstream consumers of acquired data
Experience working in a consulting or contractor engagement model
Key Deliverables
- Third-party data landscape assessment and acquisition strategy
Vendor shortlist with evaluation scorecards covering data quality, coverage, cost, match-rate potential, and novelty
Additional Information:Compensation & Engagement Details