Partner with technical and business stakeholders to define vendor data needs and translate them into clear sourcing strategies, requirements, and commercial opportunities. Source, evaluate, and engage prospective data vendors and strategic partners across global markets, including providers of licensed content, specialized data, and human-generated data services. Lead commercial diligence, deal structuring, contract negotiation, and ongoing vendor management, balancing business value, quality, rights, risk, cost, and speed. Build and oversee scalable procurement and vendor-management processes, including acquisition pipelines, vendor spend, contractual milestones, renewals, and delivery commitments. Coordinate cross-functional initiatives across Business Development, Procurement, Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Finance, Engineering, and technical stakeholders to move opportunities from initial outreach through executed agreement and delivery. Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years of experience in business strategy, business development, procurement, commercial partnerships, vendor management, program management, finance, or equivalent experience. 2+ years of management experience leading vendor data acquisition, complex commercial partnerships, procurement programs, or comparable vendor-facing functions. Experience building and leading a team. Demonstrated track record sourcing vendors, leading diligence, negotiating complex agreements, and building scalable systems for pipeline, spend, milestones, and vendor performance. Experience operating in a fast-moving technical or research environment where priorities shift quickly and requirements may be underspecified. Bachelor's Degree AND 10+ years of experience in business development, data licensing, procurement program management, commercial partnerships, vendor management, or equivalent experience. 3+ years of management experience leading large-scale vendor data acquisition or strategic data partnerships for an AI, technology, content, research, or data-services organization. Fluency with data rights, licensing, privacy, and commercial terms, and comfort working with legal and compliance partners on novel questions.