Senior Category Manager - Data Acquisitions

Oversee new data and related software contract negotiation and renewal processes globally while leveraging total spend to maximize value and bottom-line savings.

Partner with Senior Management, Technical Staff, and cross-functional teams (Program Management, Finance, Legal, Security, Architecture, Tax) worldwide to clarify use cases and negotiate long-term, high-risk strategic agreements.

Partner with Technology and business unit leaders to source data for resale or integration into Equifax products

Monitor market and competitor dynamics, collaborating with Product Managers and Sales Leaders to build and execute high-margin negotiation strategies.

Negotiate complex data and software licensing agreements to enable data resale, distribution, partnerships (revenue share, royalties), and exchanges globally.

Lead cross-functional alignment across Legal, Security, Privacy, and Product Management to evaluate FCRA & Non-FCRA use cases and data licensing structures.

Drive global vendor governance, supplier diversity initiatives, and risk mitigation strategies across third-party technology and data providers.

7+ years of direct business experience in software licensing, and strategic contract negotiation.

4+ year of experience in data acquisition negotiation & execution.

5+ years of experience structuring and negotiating SaaS and PaaS, agreements.

Strong foundational knowledge of contract law and data licensing models.

Working knowledge of application interfaces, technology architecture, and enterprise cloud infrastructure.