# Data Acquisition Lead at AfterQuery

- Company: AfterQuery
- What the company does: AfterQuery captures how experts reason and turns real-world professional work into high-quality training data for frontier foundation models. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://afterquery.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $275K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-31
- Apply by: 2026-10-15
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/afterquery/8041b75b-aeda-4363-be56-87ecabef682b
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/afterquery-data-acquisition-lead/

## About the role

As the Data Acquisition Lead, you'll be the first hire developing AfterQuery's data acquisition strategy, responsible for sourcing, vetting, and acquiring real-world data assets. You'll build scalable systems for finding and negotiating the purchase of large data assets; verifying the content and quality of those assets; and altering / packaging those assets, as business needs require.

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years of experience in enterprise data acquisition, strategic partnerships, corporate development, or data/vendor licensing negotiation, including people-leadership experience
- Demonstrated track record personally negotiating and closing complex, high-value data-purchase agreements (seven figures or more)
- Deep understanding of data licensing structures, data rights/IP considerations, and data governance and compliance frameworks
- Excellent executive-level negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills
- High agency and strong work ethic, comfort operating with minimal direction in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Genuine passion for AI and an entrepreneurial inclination

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