Data Scout

About Us

Our client is a data intelligence company that uses real-time data and machine learning to disrupt how antiquated industries find new business and market opportunities.

Our beachhead audience is the construction industry, where we are developing a platform for relationship-based business development teams. Our goal is to improve the effectiveness of business developers by connecting them with the right person, about the right project, at the right time and eliminating the need for bidding platforms.

We have closed an over subscribed Seed Round!

We are a core team of 10, growing to 18 in this round.

What we're looking for:

• A data procurement specialist with a knack for sourcing unique data sets - you consider yourself a data sleuth, ready to make the impossible happen!
• An individual who is organized, understands when it's appropriate to do things right vs. doing this fast, and has strong communication skills working with technical teams
• A critical thinker and proactive individual who’s able to brainstorm new data sourcing approaches when encountering roadblocks

• Prior experience in commercial or industrial construction is a huge plus!

Skills

• 5+ years running vendor analyses with paid data vendors

• 3+ years establishing new data partnerships with public, private, and government entities

• 3+ years conducting preliminary data analysis to validate new data sets

• Proficiency with Python or other data analysis languages

• Practical understanding of database architectures with the purpose of developing data integration strategies

• Experience developing and implementing strategic roadmaps

Day to day activities

• Scouting data sources in new markets

• Conducting market analysis to validate business cases for new markets

• Negotiating pricing contracts and developing data partnerships

• Developing the company's market expansion roadmap

• Developing relationships with government teams

• Evaluating new data sets & working with data team to document mapping requirements for the engineering team

What we’re offering

• A ground level experience to work for a fast-growing startup in a role with unlimited potential for growth
• The opportunity to collaborate with passionate, innovative and humble people in a highly dynamic environment

• The freedom to explore, create, learn, fail and succeed together

This is the community you can join.

We know that a diverse workforce is a force multiplier for growth and are committed to building and supporting an inclusive environment for all.