Data Acquisition Assistant Lead

About the Delivery Team

The Data Acquisition team consists of Category Managers, Inventory & Finance specialists, and works closely with colleagues in the wider Data Office, Procurement, GCO, Finance, Risk, and other global functions to deliver an integrated approach to sourcing and managing data across EY. Category Managers collaborate directly with business stakeholders to meet enterprise data needs efficiently and compliantly.

The Data Acquisition Assistant Leader acts as the primary deputy and right hand to the Head of Data Acquisition, strengthening leadership capacity, operational discipline, and execution effectiveness across the function. This role blends strategic support, operational leadership, team management, and category oversight, ensuring the global sourcing of external data operates consistently, efficiently, and in alignment with enterprise-wide priorities.

• Strategic & Operational Support
  • Support the design, execution, and continuous improvement of EY’s global external data sourcing strategy.
  • Translate data strategy into actionable execution plans, operating models, and delivery roadmaps.
  • Contribute to the global vision and strategic direction for enterprise external data acquisition.
  • Support monitoring of sourcing outcomes, usage insights, consumption patterns, and ROI to guide renewal recommendations and prioritization.
• Team & Assistant Leadership Responsibilities
  • Manage day‑to‑day operations of the global Data Acquisition team, including workload planning, prioritization, delivery oversight, and issue resolution.
  • Serve as the first point of escalation for operational, vendor, or delivery challenges.
  • Provide people leadership including coaching, mentoring, onboarding, and skills development support.
  • Partner with the Head of Data Acquisition and counsel to support performance management, capability building, and resource planning across the team.
• Category Strategy & Vendor Management
  • Support development and maintenance of category strategies based on demand, market insights, and EY’s data strategy.
  • Identify emerging opportunities, risks, and market trends shaping future category direction.
  • Partner with stakeholders across regions and service lines to clarify priorities and align sourcing decisions.
  • Support vendor evaluations, onboarding, lifecycle management, renewals, and performance monitoring.
  • Participate in commercial negotiations ensuring alignment with licensing, IP, privacy, and usage requirements.
  • Maintain segmentation frameworks and scorecards to track vendor performance and product value.
• Commercial & Financial Management
  • Support budget planning, cost transparency, and financial risk assessments across categories.
  • Assess TCO, ROI, and financial implications of sourcing decisions.
  • Collaborate with Procurement, Finance, GCO, and Risk to optimize commercial terms, compliance, and cost efficiency.
• Execution, Governance & Value Delivery
  • Support development of business cases, sourcing recommendations, and funding requests.
  • Coordinate deployment of sourced content, catalogue updates, and practitioner communications.
  • Support design and tracking of usage, adoption, and value metrics for external data.
  • Help ensure consistency in processes, governance, tools, and reporting across geographies and service lines.

• Apply strong judgment when reviewing vendor proposals, commercial options, and data products.
• Use insights from usage, adoption, and ROI data to guide decision‑making.
• Balance business value, cost efficiency, and governance requirements when shaping recommendations.

• Strong understanding of external data sourcing, data management, and vendor ecosystems (e.g., LSEG, S&P, IDC, Gartner).
• Ability to support strategic planning while maintaining disciplined operational execution.
• Experience supporting or managing globally distributed virtual teams.
• Strong negotiation, relationship management, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret usage, cost, and value data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with strong stakeholder‑facing presence.
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