About Mercator.ai

Mercator.ai is the fastest, most accurate way for General Contractors, Sub-Contractors, Suppliers, and Construction Service Providers to spot early, viable projects. Our AI engine delivers 100% coverage of public & private opportunities, commercial to industrial from concept to completion, in real time. We turn raw project signals into actionable, relationship-ready intelligence that drives revenue for the built-world.

Role Snapshot

You are 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 them fast, and has strong communication skills working with technical teams

What Makes You a Fit:

• 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!
• 5+ years running vendor analyses with paid data vendors
• 3+ years of 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

What you’ll tackle:

• 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 the 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

Why Mercator.ai

• Category-defining product with clear PMF, strong retention, and paying customers
• Backed by top construction execs & investors; runway to dominate North America
• High-impact role on a tight-knit leadership team; your blueprint becomes the company’s marketing playbook