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

We're looking for a Head of Data Acquisition to own our approach to discovering and securing the data that drives our growth. You’re a strategic relationship-builder, a creative thinker, a sharp negotiator, and very familiar with the real-estate/construction lifecycle. You’ll identify unique opportunities for us to close key customer information gaps, lead the charge on bringing high-value data into our ecosystem, and negotiate partnerships long-term win-win partnerships. You’ll be creative, resourceful and tenacious, helping make the impossible possible!

You won’t just manage vendor and government relationships, you’ll build a scalable, repeatable acquisition engine that turns real-world construction activity data into structured, useful insights. This is a highly cross-functional role: while you’ll partner closely with product, engineering, and sales, you’ll also be establishing and leading your own distinct discipline at the company.

What Makes You a Fit:

• You have a strong understanding of the commercial or industrial construction industry, or have a proven ability to quickly learn and immerse yourself in new industries
• Min 3-5 years working with data vendors, including vendor analysis and building B2B partnerships
• A proven track record of securing data partnerships across public, private, and government sectors
• Strong communicator and confident negotiator
• Technically fluent enough to effectively assess the quality of the data and effectively collaborate with engineering/data teams
• Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to translate data needs into actionable technical requirements and ensure alignment on data integration, quality, and roadmap priorities
• Strategic thinker with experience in roadmapping and growth planning

What you’ll tackle:

• Lead discovery and acquisition of data sources in new markets
• Own and manage relationships with data vendors and public/private partners
• Negotiate contracts and partnership terms
• Validate and assess data sets with technical teams
• Support go-to-market analysis and expansion planning
• Help define and execute our strategic data roadmap

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