Data Acquisition Manager - Contract

Duration: 6 months Location: Hybrid - Wiltshire (c.1 day per week on-site) Rate: Up to £600 per day We're partnering with a financial services client who is delivering a new suite of Data Products into consumer systems as part of a broader Data & Insights transformation. To support this, they are strengthening their Data Acquisition capability and require an experienced contractor to supplement BAU activity and manage critical third-party data relationships. This is not a hands-on engineering role. Instead, it sits at the intersection of commercial, governance and data strategy - ideal for someone who understands how data flows through enterprise environments and can confidently manage suppliers and contractual obligations. Key responsibilities include: Managing and developing relationships with third-party data providers Negotiating and reviewing data licensing agreements to ensure favourable commercial and operational terms Supporting the execution of the external data sourcing strategy aligned to business and regulatory requirements Understanding how external data feeds into internal pipelines and downstream consumer systems Ensuring all externally sourced data aligns with the organisation's Data Governance framework Producing and mai...