Data Acquisition Lead, Frontier Environments

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

Scale builds RL environments: sandboxed replicas of the digital spheres where real knowledge work occurs and built from the operating data of the companies that actually hold it. As the Data Acquisition Lead , you will own the commercial motion that gets us that data end to end. You will figure out which companies sit on the data for the next domain worth owning and then go and get it. This is a zero-to-one function with no playbook. You should be prepared to wear many hats, from thesis-driven dealmaker to hands-on operator to technical translator between commercial and Research teams.

What it asks for · 7

• 5+ years across some mix of business development, corp dev, commercial strategy, or early-stage GTM. The label matters less than a track record of building a commercial motion that didn't exist before you got there
• A strong track record of managing important external relationships
• Strong business judgment and the ability to evaluate partnership value quickly
• Ability to operate independently while staying closely connected to cross-functional teams
• Experience in AI, data infrastructure, marketplaces, platforms, or high-growth technology companies
• Familiarity with post-training, RL, evals, or synthetic data
• Experience with data licensing, IP, or regulated data

Tools and skills named

Words the posting leans on

• data10×
• commercial4×
• build3×
• get3×
• building2×
• business2×
• close2×
• closely2×
• comfort2×
• commercial motion2×
• data experience2×
• domain2×
• end2×
• first2×
• function2×
• hands-on2×

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