Product Owner (Data Acquisition)

TL;DR

Product Owner (Data Acquisition): Owns the data acquisition engine, identifies new public data sources, shapes the data schema, and works closely with engineers to build reliable pipelines. Focus on translating raw data into client-ready use cases, balancing technical feasibility with commercial impact, and ensuring extraction reliability.

Location: hirify.global Flex - a mix of working from home and the office + 20 days of working remotely (anywhere in the world!)

Company

hirify.global is a start-up focusing on the next generation of data products powered by AI technology, with offices in Amsterdam (HQ) and Shanghai.

What you will do

• Own the roadmap for data acquisition & sourcing (new sources, fields, quality).
• Translate business needs into clear technical requirements for engineers.
• Work with Python- and SQL-heavy pipelines; review feasibility, spot risks, guide implementation.
• Identify and evaluate new public data sources; assess coverage, effort, and value.
• Improve and expand our data models with new fields or enrichments.
• Ensure extraction reliability, address anti-scraping/anti-bot challenges with engineering.

Requirements

• Technical background: comfortable discussing architecture with engineers.
• Proven experience in monetizing data products is required.
• Mandatory experience working with Point-of-Interest (POI) data and location intelligence.
• Experience working with data pipelines, APIs, or scraping-based acquisition.
• Ability to understand raw data and convert it into valuable client deliverables.
• Strong prioritization and communication skills; able to align technical and business stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience with scraping frameworks, anti-scraping solutions, or proxy management.
• Experience with Apify, Firecrawl, or other tools/platforms in the web crawling/scraping/data extraction ecosystem.
• Familiarity with large data volumes, ETL/ELT workflows, or cloud data infrastructure.
• Work experience with Python and SQL is preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• A competitive annual leave entitlement
• Company Laptop
• Referral Bonus
• Annual Learning Budget
• Annual Health Check
• Working within an international team that truly values your contribution