Data Solutions Specialist ( Colombia )

Description

Defined.ai is a leading provider of high-quality, ethically sourced data for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) model training. We host the world's largest AI marketplace and offer end-to-end services to help companies accelerate their AI solutions. Backed by significant funding and recognized globally for our commitment to ethical AI, we operate in a fast-paced, innovative environment with offices in Seattle and Lisbon.
Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a Data Solutions Specialist to help customers and internal teams navigate our growing data marketplace and identify the right datasets to meet customer requirements. The Data Solutions Specialist will serve as a subject-matter expert on Defined.ai 's off-the-shelf and partner dataset portfolio. You will work closely with Presales, Partnerships, Operations, and other internal teams to understand customer requirements, identify relevant datasets, gather additional information from data partners, and support opportunities from initial discovery through delivery.
This is a highly cross-functional individual contributor role that combines data research, solution development, partner communication, and project coordination.
The ideal candidate is naturally curious about data, highly organized, comfortable communicating with external partners, and able to translate customer requirements into practical dataset recommendations.

Department: Presales / Procurement Requirements:

- 3+ years of experience in data, technology, operations, solutions, research, business analysis, partnerships, or a related field.

- Strong analytical and research skills with the ability to evaluate information from multiple sources.

- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Fluency in English.

- Comfortable communicating with external partners and internal stakeholders.

- Ability to understand customer requirements and translate them into actionable dataset recommendations.

- Experience working with CRM systems and maintaining accurate records.

- Ability to manage multiple opportunities, requests, and priorities simultaneously.

- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment

Nice-to-have:
- Experience working with AI, machine learning, data marketplaces, datasets, data licensing, or data services.

- Familiarity with data modalities such as audio, speech, image, video, text, or multimodal datasets.

- Experience in a presales, solutions, data operations, partnerships, or data product environment.

- Experience working with data suppliers, vendors, or external partners.

- Familiarity with data specifications, metadata, licensing requirements, or data quality concepts.

- Experience supporting RFPs, RFIs, proposals, or customer solution development.

What you'll do:

Data Marketplace & Dataset Expertise

- Develop and maintain a strong understanding of Defined.ai 's off-the-shelf and partner dataset marketplace.

- Research and identify datasets that align with customer requirements, including considerations such as modality, language, geography, volume, quality, metadata, licensing, and other technical specifications.

- Make recommendations to Presales and other internal stakeholders regarding the most appropriate datasets for customer opportunities.

- Evaluate and compare datasets based on customer requirements and identify potential gaps or limitations.

- Maintain familiarity with new datasets as they become available and ensure relevant information is captured internally.

- Help identify opportunities to expand or improve the available dataset portfolio based on recurring customer requirements.

Partner Communication & Data Qualification
- Communicate directly with data partners as needed to obtain additional information about existing datasets.

- Follow up with partners regarding dataset specifications, availability, licensing, pricing, quality, ge