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Product Owner – Data Acquisition

  • On-site, Hybrid
    • Shanghai, Shanghai Shi, China
  • Product & Delivery

Job description

About us

Dashmote is a start-up focusing on the next generation of data products powered by AI technology, with offices in Amsterdam (HQ) and Shanghai. We connect the offline and online worlds by decoding the digital footprint of locations, allowing our enterprise clients to understand the market and make smarter decisions.

Dashmote has ambitious plans for the upcoming years, and therefore, we need to make sure that we have the right people in place to put such plans into practice. Do you want to boost your career by contributing to Dashmote’s core product, used by some of the biggest Fortune 500 companies? Then we're looking for you.

About the role: PO – Data Acquisition

You will own our data acquisition engine — identifying new public data sources, shaping the data schema, and working closely with engineers to build reliable pipelines. You translate raw data into client-ready use cases, balancing technical feasibility with commercial impact.

Main responsibilities

  • 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.

  • Partner with sales & CS to understand client use cases and data needs.

  • Monitor data quality, freshness, and pipeline health.

Job requirements

Your background

  • Technical background: comfortable discussing architecture with engineers.

  • Hands-on experience with Python and SQL (not necessarily full-time coding, but able to dive in).

  • 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.

What’s in it for you

  • Great office location right in the city center of Shanghai

  • Dashmote Flex: a mix of working from home and the office + 20 days of working remotely (anywhere in the world!)

  • A competitive annual leave entitlement

  • Company Laptop

  • Referral Bonus

  • Annual Learning Budget

  • Annual Health Check

  • Working for a company that was awarded the best B2B startup in Europe by Google, McKinsey, and Rocket Internet

  • Working within an international team that truly values your contribution

  • An awesome culture of responsibility and the freedom to turn your ambition into reality - regardless of your role and level

  • Exciting work atmosphere with no shortage of fun team events, gatherings, and snacks both in person and online

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