Director, Strategic Initiatives

The Role: Director, Strategic Initiatives Grade: 13 (for internal purposes) The Team: Sustainable1 is the centralized source for sustainability intelligence at S&P Global. You will be part of a dynamic and influential Strategic Initiatives team within the Product, Research and Operations (PRO) organization. Reporting to the Global Head of Strategic Initiatives, you will focus on critical and transformative opportunities to accelerate the progress of Sustainable1. Key activities include creating focused plans, incubating critical initiatives, and driving alignment. What’s in it for you? You will gain deep knowledge of the climate finance and broader ESG landscape, develop a strategic and product vision, and accelerate progress towards more sustainable practices in the world. The dynamic global team, flexible working environment, and fast-paced collaborative atmosphere provide numerous possibilities for career-advancement. The company offers a strong remuneration structure, excellent global benefits package, as well as generous health and wellness-oriented programs. Specific focus of the role: As a member of the Strategic Initiatives Team, you will contribute to the successful deployment of S&P Global’s climate and ESG products and services across its divisions. A priority for this role is to coordinate across a variety of Sustainable1 and S&P Global private markets ESG/Climate initiatives and identify key priorities for product and research. You will drive focus on the most significant and impactful opportunities tied to private equity, banking, supply chains and private company services. Building on this experience, you will support other strategic initiatives working closely with R&D, product, client engagement, marketing and other teams across Sustainable1, and with the broader S&P Global Organization’s six divisions. You will develop long-term strategic plans and near-term tactical projects to accelerate progress, including: market research such as the analysis of climate- and ESG-related trends and review of the competitive landscape market mapping & engagement including data-driven analysis to identify and prioritize prospects across market segments and with key user groups tactical projects to respond to ever-changing product and research needs quickly and effectively Responsibilities: Analyze internal and external product and research priorities to guide strategic decisions and inform tactical priorities. Research evolving markets trends and prepare summary documents based on third-party research, regulations, standards, and frameworks. Prepare summary presentations on strategic initiatives for S&P Global Leadership Investigate competitive products and services, analyzing areas of alignment, white space opportunities, methodologies, product positioning, customer pain points and use cases. Contribute to cross-divisional initiatives and working groups to help coordinate enhanced collaboration among product, research, and commercial leads across S&P Global divisions. Support the Global Head of Strategic Initiatives in areas identified as key priorities for Sustainable1. Support strategic initiatives for other members of the Product, Research and Operations leadership team. Represent S&P Global as a speaker/panelist at external events and on client calls. What we’re looking for: Self-motivated and results-oriented profile, with a positive, ‘can do’ attitude and a proven track-record of success solving complex challenges. Experience with corporate development, private markets, ESG/climate, and product management. Content expertise with climate action and ESG, including specific knowledge of physical and transition risks, net-zero transition, carbon accounting, TCFD alignment, carbon pricing, etc. Exceptional and creative analytics skills, with experience working with large datasets and summarizing complex information into simple, easy-to-understand content. Excellent presentation & verbal communication skills, with experience speaking at public events and engaging with senior leaders across financial and government organizations. Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to prepare compelling commercial collateral including pitch decks, case studies, thought leadership, and talking points. Highly organized and capable of working on many different projects at a time in a dynamic and fast-paced environment while working to tight deadlines. Compensation/Benefits Information (US Applicants Only): S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $107,100-212,975. Base salary ranges may vary by geographic location. This role is eligible to receive S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits, we provide to our employees, visit https://www.spgbenefitessentials.com/newhires. ----------------------------------------------------------- Equal Opportunity Employer S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: [email protected] and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law. ----------------------------------------------------------- 202 - Middle Professional (EEO Job Group) (inactive), 20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), OPRTON202.2 - Middle Professional Tier II (EEO Job Group) Job ID: 275442 Posted On: 2022-08-26 Location: Virtual, New York, United States