Director, Information Governance, Records & AI Governance

S&P Global Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness: Health care

Flexible Downtime: Generous time off

Continuous Learning: Career growth

Invest in Your Future: Retirement and

Family Friendly Perks

Beyond the Basics: Various employeeper

Job summary

S&P Global is recruiting a Director of Information Governance and Records Management to lead the enterprise-wide governance program for data, records, and privacy. The role encompasses policy design, lifecycle management, and alignment with global regulatory requirements across our data and analytics businesses.

The successful candidate will partner with Legal, Compliance, Technology, and business units to mature governance maturity, reduce retention risk, and enable responsible AI practices

Qualifications

• 10+ years in information governance and records management, with data governance or regulatory compliance exposure.
• Experience building enterprise records programs in global organizations.
• Knowledge of ISO 15489 and ARMA principles is preferred.
• Strong understanding of data protection and privacy laws globally.

Responsibilities

• Lead the enterprise Information Governance and Records Management program across the full information lifecycle.
• Own and maintain core policies and standards (Information Governance Policy, Classification Standard, Records Retention Schedule, Legal Hold).
• Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and international standards.
• Maintain and refresh the global Records Retention Schedule across jurisdictions.
• Drive retention rule adoption across divisions and systems; coordinate defensible disposition.
• Partner with Legal and eDiscovery to manage legal holds and overrides.
• Develop and deliver governance training and a network of records coordinators.
• Support AI governance initiatives and responsible AI practices across the enterprise.

Skills

Enterprise governance

AI governance

Privacy & compliance

Data lifecycle management

Records management

Information classification frameworks

Legal hold & defensible disposition

Global data protection laws

Certification (IGP/CRM/CIPM) preferred

Tools

AI productivity tools

Job description

S&P Global is recruiting a Director of Information Governance and Records Management to lead the enterprise-wide governance program for data, records, and privacy. The role encompasses policy design, lifecycle management, and alignment with global regulatory requirements across our data and analytics businesses.

The successful candidate will partner with Legal, Compliance, Technology, and business units to mature governance maturity, reduce retention risk, and enable responsible AI practices