Senior ParalegalContract Negotiator for Sustainable1 and Environmental Solutions

OSTTRA; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in London is seeking a Legal Operations Support Specialist. This role involves managing legal operations, negotiating agreements, and providing support for the Sustainable1 and Environmental Solutions teams. Candidates should have at least 4 years of paralegal experience and strong communication skills. This position offers competitive compensation with a salary range of $70,000 to $109,000, alongside additional benefits and incentive plans.

Benefits

Eligible for annual incentive plan

Additional company benefits

Qualifications

• Excellent EQ for client-facing interactions.
• 4 years of paralegal or business/legal affairs experience.
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Support legal operations and licensing needs.
• Negotiate and draft standard agreements.
• Liaise with internal clients during contract negotiations.
• Review and finalize contracts to ensure accuracy.

Skills

Excellent EQ and interpersonal skills

Strong verbal/written communication

Strong organizational skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Education

4 years of paralegal or closely related experience

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Adobe

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

About the Role

Grade Level (for internal use): 09

The Team: In this role you will support the Head of Commodity Insights (CI) Legal Exchange Market Relationships & Innovation in the Energy Transition Sustainability & Services business line of S&P Global Commodity Insights (a division of S&P Global Inc.) in supporting the Sustainable1 (S1) and Environmental Solutions teams in advising the organization on licensing, legal regulatory and related matters including contract operations, development of best practices and governance and project management. You will be a key partner to the Sustainable1 and Environmental Solutions businesses as well as to divisional legal, risk, compliance, commercial, product and business colleagues (including senior management) in addressing ESG and Environmental Registry related matters. We value partnership and it is crucial that you are a great teammate with a global mindset in order to be successful within our organization.

This role requires at least 2 days a week work from the office.

Responsibilities and Impact

• Focused support on legal operations requirements and BAU commercial licensing needs including negotiating and drafting standard agreements such as confidentiality agreements, simple licenses and amendments.
• Assisting with responding to RFPs.
• Drafting legal correspondence and documentation related to vendor and customer agreements.
• Developing playbooks and FAQs to support business product and commercial licensing activities.
• Developing and training on internal procedures and systems.
• Liaising with internal clients during contract negotiations; ensuring alignment of sales and business personnel with internal policies and procedures.
• Assist senior attorney in developing and training on policies and procedures related to licensing, anti‑trust, marketing, privacy and other regulatory matters.
• Review, proofread and finalize contracts ensuring executable versions are ready and error‑free.
• Work with management to create efficiencies in the contracting process.
• Participate in and/or lead strategic partnership projects and due diligence activities related to acquisitions and divestitures.

Compensation and Benefits Information

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $70,000 to $109,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual's geographic location as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.

In addition to base compensation this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan.

This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees please click here.

Basic Required Qualifications

• Excellent EQ and interpersonal skills; people‑oriented, collegial and confident during frequent client‑facing interactions (via e‑mail, phone and in‑person).
• 4 years of paralegal or closely related experience in business/legal affairs, preferably in‑house.
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines managing expectations of clients and salespeople.
• Strong verbal/written communication and business writing abilities.
• Motivated self‑starter with the ability to learn quickly.
• Manage multiple and competing priorities effectively.
• Strong organizational skills with keen attention to detail.
• Adaptable to changing priorities.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Skilled use of Salesforce and contracts tool within the platform.
• Working experience in ESG and the financial services industry coordinating with sales and product management departments.
• Advanced knowledge and experience with Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Adobe, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Project management experience including supporting mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
• Prior experience with privacy or other regulatory matters.
• Prior experience supporting technology transactions or general familiarity with intellectual property matters.

Right to Work Requirements (relevant to US candidates)

This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

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.