Data Steward

S&P Global, Inc.; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Flexible downtime

Continuous learning

Invest in your future

Family friendly perks

Discounts & rewards

Job summary

S&P Global, Inc. is seeking a Transactions Data Stewardship professional in Gurgaon to manage vendor onboarding, data ingestion, and governance across Capital IQ and related products.

You will transform business requirements into user stories, collaborate with product, operations and technology teams, and ensure data accuracy with strict SLAs. The role emphasizes a data-driven mindset, experience with SAFe Agile, and ability to work across cultures while delivering high-quality data feeds for

Qualifications

• Experience in data/business analysis and financial market data management.
• Proficiency in SQL for complex queries, data validation, and reconciliation; experience with data mining, analysis, visualization, and automation tools is expected.
• Experience delivering large cross-functional projects using SAFe Agile; strong requirements gathering, documentation and process standardisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Offerings data projects, ensuring ingestion, validation and integration across products.
• Translate business requirements into user stories and drive agile execution with cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate with UAT and Scrum teams to meet accuracy standards and sprint deadlines.
• Maintain data quality through validation checks, lineage tracking and governance adherence.
• Identify and resolve data issues using SQL, and collaborate with Operations, Technology and Vendors for sustainable solutions.
• Support vendor data onboarding, quality assessments, and change management for reliable feeds.
• Act as SME for transaction data, address client queries and assist audits/governance reviews.
• Drive process improvements and automation; update documentation and data governance artifacts.

Skills

SQL

Python

Excel

Power Platform

BI Dashboards

Data Analysis

SAFe Agile

UAT

Stakeholder Management

Automation

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Python

Excel

Power Platform

Job description

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use): 09 The Team: Transactions Data Stewardship team sits within the Global Markets Data Stewardship pillar of SPGI’s Enterprise Data Organisation (EDO). It encompasses M&A, Offerings, Spin-off, Buyback and Bankruptcy transactions, and is responsible for supporting variety of product initiatives involving vendor onboarding, data ingestion and data flow across Capital IQ, Capital IQ Pro, Equity Deals Database and 451 Research products. The team deals in management of data & procedures, along with running multiple checks on the database for various metrics. The team is also involved in resolving client issues, which are escalated from time to time. This is an IC role where individual should have exposure of working closely with data, product and technology teams. The Impact: Collects predominantly‑in‐house transaction data‑and distributes it across multiple SPGI products via diverse delivery mechanisms, forming a‑critical workflow input for Investment Banking clients. Integrates vendor feeds with self‑sourced data‑to increase client value, while driving Capital IQ Pro initiatives and supporting‑Xpressfeed‑to unlock cross‑sell opportunities. Highly collaborative role aligning‑Data Management, Operations, Product/Support, and Agile tech teams‑to execute business strategies through customer‑centric projects. Accountable for‑data accuracy/integrity, strict‑SLA & turnaround adherence, and maintaining‑audit‑ready, governance‑aligned documentation (data dictionaries, lineage, stewardship artifacts).

What’s in it for you:

This role offers extensive global collaboration, enabling interaction with diverse stakeholders across Product, Client Ops, Data Operations, Technology, and various departments. It provides multiple growth paths and opportunities to enhance data management, critical thinking, technical, stakeholder management, and business acumen skills. You’ll gain exposure to cross‑functional teams and projects, making it ideal for professional development in a data‑driven environment.

The role Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Offerings (Public Offerings, Shelf-Registrations and Rounds of Funding) data projects, ensuring seamless data ingestion, validation, and integration across products.
• Translate business requirements into actionable user stories and drive agile execution with cross‑functional teams.
• Liaison with UAT, Scrum teams to ensure all the tasks meet accuracy standards apart from meeting the sprint deadlines.
• Maintain high data quality and integrity through robust validation checks, lineage tracking, and adherence to governance standards.
• Proactively identify and resolve data issues using SQL analysis and collaborate with Operations, Technology, and Vendors for sustainable solutions.
• Support vendor data onboarding, quality assessments, and change management to ensure accurate and reliable data feeds.
• Act as a subject matter expert for transaction data, addressing client queries and supporting audits and governance reviews.
• Drive process improvements and efficiency through automation, data visualization, and continuous documentation updates.

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Qualifications: Experience in data/business analysis and financial market data management.

Technical Skills:Proficiency in SQL for complex queries, data validation, and reconciliation; hands‑on experience with data mining, analysis, visualization, and automation tools (Python, Excel, Power Platform); familiarity with BI dashboards, metadata management, and data lineage tools.

Project & Process Management:Proven ability to deliver large‑scale, cross‑functional projects using SAFe Agile methodologies; skilled in requirements gathering, documentation, and process standardisation.

Collaboration & Communication:Effective communicator and team player, able to work independently and across cultures; experienced in stakeholder management, issue resolution, and supporting audits/governance.

Behavioural Competencies:Detail‑oriented, analytical, and innovative problem‑solver with strong ownership, accountability, and adaptability in dynamic, fast‑paced environments; committed to continuous learning and digital acumen.

Work Flexibility:Willingness to work evening shifts and flexible hours to meet business needs.

Preferred Qualifications: Familiarity with Transactions (Offerings) dataset Working knowledge of‑Tableau/Power BI‑and ability to translate complex data into clear insights. Basic understanding of Python Project Management/ SAFe Certification UAT experience on CIQ and CIQ Pro (both backend and frontend) structures is desirable Exposure to‑data standardisation, governance, enterprise platforms /content ecosystems, with a proactive, curious mindset and strong stakeholder engagement/prioritisation skills.

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission: Advancing Essential Intelligence. Our People: We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company‑matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best‑in class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

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