Director, Corporate Strategy

S&P Global; New York (NY); On-site; USD 149,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

S&P Global seeks a Director of Corporate Strategy in the United States to guide near- and long-term growth for a ~ $14B revenue business with 40,000+ employees. The role leads cross-functional strategy projects, builds financial models, and partners with executives to shape strategic initiatives, including potential M&A activity and technology considerations.

You will work for the Global Head of Corporate Strategy, gaining exposure to senior leadership and helping advance a pivotal agenda across

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in financial analysis, M&A modelling and execution, strategy, and/or senior executive exposure.
• Ability to drive projects with significant strategic impact.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to influence senior leaders.
• Knowledge of financial data industry and markets.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a broad range of strategic priorities to ensure timely deliverables.
• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver strategy outputs.
• Partner with Divisional Strategy leads on advisory projects focused on strategy development and execution, corporate development, and strategic partnerships (including market entry strategies, executive presentations, financial analysis).
• Develop and maintain financial analysis models to assist in investment evaluation and business case development, project prioritization and investment approval process.
• Articulate the S&P Global strategy in a clear and compelling strategic narrative to key stakeholders, tailoring messages depending on executive audience.
• Participate in the preparation of communication of SPGI strategy and updates to the board of directors and to the investor community.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders to source, evaluate, and develop new business opportunities.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Financial analysis

M&A modelling

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Our Mission

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

About The Role

Grade Level (for internal use)

13

Director, Corporate Strategy

The Role

Director, S&P Global Corporate Strategy

The Team

You are part of the larger Strategy, M&A and Investments Team reporting to the Global Head of Corporate Strategy. Specifically, this role focuses on our S&P Global (SPGI) Corporate Strategy supporting a broad range of strategic activities for a business of approximately $14billion in revenue and over 40,000 employees worldwide. Our team partners closely with Finance, enterprise functions and the divisional teams. As part of a larger enterprise team, you will have complementary talent to support your success as you oversee establishing strategic growth priorities, and tracking key business metrics and progress against strategic initiatives.

The Impact

The Director, Corporate Strategy is a critical member of the Strategy team and the broader Finance, Strategy, M&A, Corporate Development and Partnerships community. You are focused on driving the near- and long-term strategic objectives for the business and engaging the Enterprise Leadership Team. You will manage multiple complex projects of significant impact at one time, often across departmental boundaries and geographies. You will influence senior leaders across the business and functional groups and build consensus and ownership of ideas, plans and output.

What’s in it for you: You will gain exposure to our various divisions and get exposure with senior executives across the organization. You will get to learn from industry experts and help shape an iconic company in a pivotal moment across the industry. There has hardly been a better time to be at the center of the strategic decision making and strategic planning for S&P. There is a focus on corporate strategy development along with some M&A prospecting, due diligence, and transaction execution. In this role, you will partner closely with teams across S&P Global to identify and assess organic and inorganic growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a broad range of strategic priorities to ensure deliverables complete on time, which may involve moving strategic initiatives from concepts to actionable business concepts.
• Oversee or lead project-specific cross-function teams to deliver excellent strategy output. Be a role model, educator, coach, mentor across the wider organization.
• In close partnership with Divisional Strategy leads and the overall SPGI Strategy, M&A and Partnership team, work on strategic advisory projects focused on strategy development and execution, corporate development, and strategic partnerships (including market entry strategies, executive presentations, financial analysis).
• Leverage scenario planning, case studies and modeling capabilities to strengthen the strategy.
• Analyze businesses and opportunities to assist the company in executing strategic decisions.
• Develop and maintain financial analysis models to assist in investment evaluation and business case development, project prioritization and investment approval process.
• Articulate the S&P Global strategy in a clear and compelling strategic narrative to key stakeholders, tailoring messages depending on executive audience.
• Participate in the preparation of communication of SPGI strategy and updates to the board of directors and to the investor community.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging technologies.
• Participate in the identification of changes in market conditions, industry trends, regulatory environment, regional or country macro-economic factors, etc., which may require changes to strategic plans, including the progression of technology and its effect on strategic plans.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders to source, evaluate, and develop new business opportunities.

Compensation/Benefits Information

(This section is only applicable to US candidates)

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $149,031 to $260,291.25. 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

What We’re Looking For

Basic Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience including but not limited to financial analysis, M&A modelling and execution, strategy, and/or senior executive exposure and support.
• Demonstrated ability to drive projects with significant strategic impact.
• Superior strategic and analytical skills with ability to draw key insights and develop clear recommendations.
• Highly motivated, demonstrated ability to take initiative and ability to influence senior leaders.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship management capabilities, including strong executive level PowerPoint skills and ability to summarize strategic rationale succinctly and clearly.
• Solid business acumen with knowledge and awareness of the financial data industry and markets.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree in related field or MBA strongly preferred.
• Preference given to candidates with previous relevant experience in or interacting with a publicly listed company with global operations.
• Preference to candidate with knowledge of application of AI to financial services, emerging technologies, and experience developing technology strategies.

Right To Work Requirements

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

Return To Work

Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return to Work initiative, Restart, we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace.

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission

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

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That's why we provide everything you -and your career -and need to thrive at S&P Global.

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