Manager, Price Reporting - Environmental Markets

S&P Global, Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

S&P Global Energy seeks a Manager, Price Reporting to lead Platts carbon and RNG/biomethane coverage in the Americas. The role sits in a global team and operates in a hybrid environment, focusing on developing and protecting Platts price assessments.

You will mentor a reporting team, produce pricing content and thought leadership, and work with colleagues across regions to evolve carbon market coverage and methodology. External engagement and talent development are also key.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Platts pricing methodologies and environment.
• Proven ability to motivate and lead teams in a fast-paced setting.
• Strong English writing, editing, and public speaking skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Proficiency with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate Americas price reporters across the region.
• Develop and protect Platts price assessments.
• Mentor reporting team and represent Platts externally.
• Produce pricing content, analysis, podcasts, and features.
• Evolve price assessments and expand market coverage.
• Collaborate with teams regionally and globally to refine carbon suite.
• Manage day-to-day running of the Americas carbon team including scheduling.

Skills

Platts pricing

People leadership

Attention to detail

Agility

News writing

Public speaking

MS Office

Analytics

Process improvement

Talent development

Education

Degree in Journalism, Business or Finance

Job description

About the Role

Grade Level (for internal use): 11

The Team: S&P Global Energy is the leading provider of commodity pricing, news and analytics. We are looking for a Manager, Price Reporting to lead Platts carbon and RNG/biomethane coverage in the Americas.

Responsibilities and Impact

The successful candidate will be part of a global team, working in a hybrid environment. The responsibilities of this position include managing and motivating the Americas team covering environmental markets, writing about pricing information and interpreting data. The manager will work with their team to develop and protect Platts price assessments.

The successful candidate will be expected to become familiar with Platts environmental markets coverage to support, mentor and develop the reporting team. They will also represent Platts externally in explaining price assessment methodology and delivering insights by producing relevant pricing content and thought leadership including podcasts, analysis, features and special reports. They will work with their team to evolve our existing Platts price assessments and develop new market coverage. In addition, this individual will work closely with colleagues in their own team and those in other regions to identify opportunities for developing and refining Platts carbon suite, as well as other sector groups impacted by carbon markets.

• Managing a team of price reporters across the Americas, and contributing on coverage on an as-needed basis.
• Develop team members and foster a positive, collaborative and collegial team culture by providing regular constructive insights to the team.
• Produce and oversee price assessments in line with Platts rigorous and published methodology while ensuring adherence to ISOCO Principles for Price Reporting Agencies. This includes reviewing price assessments and acting as a second pair of eyes.
• Ensure that emerging market issues which may require further investigation and potential methodology adjustment are highlighted and acted upon in a timely manner.
• This managerial position will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the Americas carbon team including scheduling coverage and holidays.
• Conduct managerial performance reviews, empower team members, foster collaboration, and encourage innovation—particularly in the use of artificial intelligence in daily workflows.
• Write and lead the generation of thought-leadership content, including analysis, features, blogs, special reports and digital content including podcasts and videos.
• Lead frequent engagements with key industry stakeholders, explaining methodology and identifying market trends that could lead to methodology changes.
• Work across commodity groups and regions within Platts to foster collaboration in reporting and external market engagement.

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 $85,000 to $135,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on geographic location, 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 not eligible for additional compensation such as an annual incentive bonus or sales commission plan.

This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please review the benefits information for your country.

What We’re Looking For

Basic Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the Platts approach to pricing commodities
• Demonstrate ability to motivate and lead people and manage processes in a fast-paced environment
• Strong leadership ability that utilizes influence and promotes team collaboration and development, as well as personal accountability
• Accuracy under time pressure, by ensuring accurate assessments are delivered to the market consistently
• Ability to react quickly to changing market conditions
• Proven real-time news abilities with clean and concise English writing style and strong editing skills
• Superior communication skills with the ability to converse articulately across a wide range of groups and personalities, internally and externally
• Strong public speaking / presentational skills
• Strong Microsoft Office skills including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Proven analytical ability and comfortable handling numbers
• Excellent at identifying improvements and efficiencies and implementing processes that continually promote productivity and quality improvements
• Ability to identify talent and nurture development within and across teams

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience covering international financial and commodities markets in a price reporting or analytical role, including an interest in environmental markets
• Prior management experience, having led a team of market reporters or analysts
• Demonstrate ability to create relevant pricing content and drive news and thought leadership in the team including podcasts, analysis, features
• Degree in Journalism, Business or Finance
• Project management experience