About the Role:

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Purpose

This role sits within the In-Business Control (IBC) function and is responsible for leading the Controls Governance & Non-Credit Products team. The purpose of the role is to enhance risk mitigation by driving the governance of non-credit product offerings implementing effective control design and supporting the centralization and consistency of responses to regulatory questions across the Ratings business.

A key objective of this role is to act as a facilitator and liaison across all IBC teams promoting consistency in approach improving information flow and fostering collaboration across the IBC organization. The team plays a central role in connecting different control owners ensuring alignment of standards and supporting a cohesive control environment.

This role also involves strong stakeholder management with a particular emphasis on collaboration with 2nd line functions including Risk Compliance and Internal Controls. The Senior Director will partner closely with these groups to align risk frameworks respond to regulatory needs and strengthen the overall control environment.

The Role

Reporting to the Global Head of In-Business Control this role leads a globally distributed team of 7 professionals responsible for control governance and oversight of non-credit products. The Senior Director will also establish a standardized approach to SOP and control monitoring management and support regulatory readiness and response efforts.

The team will serve as a liaison between the IBC functions ensuring that best practices are shared and adopted consistently across regions and businesses. The role requires a proactive and collaborative approach to build strong partnerships with internal stakeholders and influence cross-functional initiatives that improve risk and control outcomes.

A strong emphasis is placed on stakeholder management including regular engagement with 2nd line functions (e.g. Risk Compliance Legal) to ensure alignment support regulatory obligations and embed sustainable well-governed processes. The successful candidate will work closely with a range of stakeholders and serve as a key point of contact on control-related matters across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the governance and approval processes for all new non-credit products including control design and post-launch risk monitoring.
• Develop standardized control requirements to ensure compliance and reduce risk exposure.
• Lead SOP governance and the SOP Governance (SOPG) Forum ensuring timely updates annual reviews and documentation consistency across teams.
• Identify and implement SOP simplification opportunities to streamline the control environment.
• Collaborate with 2nd line functions (Risk and Internal Control Group) to align risk metrics and manage key risk indicators (e.g. Department Risk Profile Top Risks).
• Monitor the progress of Management Action Plans (MAPs) provide timely updates on upcoming deliverables and support the identification of potential control issues; contribute to monthly risk metrics reporting for senior IBC leadership.
• Manage and centralize responses to regulatory exams questionnaires and information requests.
• Partner with Compliance to establish and maintain a regulatory reference library to support consistent and timely responses.
• Oversee control monitoring programs (e.g. MAR) ensuring proper documentation effective governance and alignment to internal standards.
• Drive control simplification and automation strategies to reduce reliance on manual testing.
• Ensure global alignment of control monitoring and testing frameworks across IBC teams.
• Lead and develop a high-performing global team of 7 with responsibility for hiring performance management and career development.
• Foster a culture of accountability transparency and continuous improvement.

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 $174420 to $260000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individuals geographic location as well as experience level skill set training licenses and certifications.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required; advanced degree (MBA or Masters) preferred.
• 10 years of experience in a risk compliance or control-oriented function ideally within a regulated financial services environment.
• Solid knowledge of risk governance control frameworks of the credit ratings business and related regulatory context.
• Strong ability to simplify processes identify risks and drive automation and operational efficiency.
• Demonstrated stakeholder management and influencing skills with the ability to engage senior leaders.
• Experience working closely with 2nd line risk and control functions and responding to regulatory inquiries.
• Strategic thinker with strong critical thinking project management and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop diverse high-performing teams across regions.

About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings our analyst-driven credit ratings research and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations including businesses governments and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the worlds foremost provider of credit ratings benchmarks analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings we help many of the worlds leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow today.

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