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The Role: Global Head Communications Mobility

Location: Centreville VA

The Team: Operating in 22 countries with accounting in 17 countries and 27 Operating entities with offices in APAC EMEA and North America (primarily Centerville VA and London Ontario Canada). You will build your team as we evolve to a public company.

S&P Global had announced the intent to separate our Mobility Segment into a standalone public company. For more information visit role is based in Centreville Virginia with plans to relocate to Reston Virginia in 2026

As the Global Head Communications Mobility you will serve as the key Communications strategist and lead the Mobilitys Communications team. This role will involve advising the Mobility Executive Leadership Team fostering a high-performance team culture while developing a strong leadership bench. This role will be responsible for shaping and executing communication strategies that enhance and protect the reputation of the company and effectively engage with various stakeholders including media employees investors and customers. This role reports to the S&P Global Chief Communications Officer for an interim timeframe and will ultimately report to the Mobility Chief Strategy Officer.

The Impact:
In this role you will be responsible for:

• Driving strategic external and internal communications for the business lines and functions leading a global team of communicators around the world.
• Working closely with the Mobility Executive Leadership Team their leadership teams as well as support functions including marketing finance people and legal and others.
• Leading external communications for the division developing strategic plans to enhance the businesss reputation and showcase the depth of Mobility to media globally.
• Connecting our people to our purpose by bringing our divisional strategy to life communicating our initiatives and elevating the employee experience through internal communications.
• Building communication strategies that drive engagement in support of major Strategic Financial People and Customer initiatives and change communications aligned with the business priorities.

The successful applicant will bring global and local knowledge contacts and expertise to implement these strategic communication initiatives. Your responsibilities will also include identifying and implementing leading industry standards exploring new methods and advancing our capabilities by driving engagement and meaningful two-way communications. This role requires clearly demonstrated communications leadership and prior experience in a publicly listed company at a corporate level.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute the Mobility communications strategy encompassing both internal and external communications aligned with Mobilitys strategy and goals.
• Build out the communications function for scale effectiveness and results.
• Provide strategic thinking and direction to the CEO leadership team and senior leaders in planning and executing all external and internal communication programs.
• Lead communications in partnership with Investor Relations for earnings investor days.
• Draft and secure approval for key messages to be delivered to regional business or large functional area employees managing the development of content on change management business strategies and growth.
• Provide hands-on support for leadership communications coaching and advising senior leaders creating communication plans producing and publishing content across multiple channels (e.g. intranet email etc.) and organizing town halls and other events.
• Dive deep into employee feedbackutilizing metrics and insights to spot trends identify changes in behaviors and address peaks and valleys in engagement.
• Create and lead the Mobility external communication strategy overseeing the global implementation of regional programs.
• Collaborate with a broad slate of expert spokespeople on high-profile external placements including op-eds and broadcast opportunities.
• Identify and align with market trends that impact or influence communication programs.
• Lead the businesses reputational risk and crisis communications strategy aimed at protecting its reputation through the proactive development of approved messaging especially regarding benchmark methodologies.
• Create a metrics-driven reporting framework for communications that demonstrates accountability and showcases progress against the overall communications strategy in a digestible format for Mobility Executive Leadership Team.
• Manage media share of voice against peer competitors and proactively make recommendations to tailor the communications program based on metrics.
• Manage the Communication team and support their ongoing career development.

What Were Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with an emphasis in Communications Journalism Business Finance or related fields; Masters degree preferred.
• 15 years of experience in corporate or strategic communications in a related industry preferably with experience in a regulated and or publicly traded business. Must have internal and external comms expertise.
• Strategic thinker who can translate complex concepts into actionable understandable plans programs and materials.
• Exceptional relevant media relationships and/or the demonstrated ability to build the right relationships quickly.
• Ability to engage and manage multiple stakeholders build strong relationships and networks and effectively drive convince and influence others.
• Passion for strengthening organizational culture and productivity and building community within a global diverse workforce.
• Ability to multitask working on multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision and under tight deadlines.
• Flexibility to participate in strategic project work and potentially external communications.
• Excellent project management skills and strong executive presence.
• Highly collaborative professional who leads through authentic influence and can galvanize teams by bringing forward passion enthusiasm and energy.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to see their work within overall department/business goals and identify opportunities for evolution.

Critical Experiences:

• Experience leading organizational change and communication projects preferably in a fast-moving matrixed organization.
• Previous experience developing global internal communication plans to support our people champion our brand and activate employee engagement through tools that inform and inspire the organization.
• Previous experience developing innovative global external communication plans that proactively help grow and defend market-leading brands for a regulated and or publicly traded business.
• Proven track record of global cross-functional partnership and relationship management.
• Experience program/project managing complex cross-functional global communication initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively in a matrixed organization with acute awareness of complex problems and the ability to tailor communication strategies to meet business needs.
• Experience working on highly sensitive business issues and crisis communications.
• Experience partnering with/providing counsel to senior executives with the courage to champion new ideas and approaches challenge positions and influence outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience developing executive-level communications and channel strategies.
• Proven track record of effectively managing and coaching direct reports.
• Experience in the financial services and/or data and analytics space is preferred.
• Strong people leader with experience building and managing teams
• Experience operating in a public company with the interplay of communications and legal HR IR and leadership for effective stakeholder management.

Compensation/Benefits Information (US Applicants Only): Final base salary for this role will be based on the individuals geographic location as well as experience level skill set training licenses and 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 that we provide to our employees please click here.

Right to Work Requirements:

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

About S&P Global Mobility

At S&P Global Mobility we provide invaluable insights derived from unmatched automotive data enabling our customers to anticipate change and make decisions with conviction. Our expertise helps them to optimize their businesses reach the right consumers and shape the future of mobility. We open the door to automotive innovation revealing the buying patterns of today and helping customers plan for the emerging technologies of tomorrow.

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Our Mission:

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

Our People:

Were more than 35000 strong worldwideso were 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 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. Were 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 worlds 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 cantake care of business. We care about our people. Thats why we provide everything youand your careerneed to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include:

• 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: Its 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 awardssmall perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global we are committed to fostering a connected andengaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills experience and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness transparency and merit ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration we drive innovation and power global markets.

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