About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

The Team: In this role, you will support the Head of Commodity Insights Legal – Exchange, Market Relationships & Innovation within the Energy Transition, Sustainability & Services business line of S&P Global Commodity Insights. You will be a key partner to Sustainable 1 and Environmental Solutions, collaborating with legal, risk, compliance, commercial, product, and business colleagues, including senior management, to address ESG and Environmental Registry related matters.

The Impact: You will respond to internal client inquiries and provide valuable support in handling legal and regulatory matters. This includes negotiating and drafting contracts, responding to RFPs, and assisting with special projects related to legal, contract, compliance, risk, communications, and marketing policies and procedures. You will also manage a small team of legal and paralegal professionals.

What’s in it for you: You will work in a dynamic, client-facing environment with opportunities to apply and develop negotiation and drafting skills, regulatory compliance expertise, and project management skills. You will gain technology and operational knowledge, governance development experience, and the chance to work independently and as part of a global team. Additionally, you will manage a small team of legal and paralegal professionals, providing crucial support to Sustainable 1 and Environmental Solutions and the broader S&P Global Commodity Insights organization.

Responsibilities:

• Managing a small team of other legal and paralegal professionals
• Supporting S&P Global Commodity Insights’ global Sustainable I and Environmental Solutions businesses, including serving as the primary point of contact and liaison for any issues relating to these global businesses, both internally and externally, negotiating key client contracts and supporting your team members in their negotiation of international contracts, advising on regulatory matters, working with key internal stakeholders in the review of operations and projects affecting the these businesses, developing new template documents and delivering training to the business teams on new terms, working with outside legal advisers to help advise on any legal issues affecting the businesses, where necessary.
• Negotiating, drafting and advising on commercial contracts, product licenses, vendor agreements, confidentiality agreements, software licenses, and amendments.
• Working as part of a team to respond to RFPs.
• Working directly with internal and external clients in the contract negotiation process, including ensuring that the business complies with laws, company’s processes and guidelines.
• Assisting senior attorney and senior paralegal in developing, managing, communicating and training on appropriate policies and procedures, including in areas concerning regulatory, compliance, risk, anti-trust, marketing, privacy, and communications.
• Advising the business on important legal issues facing the Sustainable 1 and Environmental. Solutions businesses, including regulatory, antitrust, intellectual property and trade secrets law.
• Providing  support in advising the business on emerging legal and regulatory risks.
• Developing, maintaining, and updating boilerplate/standard forms as needed and in response to changing markets and industry trends and practices.
• Ensuring that the S&P Global Commodity Insights’ intellectual property and general practices are protected, and liability and risk exposure are mitigated.
• Managing outside counsel as appropriate. 
• Participate in and/or lead projects, including due diligence activities related to acquisitions and divestiture.
• Advising on legal issues relating to new product offerings and provide ongoing legal support with regard to existing products and product modifications. 
• Utilising legal knowledge and skills to manage and mitigate the risk of disputes.

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 $146,109 to $252,227. 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 not eligible for additional compensation such as an annual incentive bonus or sales commission plan.

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