About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

The Team:

S&P Global Market Intelligence offers a comprehensive suite of credit solutions designed to help organizations across the globe assess and manage credit risk.  Credit & Risk Solutions (C&RS) is the commercial arm within Market Intelligence Division that sells Ratings’ credit ratings and related data and research, advanced analytics, and financial risk solutions which includes subscription-based offerings, RatingsXpress®, RatingsDirect® and Credit Analytics.  The C&RS business has a strategic plan to be a $1 Billion business globally by 2026 and is a significant contributor to the overall growth of the Market Intelligence Division.

Responsibilities and Impact:

The Licensing Compliance Lead will play a key role to support deals involving domestic and international clients from a broad array of customer segments, to include Investment Management, Investment Banking, Insurance, Commercial Banking, Non-Financial Corporates, and Government Agencies.  He/she/they will work closely with Product, Commercial, and Legal teams to generate sales leads, mitigate losses, and help enforce licensing governance and compliance by reviewing and evaluating licensing deal terms and contracts and assist in protecting S&P’s proprietary data rights.  Key responsibilities include:

• Support Commercial teams across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC by providing expert insights on licensing terms, deals analysis, and assisting with negotiations for new and existing Credit Solutions licensing agreements.

• Draft, review, and negotiate legal contracts to ensure consistency related to deal terms and pricing across clients and industries.  Evaluate and provide recommendations related to non-standard deal terms.

• Identify and create new sale opportunities for the Commercial teams and help mitigate losses.

• Provide recommendations on courses of action for escalations from the Commercial team related to potential unlicensed or non-permitted use. 

• Support examination and internal and external audits by preparing documentation, providing responses, and supporting remediation of identified issues. Monitor and assess the adequacy of remediation activities and escalate past-due items.

• Promote a culture of compliance by educating stakeholders across the company on best practices.

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 $100,379.00 to $176,444.75. 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:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.)

• Experience with legal contracts

• Strong commercial mindset and creative problem-solving ability

• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including Product, Sales, and Legal

• Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders.

• 5+ years of relevant experience in the financial services sector as a compliance, legal, or risk management professional

• Driven, self-directed person with an understanding of commercial contracts and value-based pricing concepts

• Team player with the ability to collaborate with commercial, legal, and regulatory teams; and guide and mentor team members

• Ability to turn high level requirements into execution plans with actionable steps, secure consensus from partners and follow through to execution.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Curiosity to learn and adaptability to develop new skill sets

• Ability to work independently in fast-paced and ambiguous environments

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent computer skills, including MS Office

• Understanding of banking and asset management functions.

• Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), Excel, complex formulas, and pivot tables and experience in data analysis and reporting

• Fluency in foreign languages