Associate Director, Vendor

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

12

The Team:

This position is a key role within S&P Global Ratings' Vendor & Affiliate Management Office (VMO), a part of the In-Business Control team. VMO is a global team with a mission to protect the Ratings Division from unwanted risks and to maximize value in the Division's use of vendors and affiliates.

The Impact:

The role is instrumental in delivering high-value management information to allow the Ratings Division to oversee its vendors and affiliates. You will demonstrate ownership of complex analytical projects while building strategic relationships across the organization.

What's in it for you:

• Use and enhance your skill-set in data analytics, reporting, automation and AI

• Global responsibilities covering all departments in Ratings

• Regular exposure to senior leaders in the Division and Corporate Functions

• Opportunity to learn how Ratings manages risk and controls

• Develop your expertise in translating complex data into strategic business insights

Responsibilities and Impact:

• Collect, clean, and analyze data from multiple sources to maintain an inventory of Ratings' vendors

• Support a technology project to build a robust database of Ratings' vendors and related regulatory registers

• Extract meaningful insights from vendor management metrics and datasets, transforming raw data into actionable business intelligence

• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports for senior management, including Ratings' Operating Committee and Boards of Directors

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define reporting requirements and ensure data accuracy and integrity

• Lead the design and build of automation solutions for a wide variety of risk and control processes within the In-Business Control team

• Stay current with S&P Global's AI program and apply advanced analytical techniques, such as predictive modeling, to vendor management data

• Demonstrate initiative in identifying process improvements and proactively troubleshooting complex analytical challenges

• All employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week

• We require all candidates who reach the final stage of our interview process to attend at least one in-person interview, which is ordinarily at your nearest S&P Global Ratings office. This must be completed before we can proceed to an offer

What We're Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications:

• An S&P employee at this level would typically have 6+ Years in the financial services industry or similar professional work environment

• Bachelor's degree required

• Proven experience in data analytics and reporting with demonstrated ability to manage complex analytical projects

• Strong technical skills including data visualization platforms (such as Qlik, Tableau, or Power BI) and data manipulation and analysis using Python, Pandas, Excel, or Databricks.

• Proven analytical expertise with strong ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable business insights

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience building strategic relationships across organizations

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the Ratings' division and processes highly valued but not essential

• Knowledge of vendor governance highly valued but not essential

• Experience managing analytical complexity, including proactive problem-solving and solution development

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 world's 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 world's leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

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What's In It For You?

Our Mission:

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're 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 all.From 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. We're 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 world's 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 can take care of business. We care about our people. That's why we provide everything you—and your career—need 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: It's 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 awards—small perks can make a big difference.

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Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged 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.

S&P Global has a Securities Disclosure and Trading Policy ("the Policy") that seeks to mitigate conflicts of interest by monitoring and placing restrictions on personal securities holding and trading. The Policy is designed to promote compliance with global regulations. In some Divisions, pursuant to the Policy's requirements, candidates at S&P Global may be asked to disclose securities holdings. Some roles may include a trading prohibition and remediation of positions when there is an effective or potential conflict of interest. Employment at S&P Global is contingent upon compliance with the Policy.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.  Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.  

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