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S&P Global Market Intelligence

The Role: Director, MI Strategy & Corporate Development

Grade ( relevant for internal applicants only ): 13

The Location: NY/NJ, Virtual US

The Team: The MI Strategy & M&A team works closely with the MI business leads to help guide and define the consolidated strategy of the Market Intelligence division of S&P Global. In addition to setting long-term strategic ambitions for the division, the team leads all division-level acquisitions and divestitures, corporate development/strategic partnerships, long-term financial planning and competitive intelligence in partnership with the Corporate Strategy Team and the Enterprise FP&A Team. This small, nimble team is responsible for evaluating all significant new investments for Market Intelligence and defining the requirements for delivering future growth.

The Impact: Partner with business leaders across the division to shape and execute MI's growth strategy. Report directly to the VP, Finance & Strategic Decisions and lead or support a wide range of strategic and M&A initiatives, in accordance with the division's top priorities. Inform and influence high impact decisions by the division's top leadership, including the CEO and CFO.

What's in it for you:

• Directly impact MI's strategic growth initiatives. Sit on the cutting edge of future client needs, competitive positioning, market trends and emerging technologies

• Gain exposure to MI's senior management team and deliver business-critical thought leadership and insights

• Develop deep and wide expertise across all facets of Market Intelligence's business, including central functions, product and commercial

• Grow and develop your career as part of a dynamic, global team

• Strong partnerships with the Enterprise FP&A and Corporate Strategy Teams

Responsibilities:

M&A/Corporate Development

• Help build and maintain MI's acquisition pipeline, including domain priorities, strategic rationale, and profiles of top targets.

• In partnership with Corporate M&A, key functional leadership (finance, HR, legal) and product/segment management, drive M&A processes from strategy development and target screening through valuation, negotiation, due diligence, and post-merger integration

• Prepare presentations for MI and SPGI executives and the Board to secure approval for transactions and keep senior leadership abreast of deal and integration progress

• Manage external stakeholders across origination and deal processes, including bankers, PE/VC professionals, company executives, etc.

Strategy

• Assist in MI's 1 and 5-year strategic planning processes. In partnership with MI FP&A, help develop the financial forecasts that support and enable our strategic plan

• Support the creation of Board and SPGI Operating Committee materials and contribute to divisional quarterly reporting processes

• Partner with MI's business and functional teams to build our growth strategies, develop business cases to support their execution and establish KPIs to monitor their performance

• Assist with MI's competitive intelligence and benchmarking responsibilities; provide thought leadership on emerging trends and business threats/opportunities

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of relevant work experience required.

• Management consulting, investment banking or corporate strategy experience strongly preferred; knowledge of B2B information services and/or financial information services a plus

• Demonstrable experience and robust prior training in developing strategic frameworks, applying them to complex business problems and translating them into practical, actionable project plans

• Skilled at communicating strategic narratives clearly and simply in PowerPoint. Strong slide design capabilities and exceptional attention to detail required

• Self-motivated worker with experience developing organic and inorganic business strategies and financial models with modest manager guidance

• Proven track record leading cross-functional teams towards common deliverables and goals. Comfortable managing stakeholders across a matrixed organizational structure

• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and make recommendations to senior stakeholders. Background in statistics a plus

• Functional experience working with and analyzing company financial statements

• Collaborative team player with effective written and verbal communication skills

• Proactive, with an innate sense of urgency and accountability; able to deliver results with short lead-times

• * Ambitious and career oriented. Interested in developing a career at S&P Global

Compensation/Benefits Information:

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $122,200 to $279,200. Base salary ranges may vary by geographic location.

This role is eligible to receive S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, visit https://www.spgbenefitessentials.com/newhires .

S&P Global Market Intelligence

At S&P Global Market Intelligence, we know that not all information is important--some of it is vital. Accurate, deep and insightful. We integrate financial and industry data, research and news into tools that help track performance, generate alpha, identify investment ideas, understand competitive and industry dynamics, perform valuation and assess credit risk. Investment professionals, government agencies, corporations and universities globally can gain the intelligence essential to making business and financial decisions with conviction.

S&P Global Market Intelligence is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence.

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer committed to making all employment decisions without regard to race/ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status (including domestic partnerships and civil unions), sexual orientation, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

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