Associate Director – Industry Fundamentals, Operations

Grade Level (for internal use): 12

The Role: S&P Global is seeking an Associate Director to lead the Industry Fundamentals team across global locations. This role drives operational excellence, content quality, and strategic alignment with client needs. The Associate Director will oversee domain-specific initiatives, talent development, and cross-functional collaboration with Content, Technology, and Commercial teams.

The Team: The S&P Data and Content – Fundamentals team delivers high-quality Fundamentals data and industry information to clients, enabling informed decisions. The team collects financial data from various sources using in-house tools, press releases, company websites, stock exchange websites and regulatory filings, ensuring data accuracy and integrity. This role provides an opportunity to understand industry dynamics and apply finance knowledge, contributing to client trust and professional growth.

The Impact

• This role will drive key initiatives within the Fundamentals content space.

• Work closely with Data Management, Data Quality, Data Transformation and Technology teams on key strategic initiatives for the dataset.

• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to drive key projects.

• Provide critical analysis to support the collection teams and course-correct where required.

• Influence operations leadership, culture, engagement, and career development of all team members of the dataset.

What's in it for you

• Be part of a GREAT PLACE TO WORK certified firm.

• Lead and drive the transformational journey for the DATA domain.

• Opportunity to experiment and implement innovative ideas.

• Drive customer experience through superior data quality.

• Opportunity to work with stakeholders across data, product, and technology across SPGMI and cross-divisionally.

• Learn and develop professional competencies.

• Coach and develop a motivated team to modernize operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply broad knowledge of operations, business drivers, and related areas to impact business results.

• Translate organizational strategy into department goals and execution plans.

• Be a trusted partner for stakeholders in data, transformation, and technology.

• Be a change agent and contribute to continuous transformation.

• Anticipate complexity of changes and lead efforts to overcome resistance to change.

• Identify opportunities to improve processes for efficiency, improvement, and control.

• Establish process stability and checks to preempt risks and mitigate impact to customers.

• Talent management, skill augmentation, and external talent acquisition aligned with technology trends; maintain focus on diversity and inclusion.

• Accountable for employee development, engagement, and performance management.

• Develop dataset-level skill development strategy and implementation plan.

What We are Looking For

• An enthusiastic leader with eagerness to continuously learn and contribute.

• Excellent client and market knowledge and ability to contribute to content development.

• Strong communication skills and ability to lead/manage initiatives of varied complexity; simplify communication with stakeholders.

• Well-organized, proactive, solution-oriented with a "getting things done" mindset.

• Proven track record of working in a cross-cultural environment.

• Full-time MBA or bachelor's degree from a recognized university.

• 14–16 years of work experience including transformational project management and managing teams with at least 8 years of experience as a manager of managers.

• LEAN Six Sigma or Project Management certification preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. This description intentionally preserves our commitment to EEO policies.