About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

13

The Role: The Senior Commercial Program Manager will be integral to the Global Project Team, focusing on Project GAIA's initiatives related to energy transition within S&P Global Commodity Insights. Project GAIA is a multi-year project that involves a major S&P Global investment to accelerate growth in S&P Global Commodity Insights’ growth in Agribusiness and Metals portfolios by establishing a leadership position in sustainability and energy transition. This person will collaborate closely with project sponsors, crossfunctional teams, assigned project managers and commercial leaders to develop the scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for relevant new initiatives. The successful candidate will provide commercial leadership and will be instrumental in guiding and advocating for the project, ensuring successful execution across diverse stakeholders.

The Team: This role is part of the Project GAIA global team at S&P Global Commodity Insights. This role will partner with a committee of stakeholders to build out the strategy, business plan and growth ideas for the project. The Senior Commercial Program manager will work across teams to drive execution between Business Lines, Commercial, Customer Experience, Operations, Legal and Technology. The business has a collaborative, and performance-driven atmosphere with an enterprising spirit. We value teamwork. You must be a collaborator to be successful within our organization that comprises of global colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experience.

The Impact: This role will spearhead the development and commercialization of Energy Transition products and services within Commodity Insights. The efforts will align priorities across business lines, commercial functions, drive go-to-market strategies, and inform technology prioritization. This person will oversee multiple workstreams within the commercial space, including but not limited to operational, financial review and implementation efforts. This person can impact how quickly Commodity Insights grow in both revenue and market share. The successful candidate will be the main point person for all commercial aspects of this global project.

What is in it for you? This is a high visibility role with the opportunity to work closely with functions across the business and the Commodity Insights Leadership Team, including Management Committee and their respective leadership teams. This person will influence the Commodity Insights business strategy globally and create a framework that will enable Commodity Insights to execute quickly and efficiently via an integrated plan to deliver against our financial, non-financial and strategic goals. Join our team. With us, you can make tomorrow more prosperous. New challenges to solve, new markets to navigate, and new possibilities to grow in your career. The opportunities are limitless at S&P Global–we are just waiting for you to seize them. We have a highly diverse workforce, a global perspective, and a "people first" culture. S&P Global Commodity Insights offers employees a competitive compensation program, a comprehensive benefits package, and a broad spectrum of professional development opportunities. As an employee, you are part of an organization with a long-standing legacy of journalistic independence and integrity, and a steadfast commitment to providing the markets with the highest quality, most timely and reliable information.

Responsibilities:

Strategy & Operations

• Strategy – Supports Project Sponsors and relevant stakeholders to understand, identify and evaluate new strategic opportunities and growth initiatives for Project GAIA

• Opportunity Evaluation - evaluating innovative ideas, assessing addressable market, transforming ideas into specific projects, development of project plans, allocation/prioritization of resources and monitoring progress. Some examples could include white space analysis, regional analysis, customer persona reviews, commercial go-to-market strategy, and campaigns etc.

• Special projects – Oversees strategic projects from development through successful execution in partnership with senior leadership.

• Business analyses – Conducts analysis to connect and interplay specific needs with applicable interdependencies across the Division and Enterprise, may also include analysis and review of cross-divisional synergy opportunities.

• Communications – Helps drive relevant communication agenda both internally and externally, preparing content for key audiences including Board of Directors, CEO, CFO, Executive Committee, client, and industry groups in close coordination with Project sponsors and relevant stakeholders.

• Create executive summary of milestones and challenges to be reviewed with Business Lines and Management Committee

• Present findings and recommendations to senior commercial leadership and CI leadership as needed

• Operations management, including:

o Manage program and project teams, and coordinate and delegate cross-project initiatives to ensure timely execution and project performance management.

o Manages day-to-day operations, actions, and prepare and organize content for internal and external senior engagements.

o Supports internal and external engagements, including summaries, written articles, speeches, memos, briefings, PowerPoint presentations and Excel analyses.

Stakeholder Relationships

• Partner with the other program managers (technology, product, etc.) to drive an aligned approach across functions for Project GAIA, while providing the commercial input and leadership for the working group

• Cultivates relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive agenda and strategic priorities and ensure alignment across key stakeholders.

• Partners with Finance to model and to define revenue and expenses for specific initiatives and new projects.

• Partner with other areas of the commercial organization, including on the pricing and packaging of the newly developing GAIA offerings.

• Partners with other functional areas as needed

• Participates in relevant committees and communities as appropriate.

• Ensures meetings are well prepared and documented before, during and after sessions.

Financial

• Tracks overall fiscal budget and key metrics for specific initiatives or projects.

Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA or master’s degree preferred or equivalent experience.

• Minimum 5 years of Project Management/Program Management

• Commercial or sales experience preferred.

• A thorough understanding of roles and responsibilities within teams across CI

• Business partnering skills – builds and creates rapport across multiple functions in a matrixed environment and can navigate diverse culture and influence stakeholders globally. Ability to influence other functions and teams that do not sit within the same reporting lines.

• Excellent communication skills – verbal, written, and executive presentations. This person should be able to communicate directly and achieve buy-in across a variety of stakeholders on the most effective path forward.

• Ability to problem solve and prioritize, identify root causes of obstacles, and address fundamental issues.

• Ability to synthesize technical and non-technical details from different teams and determine which information is most relevant for customers, as well as what needs to be shared urgently with internal leadership.

• Ability to quickly collect, organize and analyze structured and unstructured data from diverse sources and in different formats to deliver useful insights.

• Excellent organization, program, and process management skills

• Experience leading multiple projects or workstreams to execute and deliver results on time and on target.

• Manage and work objectively with Confidential information.

• Open to explore innovative ideas, approaches, and challenges.

• Commodities and energy industry knowledge a plus.

• Competent with systems (Salesforce/ Equivalent CRM, MS Office Tools, Data Analytics, BI Tools, Serena, etc.)

• Travel may be required and the ability to adjust to other time zones.

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 $117,800 to $230,000. 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 (https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries/us)

About S&P Global Commodity Insights

At S&P Global Commodity Insights, our complete view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make decisions with conviction and create long-term, sustainable value.

We’re a trusted connector that brings together thought leaders, market participants, governments, and regulators to co-create solutions that lead to progress. Vital to navigating Energy Transition, S&P Global Commodity Insights’ coverage includes oil and gas, power, chemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.

S&P Global Commodity Insights 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.

For more information, visit http://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights .

What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

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. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. 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.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we believe diversity fuels creative insights, equity unlocks opportunity, and inclusion drives growth and innovation – Powering Global Markets. Our commitment centers on our global workforce, ensuring that our people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. It doesn’t stop there, we strive to better reflect and serve the communities in which we live and work, and advocate for greater opportunity for all.

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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.

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. 

US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf   describes discrimination protections under federal law.

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10 - Officials or Managers (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), OPRTON103.2 - Middle Management Tier II (EEO Job Group)

Job ID: 301275

Posted On: 2024-05-04

Location: London, United Kingdom