Communications Senior Manager for Legal, Government Affairs, Risk & Compliance (LGARC)

S&P Global•New York, NY

About The Position

The Communications Senior Manager, Legal, Government Affairs, Risk & Compliance (LGARC) is part of the S&P Global Communications team, supporting communications for LGARC while reporting through the S&P Global Ratings Communications team. The role primarily focuses on internal communications and execution, helping LGARC leaders communicate clearly and consistently with colleagues across the organization. The successful candidate will be a strong writer and effective operator who can manage multiple communications priorities, build senior stakeholder relationships, translate complex topics into accessible messages, and deliver high-quality communications in a fast-moving environment. The role also offers opportunities to contribute to broader communications initiatives and build experience across S&P Global Ratings. This position helps LGARC leadership communicate priorities, organizational developments, and complex issues to employees across LGARC and S&P Global. It supports internal communications strategy, executive and employee communications, change communications, employee engagement channels, and communications for internal events. The role may also provide occasional external communications support, primarily related to regulatory and public policy matters and executive visibility.

Requirements

Approximately 5+ years of relevant communications experience, ideally in a corporate, professional services, financial services, regulatory, or similarly complex environment.
Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to simplify complex subjects without losing accuracy or nuance.
Strong internal communications experience, including executive communications, employee engagement, and change communications.
Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to deliver high-quality work against competing deadlines.
Comfort working directly with senior executives and incorporating feedback quickly.
Sound judgment when dealing with sensitive, confidential, or reputationally significant matters.
Proactive, collaborative approach and comfort operating in a fast-paced environment.
Interest in legal, regulatory, risk, compliance, and public policy issues, with curiosity to develop subject-matter knowledge over time.
Indefinite right to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

Execute LGARC’s internal communications plans in partnership with communications colleagues and LGARC leadership.
Draft and edit executive communications, employee emails, talking points, presentations, organizational announcements, intranet content, and other internal materials.
Support communications for town halls, leadership meetings, employee events, and other internal forums, including agendas, scripts, messaging, and follow-up communications.
Translate complex legal, regulatory, risk, and compliance topics into clear, accessible communications for employees.
Support change communications across LGARC, including organizational, leadership, and strategic changes.
Maintain editorial calendars and communications plans, and coordinate deadlines, approvals, and distribution.
Identify opportunities to improve employee communications and engagement across LGARC.
Build working relationships across Legal, Government Affairs, Risk, Compliance, and the broader S&P Global Communications organization.
Coordinate communications projects from planning through drafting, review, approval, and distribution.
Manage multiple concurrent priorities and respond effectively when timelines or business needs change.
Partner with colleagues across Ratings Communications on selected initiatives and contribute to broader divisional communications when appropriate.
Provide occasional external communications support, primarily on regulatory and public policy matters and executive visibility, working with LGARC leaders and the broader Communications team.