Director, Global Financial Crimes Compliance Advisory and Export Control

S&P Global • Houston, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Global Financial Crimes Compliance Advisory and Export Control will be responsible for providing second line of defense regulatory advice and execution oversight across sanctions, export controls, anti-money laundering (AML), and anti-bribery/anti-corruption (ABC) compliance topics. Your leadership will be instrumental in protecting S&P Global from financial crimes compliance regulatory, operational, and reputational risks. You will ensure that financial crimes risks are proactively identified and addressed with the First Line of Defense, that compliance requirements are consistently implemented, and that the company’s reputation for integrity and trust is upheld in every market and business activity. The role will serve as a key advisor for New Product Approval (NPA) and strategic growth initiatives, ensuring financial crimes compliance requirements are designed, risk-assessed, approved, implemented, and validated for new solutions and geographic expansions. This role reports to the VP, Global Head of Financial Crimes Compliance within S&P Global Enterprise Risk & Compliance and partners closely with each of the enterprise Divisions, as well as corporate functions and first-line stakeholders globally. This role is key in ensuring the enterprise has a fit for purpose program that is in compliance with global financial crimes compliance laws and regulations. This role requires a combination of regulatory and technical knowledge, analysis, knowledge of businesses, project management skills and the ability to effectively collaborate across global functions and regions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of financial crimes compliance experience in a highly regulated, global organization (or equivalent advisory experience).
• Deep expertise in sanctions compliance and demonstrated ability to advise on complex, ambiguous scenarios.
• Demonstrated subject matter expert in laws, regulations, and associated guidance of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, United Kingdom’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, and European Union.
• Working knowledge and practical advisory capability across export controls, AML, and ABC (depth may vary by topic but must be credible for senior stakeholder engagement and escalation management).
• Attention to detail and a solution-oriented mindset
• Strong judgment, attention to detail, and ability to convert regulatory expectations into implementable requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including ability to influence, negotiate, and drive decisions with senior leaders.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to create clear executive-level reporting and metrics.
• Experience in developing/enhancing financial crimes-related program elements within existing structures.
• Ability to expertly prioritize and execute multiple initiatives, projects and tasks
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Strong interpersonal, and negotiation skills; demonstrated ability to drive consensus across business groups and deal with challenging situations at all levels of the business in a resilient, confident, and practical manner
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, ability to analyze and interpret data for metrics reporting
• Excellent problem-solving skills, informed by deep and varied experience in forging compliance solutions
• Self-motivated and well-organized; able to prioritize tasks and work well under pressure.
• A forward-thinking approach to work, with proven experience integrating AI and modern technologies to automate routine tasks, streamline operations, and foster smarter workflows.
• This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working within both U.S. and non-U.S. financial institutions in a financial crimes compliance role with global responsibility is a strong plus.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, advanced degree strongly preferred
• ICA, ACAMS, ACSCA or other industry related sanctions certification preferred
• Proven project management skills a strong plus
• Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return to Work initiative, Restart, we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, risk-based regulatory advice on complex sanctions, export control, AML, and ABC matters to all S&P Global Divisions and Functions globally—including Energy, Market Intelligence, Indices, and Ratings.
• Design and translate complex financial crimes compliance standards into practical, scalable solutions that enable innovation while managing risk.
• Advise on higher-risk topics including restricted party and jurisdictional risk, customer/third-party risk, payment/use-case risk, data/content/service delivery risk, and cross-border operating considerations.
• Represent FCC in NPA forums and other commercialization/governance bodies across all S&P Global Divisions and Functions.
• Partner with Product, Technology, Legal, Risk, Privacy, Procurement, and Operations to ensure FCC requirements are embedded into design, including controls, workflows, documentation, and monitoring.
• Establish clear go/no-go criteria, escalation paths, and approval conditions for higher-risk initiatives; ensure decisions are documented and auditable.
• Support safe business execution while protecting the company from regulatory and reputational risk.
• Engage with Divisional Compliance and first line teams and corporate functions (e.g., Legal, Internal Audit, Technology, People, Finance, Procurement, Privacy, Security) to drive consistent FCC adoption and operationalization across all S&P Global Divisions and Functions.
• Lead cross-functional working groups as needed to resolve complex issues, remove blockers, and ensure consistent execution across regions.
• Partner across all Divisions and Functions to embed and continuously enhance financial crimes compliance within enterprise change initiatives (e.g., product enhancements, technology modernization, process re-engineering, operating model changes, vendor/third-party transformations, and geographic expansion readiness).
• Act as a strategic second-line advisor to help stakeholders design controls into workflows upfront (“build it in, not bolt it on”), aligning compliance requirements with business outcomes and operational practicality.
• Influence enterprise roadmaps by advocating for FCC needs in the planning cycle (e.g., intake, prioritization, design reviews, release governance), ensuring appropriate documentation, approvals, and sustainable ownership are in place.
• Proactively identify emerging risks, challenge and influence stakeholders, and ensure the program enables the business to meet strategic goals while operating within the company’s risk appetite.

Benefits

• Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• Retail discounts to referral incentive awards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director