Executive Director, Data Architecture

S&P Global

About The Position

We are seeking a Sr.Leader (Architect) to work across delivery pods within a segment, partnering closely with segment technology leads, senior engineers, and product teams to ensure systems are designed and built correctly. This is a hands-on architecture and engineering role, not a governance or review-only position. The role exists to ensure architectural decisions are grounded in real implementation constraints, carried through into code, and result in systems that perform reliably in production. You will work, day to day with delivery pods to shape designs, review and write code where needed, and resolve complex technical issues. You will be involved early in design discussions and remain engaged through build, release, and production operation. You will step in on complex integrations, performance issues, failures, and incidents, helping teams stabilize systems and improve them based on real production behavior. You will operate across multiple pods within a segment, influencing design and delivery through hands-on contribution, technical review, and earned credibility rather than formal authority.

Requirements

17+ years building and operating production systems, with depth increasing by level.
Strong hands-on engineering background; comfortable being close to the code and delivery work.
Pragmatic and delivery-focused; prioritises what works in practice over theoretical perfection.
Communicates clearly with engineers, product partners, and segment leadership.
Leads through credibility, presence, and technical contribution, not hierarchy.
Strong inter-personal skills required with ability to multitask and prioritize work.
Strong People Leader. People Management skill is a must.

Responsibilities

Deep hands-on experience in one or more financial-services domains, such as public or private markets, syndicated lending, securities processing, counterparty or client lifecycle management, or regulatory reporting.
Strong understanding of end-to-end workflows relevant to those domains (e.g. trade lifecycle, processing, reporting, reconciliation), and how data moves through systems.
Experienced in building medium to long term technology roadmaps and strategy
Experience integrating and operating AI /ML, or agent-enabled components as part of broader systems, with attention to reliability, explainability, operational controls, and failure modes.
Experience designing systems where data quality, lineage, controls, and auditability are required and visible, not implicit.
Able to reason about domain-driven failure modes (late data, breaks, mismatches, reconciliation issues, regulatory deadlines) and design systems that surface and handle them cleanly.
Acts as a domain-aware technical partner to segment leads and delivery teams.
Strong experience designing and building distributed, data-intensive, and event-driven systems in financial services or similarly regulated environments.
Hands-on experience producing detailed designs and reference implementations and working directly with teams to turn designs into running systems.
Strong judgment around system behaviour in production, including performance, failure modes, resilience, recovery, and risk isolation.
Practical experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), including managed services, multi-tenant designs, and cost/performance trade-offs.
Hands on experience in reviewing, writing, and improving production code, and working closely with senior engineers on complex problems.

Benefits

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.

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