Global Head of Technology, Private Markets

S&P Global•New York, NY

About The Position

The Global Head of Technology, Private Markets leads engineering execution, architecture, delivery, platform modernization, operational resilience, and production outcomes across S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Private Markets technology portfolio. The role owns end-to-end technology performance while transforming platforms into modern, AI-native products. It is a hands-on practitioner leadership role combining direct technical contribution with technology strategy and organizational delivery. The leader works alongside engineering teams on solution design, coding, prototyping, AI-assisted development, and complex technical problem-solving. The position modernizes applications, databases, data models, and integration patterns, and develops scalable data products, interoperable services, APIs, and intelligence capabilities across the Private Markets ecosystem. It applies Private Equity and Private Credit domain knowledge to workflows such as portfolio monitoring, valuations, performance analytics, investment operations, and covenant analysis. The role partners across product, business, data, and engineering teams to drive transformation and measurable outcomes, promote technical excellence and accountability, and ensure platforms remain secure, scalable, resilient, and operationally sound.

Requirements

15+ years of technology leadership experience delivering complex enterprise platforms, with accountability across engineering, architecture, technology delivery, platform modernization, and production outcomes.
Strong understanding of Private Equity and Private Credit, including investment lifecycles, portfolio data, valuation processes, financial reporting, performance analytics, and investment operations.
Deep hands-on software engineering experience, including the ability and willingness to design, write code, prototype solutions, and troubleshoot complex technical problems alongside engineering teams.
Deep expertise in modern application architectures, cloud-native development, APIs, integration, distributed systems, and data platforms.
Experience modernizing complex or legacy technology environments.
Practical experience analyzing applications, databases, and data models; engineering data pipelines and data products; and enabling interoperability across platforms, services, and systems.
Strong understanding and practical application of AI, LLMs, agentic architectures, automation, and AI-assisted software development, including their use in building or transforming technology products and engineering practices.
Demonstrated ability to lead engineering organizations and significant technology transformation, influence senior stakeholders, challenge established approaches, and drive measurable outcomes across organizational boundaries while remaining personally engaged in execution.

Nice To Haves

Technology leadership experience preferably within financial services, investment management, or Private Markets.
Experience applying technology to complex Private Markets workflows, including portfolio monitoring, valuations, covenant analysis, investment operations, and performance analytics.
Experience operating in large-scale, global, or highly regulated technology environments where security, resilience, scalability, and operational performance are critical.
Track record of building engineering cultures centered on technical excellence, experimentation, rapid delivery, ownership, and accountability.

Responsibilities

Lead engineering execution, architecture, platform modernization, operational resilience, and production outcomes across the Private Markets technology portfolio.
Own end-to-end accountability for technology performance and delivery.
Participate directly in solution design, coding, rapid prototyping, AI-assisted development, and complex technical problem-solving alongside engineering teams.
Drive adoption of AI-native engineering approaches, intelligent workflows, agentic solutions, automation, and modern development practices.
Analyze existing applications, databases, data models, and integration patterns to simplify legacy architectures.
Develop scalable data products, interoperable services, APIs, and intelligence capabilities across the Private Markets ecosystem.
Translate Private Equity and Private Credit workflows—including portfolio monitoring, valuations, performance analytics, investment operations, and covenant analysis—into scalable technology solutions.
Collaborate across product, business, data, and engineering teams to challenge established approaches and accelerate outcomes.
Build a culture of hands-on ownership, experimentation, rapid delivery, technical excellence, and accountability.
Ensure platforms remain secure, scalable, resilient, and operationally sound.
Lead engineering organizations and significant technology transformation, influence senior stakeholders, and drive measurable outcomes across organizational boundaries.