Head of Partnerships Governance

S&P Global•New York, NY

2d•$207,060 - $316,811

About The Position

The Head of Partnerships Governance owns and operates the enterprise-wide governance infrastructure for S&P Global’s Partnerships function. The role establishes consistent governance, risk mitigation, intellectual property protection, and execution standards across divisions and partnership types. It reports directly to the Head of Partnerships. The role leads the Enterprise Partnerships Council, sets enterprise deal escalation policies, and creates centralized portfolio tracking and reporting. It partners with Legal and divisional audit teams on partner usage reviews and enforcement, and develops playbooks, templates, and exception policies to help partnership teams execute standardized, scalable models. It also works with Legal to protect S&P Global’s IP and data assets and ensure licensing terms address evolving commercial and AI-enabled partnership models.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Law, or a related field.
10 or more years of experience in a governance, risk, compliance, legal, or partnerships/licensing role within financial services or data/information services.
Demonstrated experience designing or operating governance frameworks, escalation processes, or steering committees with senior- or ELT-level stakeholder engagement.
Experience building or overseeing centralized tracking and reporting platforms, such as CRM, Power BI, or equivalent dashboards, across multiple business units.
Working knowledge of data licensing, IP protection, and usage-compliance principles, including in AI-enabled partnership contexts.
Indefinite right to work in the United States.
Final-stage external candidates must attend at least one in-person interview, ordinarily at their nearest S&P Global office, before an offer can proceed.

Nice To Haves

JD or MBA from an accredited institution.
Experience operating in a matrixed, multi-divisional enterprise with cross-functional senior leadership exposure.
Demonstrated ability to influence C-suite and senior legal stakeholders across multiple business divisions.
Experience applying AI or advanced contract management tooling to automate contract term extraction, tracking, and governance workflows.
Track record of converting governance principles into repeatable playbooks, deal templates, and scalable enforcement processes.
Experience building, coaching, and scaling a governance or compliance team in a growth-stage function.
Prior exposure to partnership commercial frameworks, including connector, usage/workflow, or volume-based fee structures.

Responsibilities

Design, launch, and lead the Enterprise Partnerships Council, including its charter, RACI, meeting cadence, and escalation protocol.
Own the enterprise deal escalation policy by defining escalation triggers, coordinating cross-divisional leadership review, and enforcing consistent deal evaluation standards.
Build and operate a centralized enterprise partnership dashboard tracking compliance status, renewal timelines, fees, and usage metrics across the partner portfolio.
Partner with Legal and divisional audit teams to conduct usage reviews and audits for key partners, identify out-of-policy usage, and drive consistent enterprise-wide enforcement.
Develop and cascade partnership best-practice toolkits, including licensing playbooks, deal templates, and an exceptions policy.
Collaborate with Legal to protect S&P Global’s IP and data assets, prevent leakage, and ensure licensing terms keep pace with evolving commercial and AI-enabled partnership models.