Head of Partnerships Governance

S&P Global•New York, NY

About The Position

The Head of Partnerships Governance owns and operates the enterprise-wide governance infrastructure supporting S&P Global’s Partnerships function. The role reports directly to the Head of Partnerships and works across divisions and with Legal and audit teams to support strategic alignment, risk mitigation, intellectual property protection, and consistent execution across partnerships. The position establishes an Enterprise Partnerships Council for senior review of high-risk, complex, and non-standard deals; develops and enforces enterprise deal escalation standards; and builds a centralized dashboard to track compliance, renewals, fees, and usage across the partner portfolio. It also leads partner usage reviews and audits, creates standardized partnership toolkits and processes, and collaborates with Legal to protect company data and intellectual property as commercial and AI-enabled partnership models evolve.

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 or Power BI dashboards, across multiple business units.
Working knowledge of data licensing, intellectual property protection, and usage-compliance principles, including in AI-enabled partnership contexts.
Indefinite right to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

JD or MBA from an accredited institution.
Experience in a matrixed, multi-divisional enterprise and exposure to cross-functional senior leadership.
Ability to influence C-suite and senior legal stakeholders across multiple business divisions.
Experience applying AI or advanced contract management tools to automate contract-term extraction, tracking, and governance workflows.
Track record of translating 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 establishing its charter, RACI, meeting cadence, and escalation protocol.
Own the enterprise deal escalation policy by defining escalation triggers, coordinating cross-divisional leadership reviews, 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 enforcement.
Develop and distribute partnership best-practice toolkits, including licensing playbooks, deal templates, and an exceptions policy.
Collaborate with Legal to protect S&P Global’s intellectual property and data assets, prevent leakage, and ensure licensing terms address evolving commercial and AI-enabled partnership models.