SVP, Transformation

S&P Global • New York, NY

1d • $323,000 - $585,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Transformation team reports directly to the Chief Technology and Transformation Officer and drives enterprise-wide execution of S&P Global’s transformation priorities to accelerate value creation across the business. The SVP, Transformation will set bold, forward-looking direction while translating ambition into integrated plans and tangible outcomes enabled through the Enterprise Program Management Office.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in transformation, consulting, or technology leadership roles with demonstrated success in enterprise-wide initiatives
• Experience in financial services or other highly regulated, complex global industries with strong commercial acumen to drive the customer experience
• Demonstrated experience using AI, automation, process re-engineering platforms
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with ability to influence senior executives and cross-functional teams
• Experience working in matrixed organizations and managing complex stakeholder relationships

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (MBA, MS) in relevant field or equivalent executive education
• Previous experience in financial services, data analytics, or technology consulting environments
• Strong background in change management methodologies including but not limited to Agile, Systems Thinking, Lean, or Six Sigma approaches

Responsibilities

• Own and steward S&P Global’s enterprise-wide transformation agenda, ensuring sustained value creation across business, technology, operating models, and culture.
• Act as the enterprise orchestrator of complex, cross-functional change, translating strategic ambition into integrated roadmaps, sequenced execution, and measurable outcomes.
• Serve as a trusted partner to the CEO, ELT, and Technology teams shaping the transformation narrative and holding leaders accountable for results.
• Define and maintain internal transformation roadmap in an ever-changing environment including accelerating technological change, AI adoption, evolving customer expectations, and regulatory complexity.
• Partner with and support our SVP, Enterprise Strategy on the longer 5-10 year strategy.
• Balance near-term impact delivery with long-term enterprise resilience, agility, and growth.
• Collaborate with CTOs and Product teams to enable transformation within and across all divisions and functions, including Technology, by establishing shared goals, operating rhythms, and enterprise-level performance metrics.
• Champion a product mindset through close alignment with Technology and Product Leads around shared priorities, joint roadmaps, and clear accountability for delivering scalable solutions and measurable business outcomes.
• Ensure technology investments are tightly coupled to business outcomes, adoption, and realized value—not activity alone.
• Partner with Finance to define clear success measures for transformation efforts, including revenue growth, productivity gains, execution speed, cost efficiency, risk reduction, and strategic enablement.
• Collaborate with the People Team on change management to drive disciplined change adoption, ensuring new capabilities, processes, and ways of working translate into sustained enterprise impact.
• Act as a visible role model for transformation leadership, reinforcing accountability, transparency, and a performance-driven culture.
• Lead the Enterprise PMO / Transformation Office, establishing portfolio governance, investment prioritization, delivery standards, and value realization disciplines.
• Ensure transformation initiatives are sequenced, resourced, and governed as an integrated portfolio rather than isolated programs.
• Track, report, and drive accountability for outcomes including productivity, cost efficiency, growth enablement, and operational resilience.
• Lead end-to-end enterprise process redesign, reimagining how work gets done across divisions and functions to materially improve speed, quality, cost, and customer outcomes.
• Embed modern ways of working, automation, and AI-enabled capabilities into core processes to unlock step-change productivity and performance.
• Ensure redesigned processes are adopted, sustained, and embedded into day-to-day operations.
• Empower and challenge functional and divisional leaders to own transformation within their areas while ensuring alignment to enterprise priorities.
• Proactively identify and resolve friction between business-as-usual operations and transformation initiatives to sustain momentum without destabilizing performance.
• Build transformation capability across the organization, enabling leaders and teams to operate effectively in a continuously changing environment.

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.
• Best-in class benefits for families.
• Retail discounts to referral incentive awards.

What This Job Offers

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