Director

About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use):

12 The Role: Director, Private Markets

The Team: The S&P Global Commercial Team is responsible for optimizing relationships and commercial outcomes for over 2,000 of the largest companies in the U.S. & Canada. We are a close-knit team and collaborate continually to brainstorm solutions that help our clients overcome their complex business challenges. The team is competitive, fun, energetic, and intellectually curious.

The Impact: The Private Markets are growing and evolving rapidly.This opportunity will support financial sponsors & alternative asset managers solve complex problems across the intersection of the capital markets.

The Career Opportunity:

Engage with Senior Business Leaders: You'll be working with key decision makers to provide solutions, generate demand for S&P products and build out our overall coverage of this market.

Partnering with key market personas who drive business and support this segment of clients.

Work for a great organization with the right balance of excellence, fun, and close relationships with your peers and management.

Responsibilities:

This role will implement tailored sales strategies within S&P's Private Markets business:

Develop and manage relationships with financial sponsors and alternative asset managers across multiple asset classes, ensure best in class customer service to support new client acquisition and identifying future upsell opportunities.

Identify areas to position S&P product suite utilizing customer insights to build pipeline and drive opportunities from inception to close.

Provide high-touch client service to financial intermediaries and other market influencer personas who advise managers such as Bankers, Law Firms, Placement Agents, etc, communicating S&P's value proposition.

Leverage communication, relationship building and negotiation skills to gain user acceptance and optimize revenue.

Deliver insights on both existing product functionality / use cases as well as explore new product opportunities.

Execute against Private Markets sales strategy as well as leverage observed market insights to inform future strategy/product development.

Track customer & industry developments / trends including by attending private markets conferences and respond accordingly.Provide the pulse of the market to senior management.

Understand current and future customer problems and identify creative ways to help clients address them.

What We're Looking For:

Positive attitude and ability to work well across multiple internal partners.

Proactive mindset to identify new potential clients and areas of opportunity.

Strong organizational skills to effectively manage both internal and external stakeholder relationships.

Proven sales track record of developing and maintaining strong relationships with Financial Sponsors & Alternative Asset Managers, addressing their needs, and optimizing the customer experience.

Master networker, ability to attend conferences and industry events to raise S&P market profile.

Persistent and resilient qualities in building and delivering against sales pipeline.

Strong presentation, communication, multitasking, and customer service skills.

Exceptional skills in articulating ideas and complex information in a clear and structured manner.

Demonstrate sound ability to analyze client information quickly, and use data to influence client purchase decisions.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree (Finance, Economics, or related field ), MBA Preferred

8-10+ years of financial services sales experience

Basic understanding of Private Markets and rating agency space.

Preferred Qualifications:

Proven track record of sales success in financial services industry.

Knowledge of debt capital markets. Knowledge of Private Equity, Private Credit & Fund Finance

Existing relationships with Private Equity and Private Credit Firms

The Location: New York, NY

Grade/Level ( relevant for internal applicants only ): 12

This role is limited to persons with the indefinite right to work in the United States.

Compensation/Benefits Information (US Applicants Only):

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $88,400 to $175,650 . Base salary ranges may vary by geographic location.

In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan.

This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, visit .

About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world's leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

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What's In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology-the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide-so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We're committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We're constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you cantake care of business. We care about our people. That's why we provide everything you-and your career-need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include:

• 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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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we believe diversity fuels creative insights, equity unlocks opportunity, and inclusion drives growth and innovation - Powering Global Markets. Our commitment centers on our global workforce, ensuring that our people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. It doesn't stop there, we strive to better reflect and serve the communities in which we live and work, and advocate for greater opportunity for all.

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