About the Role:Grade Level (for internal use):
13
Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Business Partner - Enterprise Technology Product Development
The Impact & What You'll Do
This leadership rolewill helpshape the financial future of S&P Global’stechnology product developmentacross key divisions. Asa strategic financial leader,you will influence investment priorities, capital allocation, and major technology product decisions. You will partner with the VP, Divisional Product Technology Finance, senior technology leaders, finance and people teams across divisions including S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Dow Jones Indices, and S&P Global Energy to improve financial outcomes and decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Financial Partnership & Decision Support:
Serve as the lead finance partner and trusted advisor to senior technology product development leaders,providingstrategic insight, financial guidance, and decision support for investment priorities, budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation.
Partner acrossdivisiontechnology, financeand corporate teams to align capital allocation with enterprise strategy, business performance, and capital priorities.
Lead financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting for division technology organizations supported by models, metrics, dashboards, and analytics that improve forecast accuracy and investment discipline.
Support the developmentand evaluation of business cases for major technology initiatives, ensuring clear articulation of ROI, business value, andfinancial impact.
Deliver executive-ready reporting, variance analysis, forward-looking projections, and actionable insights on technology investments, performance, risks, and outlook for product,financeand technology leadership.
Drive capital management, productivity initiatives, benchmarking, M&A support, and high-priority FP&A projects that strengthen enterprise technology investment decisions.
Leverage AI and advancedautomationto modernize and continuously improve FP&A processes, enhancing forecasting accuracy, scenario planning, andmanagementreporting while strengthening data governance and decision support.
Lead, manage, and continuously develop a high-performing team of financial analysts by fostering accountability, collaboration, and analytical rigor; identifying training plans and career paths to upskillAIcapabilities; and ensuring a comprehensive enterprise-wide view oftechnology spendthat balances divisional needs with company priorities.
Enterprise Financial Planning & Analysis:
Direct enterprise forecasting, reporting, and planning activities specifically for technology product development, evaluating financial performance and monitoring progress towards strategic goals.
Collaborate on medium to long-term annual budgeting and estimate reporting for Enterprise FP&A, with a focus on technology spend for product innovation.
Develop and implement sophisticated financial models and forecasts that support enterprise technology product initiatives, as well as potential acquisitions, divestitures, and partnerships, ensuring alignment with procurement and vendor management goals.
Improve forecast accuracy through pipeline analytics and leading indicator analysis for technology investments.
Design and track key performance metrics for technology product development investments.
Compensation/Benefits Information: (This section is only applicable to US candidates)
S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $126,676 to $221,434 USD. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.
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, please click
What We're Looking For
Basic Required Qualifications:
Proventrack recordof working with senior technology,financeand divisional leadership across multiple business units (e.g., Corporate, Ratings, Indices, MI, Energy), demonstrating strong executive presence and the ability to influence senior leadership.
Extensive experience, from both a finance and technology perspective, with the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), technology workforce planning, and software and application rationalization.
Demonstrated experienceleveragingAI platforms (e.g.Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini Enterprise, Kensho Spark Assist, etc.) to build and deploy agentic solutions
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
Key Competencies:
Success in this role will be measured by:
Return to Work:
Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return to Work initiative, Restart, we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace.
