About the Role

Grade level: 14. The S&P Global Corporate Legal team serves as a strategic business partner across a diverse portfolio of market‑leading businesses, providing practical and digestible legal advice to enable innovation while managing risk in complex global markets. The team works in a highly collaborative, matrixed environment where cross‑functional partnership and business acumen are valued as highly as legal expertise. This role carries significant visibility with senior leadership and offers the opportunity to shape the company’s approach to some of the most consequential legal and regulatory issues of our time.

Role: Associate General Counsel, Head of Privacy & Data Protection. The holder of this position will be a visible leader across S&P Global, providing advice on legal and compliance issues relating to global privacy, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and incident response, and data governance matters. Responsibilities include leading global privacy and data compliance programs, overseeing privacy reporting obligations, and advising on AI governance and emerging regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a comprehensive global privacy and data protection legal strategy across S&P Global, ensuring compliance with applicable privacy regulations.
• Oversee global data privacy and protection program governance, including policy development, training initiatives, and compliance monitoring.
• Lead legal response to complex privacy and data incidents, partnering with Information Security, senior leadership, and other stakeholders to manage regulatory, legal, and reputational risk.
• Act as the primary legal interface with Information Security leadership, advising on security governance, incident readiness, and regulatory expectations tied to cybersecurity and operational resilience.
• Advise on legal and regulatory issues arising from S&P Global’s development and deployment of artificial intelligence, including responsible AI governance, model risk, and emerging AI legislation.
• Guide and mentor a small global team of privacy attorneys and professionals, setting clear expectations, supporting development, and fostering a high‑performance, collaborative team culture.
• Translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into clear, actionable guidance for technical and business stakeholders.
• Partner with legal and business leaders to assess privacy, data protection, and AI risks in new products, services, and data processing activities, providing practical legal solutions.
• Monitor and interpret emerging global privacy, data, cybersecurity, and AI regulations, translating legal developments into actionable guidance and proactive risk mitigation strategies.
• Represent Legal as a thought leader on privacy, data protection, and AI, contributing to internal education, cross‑functional initiatives, and external engagement where appropriate.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: $177,036 to $309,783 (depending on location, experience, and qualifications). Eligible for an annual incentive plan.

Additional benefits include health and wellness coverage, flexible downtime, continuous learning opportunities, financial planning and retirement benefits, family‑friendly perks, and various other perks such as retail discounts and referral incentives.

Basic Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution, with admission and good standing in at least one jurisdiction, and the ability to practice effectively in a complex, multinational regulatory environment.
• 15+ years of progressive legal experience counseling on global privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulations impacting the financial services, data, and technology industry; experience advising on AI governance and emerging AI regulation strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated strong legal and business judgment and strategic thinking in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, with the ability to prioritize and focus on critical initiatives and hold teams accountable.
• Exceptional public speaking and written communication abilities, with strategic influencing acumen and a clear, concise style.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with senior management; adaptability and willingness to take on a wide variety of new tasks in a fast‑paced environment.
• Deep technical competence with the ability to understand and analyze the breadth of S&P Global’s products and services, including data‑driven and AI‑enabled offerings, and to engage credibly with technical teams.
• Operate as a player‑coach, able to get into the details and execute while supporting and building a collaborative team.
• Low ego with a high level of professionalism.
• Ability to work harmoniously with teams across regions and time zones.
• Growth mindset with intellectual curiosity and a proven ability to rapidly develop expertise in new and evolving areas of law, technology, and regulation.
• Aptitude to establish an inspiring team culture with belonging and purpose based on shared values and behaviors.

Right to Work Requirements

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

Return to Work Initiative

We encourage enthusiastic and talented returners to apply and will actively support your return to the workplace as part of our Return to Work initiative, Restart.

Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal‑opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

EEO Statement

This position is subject to U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. The following resources provide details on discrimination protections and pay transparency requirements. EEO Poster, Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision.