Senior Product Owner/Manager

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use): 13

The Role:

As a Product Owner / Manager for S&P Global's Distribution and Data Platforms, you play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering innovative data and distribution solutions that meet the evolving needs of our clients and stakeholders. This position is responsible for defining the product vision, strategy, timely execution and roadmaps for our products, ensuring that our offerings remain competitive and aligned with market demands. The ideal candidate has a keen understanding of user needs and business objectives. As a key liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders, the Product Owner will prioritize features, manage the product backlog, and drive the agile development process to deliver results on time.

Key responsibilities include engaging with stakeholders to gather requirements, translating those into actionable user stories, and ensuring that the product development aligns with the overall strategic goals of S&P Global’s EDO organization.

This role requires a blend of technical knowledge and great communication skills, making it essential for driving the success of S&P Global's Distribution and Data Platforms in a rapidly changing data landscape.

The Impact:

As a member of the Product team, you will play an essential role in steering the Agile development process, overseeing complex projects from inception to completion, and maintaining modules to ensure smooth functionality.

What’s in for you:

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and contribute to the timely delivery of impactful product enhancements that drive business results. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, an understanding of (financial) data, and great communication and product management skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Requirements and roadmap – Understand, Analyze, Document and Sign-off Business, Functional and Non-Functional Requirements
• Communicate a clear product strategy, roadmap and set of features that convey the product vision.
• Participate / lead in project sizing, planning and tracking activities
• Contribute and articulate the vision and strategy to obtain approval from key stakeholders including senior management, product management development, and operations.
• Business and Tech Liaison – Understand business problem/need and communicate to Technology; understand technology solution against business need and present back to Business
• Produce detailed business and functional feature definitions from existing systems, previous drafts, and SME interviews
• Partner with stakeholders, understanding their business objectives and priority requirements; facilitate sign-off across stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrate the ability to use a broad range of business analysis skills, methodologies and techniques including Gap Analysis, Feasibility studies, Use case modelling
• Assess the impact of change in requirements to the technology systems/infrastructure and ensure changes are documented and communicated effectively
• Work with Development and Testing teams during testing cycles to ensure implementation meets requirements.
• Utilize analytical tools to develop workflows, cross functional and process flow diagrams

What We’re Looking For:

• Expertise in agile methodologies.
• Experience as a Product Owner or similar role in a data-centric environment, preferably within financial services or technology sectors.
• Proven ability to lead and manage project teams across diverse geographies, juggling multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.
• Clear communication and interpersonal skills, with a track record of influencing cross-functional teams and delivering results without formal authority.
• A collaborative mindset, thriving in cross-functional teams that value innovation, productivity, and quality.

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. 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

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. 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: Perks for partners and children, 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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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 email EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com.

US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster is available here. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision information is available here.

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