Director, Software Engineering

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About the Role :

Grade Level (for internal use) :

13 S&P Global Commodity Insights

Director, Software Engineering

The Team :

S&P Global Commodity Insights empowers organizations to create long-term, sustainable value by providing data and insights for a comprehensive view of the global energy and commodities markets.

The Impact :

You will play a crucial role in developing products for the Environmental Solutions group. As Director, you'll lead engineering teams and help define enterprise and application architectures, APIs, information models, and interoperability frameworks while managing technology.

What's in it for you :

Build and manage a team of talented software engineers with the ability to not only keep up with, but also pioneer, in this space.

Collaborate with and influence leadership so that your teams' work directly impacts company strategy and direction.

Develop deep partnerships with engineering and product teams to deliver on major cross-functional measurements and testing.

Communicate effectively at all organizational levels, including with executives.

Provide success in partnering teams with dramatically varying backgrounds, from the highly technical to the highly creative.

Experience instills a culture of ownership, collaboration, and results.

Track record of recruiting talent in software engineering and data engineering.

Ability to translate business concepts into a technical architecture

Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to define priorities and develop roadmaps

Project management skills

Demonstrated intellectual and analytical rigor, strong attention to detail

Team-oriented, energetic, collaborative, diplomatic, and flexible style.

Responsibilities :

Provides leadership in the execution and delivery of technology solutions to support business applications.

Define, develop, and manage technical architecture for Environmental Solutions projects, including cloud infrastructure, APIs, microservices, integration patterns, and data platforms.

Own and drive the Information Modelling workstream, creating comprehensive conceptual, logical, and physical data models to ensure consistency, flexibility, and scalability.

This includes leading and coordinating activities throughout development, ensuring the appropriate use of standard models and software packages, as well as standard methods of integration, and developing common application services.

Ensure that the best development processes and technologies are used in the design, construction, and implementation of applications.

Ensures timely delivery of the application development projects without compromising the quality and performance of the system

Drive innovation and continuous learning, staying informed about emerging technologies relevant to environmental and sustainability solutions.

What We're Looking For :

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

10+ years of experience in application development (including application architecture, information modelling, data governance, software development, and system integration).

6+ years of people management experience with 2+ years of managing managers

Deep expertise and proven ownership of information modelling and data architecture practices, including metadata management, conceptual / logical / physical modelling, and data governance.

Proven hands-on experience with API design, microservices architectures, cloud computing, container orchestration systems, containerization, ETL, and CI / CD pipelines.

Strong technical knowledge of cybersecurity standards, risk management practices, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.

Exceptional documentation and diagramming skills (UML or equivalent).

Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and influencing skills, able to effectively communicate complex technical concepts across various teams and levels of the organization.

Critical thinking, abstract problem-solving ability, strong analytical skills, and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications :

Proven experience in designing and implementing systems related to commodity markets, including trading platforms.

Familiarity with market mechanisms and regulations governing carbon trading and environmental credits.

Experience working with environmental registries that track carbon credits, renewable energy certificates, or other sustainability-related data.

Understanding of compliance requirements and best practices for data management within environmental registries.

Personal Attributes :

Highly motivated, proactive, and capable of independent decision-making with emphasis on driving specific, measurable, and value-adding goals

Creative thinker with a strong focus on efficient and reusable solutions and continuous improvement.

Ability to collaborate effectively in geographically dispersed and diverse teams.

Detail-oriented, with a strong commitment to excellence in architecture and systems design.

About S&P Global Commodity Insights

At S&P Global Commodity Insights, our complete view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make decisions with conviction and create long-term, sustainable value.

We're a trusted connector that brings together thought leaders, market participants, governments, and regulators to co-create solutions that lead to progress. Vital to navigating Energy Transition, S&P Global Commodity Insights' coverage includes oil and gas, power, chemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.

S&P Global Commodity Insights 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.

For more information, visit http : / / www.spglobal.com / commodity-insights .

What's In It For You?

Our Mission :

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

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. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values :

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

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 can take 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.

For more information on benefits by country visit : https : / / spgbenefits.com / benefit-summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global :

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

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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.

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