Licensing Operations Senior Analyst

Licensing Operations Senior Analyst – S&P Global

S&P Global Market Intelligence (SPGMI) offers a comprehensive suite of credit solutions designed to help organizations across the globe assess and manage credit risk. The Credit Solutions (CS) arm sells ratings, data, research, advanced analytics and financial risk solutions including subscription‑based services such as Ratings Xpress®, Ratings Direct® and Credit Analytics, contributing significantly to SPGMI’s nearly $5 billion annual revenue.

Grade Level (internal use): 11

The Licensing Operations Senior Analyst plays a critical support role in deals involving a broad array of clients across the globe and in various customer segments such as investment management, investment banking, insurance, commercial banking, non‑financial corporates and government agencies. The analyst works closely with Product, Commercial and Legal teams to support licensing governance and compliance, mitigate losses, enforce governance, review and evaluate licensing deal terms and contracts, and help protect S&P’s proprietary data rights.

• Support Commercial and Product teams across the Americas, EMEA and APAC with insights and analysis on client use cases, licensing terms, deal structures and assistance with negotiations for new and existing CS licensing agreements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate legal contracts to ensure consistency in deal terms and pricing across clients and industries, and evaluate and provide recommendations related to non‑standard deal terms.
• Provide world‑class customer service to Product and Commercial teams by maintaining a consistently high quality of service, proactively anticipating their needs, and engaging in continuous improvement.
• Support the Licensing team across a number of projects, key initiatives and internal processes.
• Promote a culture of value‑based business practices and compliance by educating stakeholders across the company on best practices for licensing CS products and services.

Base salary range: $80,000 – $135,000 (US applicants only; ranges may vary by geographic location). This role is eligible for a commercial incentive plan.

Additional benefits include health care coverage, generous time off, continuous learning resources, financial guidance, family‑friendly perks, and retail discounts, among others. Detailed benefit information can be found at .

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) or experience with commercial contracts (e.g., paralegal).
• 3+ years of relevant experience in the financial services sector as a compliance, legal or risk management professional.
• Driven, self‑directed person with understanding of commercial contracts and value‑based pricing concepts, strong commercial mindset and creative problem‑solving ability.
• Team player with experience working with cross‑functional teams, including Product, Commercial and Legal.
• Ability to translate high‑level requirements into executable plans with actionable steps, secure consensus from partners and follow through to execution.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Curiosity to learn and adaptability to develop new skill sets.
• Ability to work independently in fast‑paced and ambiguous environments.
• Flexible and adaptable to work across international time zones.

• Excellent computer skills, including MS Office.
• Understanding of banking and asset management functions.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), Excel, complex formulas and pivot tables; experience in data analysis and reporting.
• Fluency in foreign languages.

S&P Global values agility and diversity, and welcomes requests to work flexibly. Most roles allow flexible hours and/or remote working. Discuss arrangement during interview.

Those returning from caring responsibilities are encouraged to apply; the Return‑to‑Work initiative actively supports returners.

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