Sr. Director, Software Engineering

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):
14
We are seeking an experienced and visionary Leader to lead and drive the software engineering function for product development within analytical engineering portfolio. This is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing the design, development, and delivery of innovative products that meet the needs of our customers. You will play a critical role in defining the technology strategy, managing engineering teams, and fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You will lead a team of engineers, ensuring the successful design, development, and deployment of these services. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of a key technical initiative within our organization, directly impacting both internal operations and client-facing products.

You will work with global staff of software engineers across "value streams" and partner with your Product Management and Quality peers to support a large, global group of agile scrum teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Development
  • Implement the overall technical strategy for product development, ensuring alignment with business objectives and market demands
  • Collaborate with product management, design, and other stakeholders to define product roadmaps and ensure timely, high-quality delivery of features
  • Oversee the development of new product features and enhancements, ensuring that they are scalable, reliable, and meet customer needs
  • Balance technical priorities with business goals to deliver innovative products while ensuring operational efficiency
• Leadership & Team Development
  • Lead and inspire a team of software engineers, architects, and engineering managers, ensuring high performance and professional growth
  • Cultivate a high-performance culture, emphasizing accountability, innovation, collaboration, and quality
  • Mentor and guide engineering leadership, providing direction on both technical and operational aspects of product development.
• Technical Oversight & Innovation
  • Oversee the architecture and design of complex software systems, ensuring robust and scalable solutions
  • Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to drive innovation within the engineering team
  • Ensure adherence to high coding standards, software quality, and efficient development processes, including continuous integration and deployment practices
  • Lead the adoption of modern technologies, tools, and frameworks that improve software performance, scalability, and maintainability

• Cross Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with product management, UX/UI design, marketing, and other cross-functional teams to align on product vision, goals, and deliverables
  • Serve as the primary technical liaison between engineering, senior leadership, and other departments, ensuring clear communication and alignment on priorities
  • Manage and resolve dependencies across teams, ensuring smooth and efficient project execution
• Operational Excellence & Risk Management
  • Identify and mitigate technical risks and obstacles, ensuring that the product development pipeline runs smoothly and efficiently.
  • Implement key performance indicators (KPIs) to track the progress of product development initiatives, ensuring milestones are met.
  • Ensure the security, performance, and scalability of products through proactive monitoring and improvements.
  • Establish and maintain development processes, methodologies, and best practices that ensure high-quality product delivery and operational efficiency

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 $158,656 to $259,000. 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 not eligible for additional compensation such as an annual incentive bonus or sales commission 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 here.

Qualifications:

• Experience:
  • 15+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5+ years in a senior leadership role and managing engineering teams.
  • Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate and engage teams across multiple disciplines.
  • Proven track record of leading and scaling engineering teams in a product-focused environment
  • Extensive experience in software development lifecycle management, from product conception through deployment and iteration
  • Strong technical background with hands-on experience in modern software development technologies (e.g., Java, Python, microservices, cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, etc.)
  • Experience in managing large-scale, complex product development efforts and ensuring cross-functional team alignment
  • Expertise in software architecture and system design, with an ability to lead and influence technical decision-making.
  • Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and experience implementing Agile practices in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to balance short-term tactical needs with long-term strategic goals.
  • Acts as the primary interface with senior leaders, stakeholders, and executives, driving consensus across competing objectives.
  • Manages multiple stakeholders, complex projects, and large cross-product collaborations.
  • Influences peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams.
  • Acts as primary interface with senior leaders, stakeholders, and executives, driving consensus across competing objectives.
  • Manages multiple stakeholders, complex projects, and large cross-product collaborations.
  • Influences peer leaders and senior stakeholders across the business, product, and technology teams

• Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Right to Work Requirements:

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

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. *Link here to careers site page when applicable*

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Our Mission:

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Our People:

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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.

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