About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 13
About Mobility Global S&P Global has recently announced the intent to separate our Mobility Segment into a standalone public company.
Role Summary The Director, Software Implementation Team will own and drive major corporate platform initiatives-
modernizing and enhancing core enterprise systems ,
migrating platforms and workloads , and
consolidating tools/technology stacks to improve reliability, security, scalability, and cost-efficiency. Working with the Heads of Corporate Platform teams and the functional business owners, y ou will lead technical delivery teams end -to-end: architecture, execution, quality, and operational readiness .
Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Delivery - Lead the technical strategy and execution for platform enhancement, migration, and consolidation programs (e.g., application rationalization, shared services adoption, legacy retirement).
- Own end-to-end delivery: requirements discovery, solution design, implementation, testing, cutover, and post-migration stabilization .
- Set engineering direction through reference architectures, patterns, standards, and guardrails (performance, resiliency, observability, security).
- Drive technical decision-making with a bias for measurable outcomes (availability, latency, cost, deployment frequency, incident reduction).
Architecture, Modernization, and Consolidation - Design solutions to reduce duplication across corporate systems, including consolidation of services, data stores, CI/CD pipelines, and operational tooling.
- Guide modernization efforts such as service decomposition , API standardization, event-driven patterns, and cloud/platform adoption where appropriate .
- Lead integration strategies across identity, access, data, and enterprise applications.
Migration & Cutover Excellence - Define migration approaches (rehost, replatform , refactor) and execute with minimal downtime and risk.
- Create and run cutover plans , including rollback strategies, runbooks, verification checklists, and stakeholder communications.
- Manage data migration planning: mapping, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and retention/compliance considerations.
Engineering Management (Technical Lead Scope) - Lead team s of Software engineers (directly or contracted ): provide technical guidance, unblock delivery, and uphold high engineering standards.
- Own code quality practices: design reviews, code reviews, test strategy, and technical documentation.
- Mentor software engineers; build a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and operational ownership.
Reliability, Security, and Operations - Ensure production readiness ,
- Partner with security and compliance to implement secure-by-design practices (threat modeling, least privilege, auditability, secrets handling).
- Drive post-launch improvements using operational insights: incident learnings, performance bottlenecks, and customer feedback.
Stakeholder & Program Collaboration - Partner with Corporate platform teams, product, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, IT, and business stakeholders to align roadmap, scope, and sequencing.
- Translate business goals into technical plans; proactively manage risks, dependencies, and delivery tradeoffs.
- Communicate progress through concise status updates, technical demos, and executive-ready summaries.
Required Skills Core Engineering - Strong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Java, C#, Python, Go, TypeScript ).
- Deep experience building distributed systems : APIs, services, asynchronous processing, caching, and data persistence.
- Experience configuring and customizing SAAS applications.
- Strong SDLC discipline: version control, branching strategies, testing pyramids, and release management.
Platform, Migration, and Consolidation Expertise - Proven success leading large-scale migrations (apps and/or data), including phased rollouts and zero/low-downtime strategies.
- Hands-on experience with legacy modernization and platform consolidation (decommissioning, dependency mapping, migration waves).
Leadership & Communication - Strong technical writing: architecture docs, runbooks, operational readiness checklists.
- Ability to influence without authority and drive alignment across multiple teams.
- Pragmatic decision-making under constraints (timeline, risk, cost, regulatory needs).
Required Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science , Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a lead role (tech lead, staff/lead engineer, or engineering manager with hands-on delivery).
- Demonstrated delivery of enterprise-grade platform initiatives involving migration and/or consolidation with measurable outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications - Experience leading multi-team programs with complex dependencies.
- Experience with enterprise identity and access patterns (SSO, RBAC), data governance, and audit requirements.
- Familiarity with domain-driven design, event-driven architectures , and platform engineering practices.
- Experience with cost optimization and FinOps-style practices in cloud
About S&P Global Mobility At S&P Global Mobility, we provide invaluable insights derived from unmatched automotive data, enabling our customers to anticipate change and make decisions with conviction. Our expertise helps them to optimize their businesses, reach the right consumers, and shape the future of mobility. We open the door to automotive innovation, revealing the buying patterns of today and helping customers plan for the emerging technologies of tomorrow.
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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.
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