Manager, Methodology Innovation

**The Role**: Manager| Methodology Innovation | ESG Innovation and Solutions

**Grade**: 12 ( For Internal Purposes )

**The Location**: New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, or Sydney

**The Team**: The ESG Innovation and Solutions Team sits within S&P Global’s newly formed Sustainable1 organization. The team innovates and delivers essential data and intelligence to companies and financial institutions so that they can better understand their exposure to ESG risks and opportunities and report in line with mandatory and voluntary reporting requirements. The team is composed of experienced professionals driven to identify the transformative solutions of tomorrow. The team has also recently expanded to include members of the R&D Team from The Climate Service, now a part of S&P Global.

**The Impact**:
S&P Global Sustainable1 is S&P Global's single source of essential sustainability intelligence. Sustainable1 supports our clients with ESG products, insights and solutions from across S&P Global's divisions to help meet their unique needs as they are navigating and realizing the transition to a net zero, sustainable and equitable future.
More than ever, investors and companies seek evidence-based insights, high quality data and advanced analytics to support the decisions driving their strategies linking sustainability and business performance.
Our comprehensive coverage across global markets combined with in-depth ESG intelligence provides financial institutions, corporations and governments with an unmatched level of clarity and confidence.

**What’s in it for you**:
In this role, you will focus on building and growing the team’s capabilities on ESG and climate methodology innovation and new product development. You will work with the Head of Innovation Methodology to design, develop and bring to market cutting edge methodologies and datasets to serve the needs of a diverse range of clients across the investment value chain. The role provides an opportunity to work on cutting-edge products in the field of sustainable finance, ESG and corporate sustainability.

**Responsibilities**:
Work with and coordinate interdisciplinary teams and projects at the intersection of large-scale datasets, geospatial analytics, scenario analysis and financial analysis
Lead initiatives to maintain and enhance S&P Global’s market leading climate and ESG methodologies and models
Contribute to strategic innovation initiatives to develop new products and datasets that meet emerging market needs
Ensure high degree of confidence in data products including but not limited to developing QA/QC strategies to ensure they are platform-ready
Manage key components of ongoing projects with internal and external partners, including but not limited to Technology Teams, Product Teams, Data Management Teams as well as external stakeholders or data providers
Clearly communicate insights and technical approaches verbally and in writing, including documenting analytical methodologies and other outputs appropriate for use by specialist as well as non-specialists
Work collaboratively with a diverse team across multiple locations to conduct analysis and ensure the quality of insights
Help develop reports, factsheets, blog posts, and other materials for general and specific audiences on the topics of focus
Provide feedback from the market to help shape S&P Global’s ESG product innovation roadmap.

**What We’re Looking For**:
Strong quantitative background with data science and geospatial analysis experience viewed favorably
Demonstrated skills in data and project management
Intellectual agility and comfort with working on a wide variety of environmental topics
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Experience translating analytical information for non-specialist audiences
Ability to work independently and support a multi-disciplinary team, using independent judgment to plan, prioritize, and organize a diverse workload in a fast-paced environment
Demonstrated self-awareness, cultural competency and inclusivity, and ability to work with colleagues and stakeholders across diverse cultures and backgrounds
Self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented, with a positive, “can do” attitude

**Qualifications**:
10+ years of relevant technical and industry experience including leadership of complex projects
Proven experience managing analytical project teams
Strong quantitative background in a relevant discipline
Postgraduate degree in a relevant technical field (e.g., environmental science, economics, finance, engineering) or extensive track record as a practitioner.
Consulting skills, (e.g., ability to help define business problems, propose and gain alignment on solutions, and execute the implementation)
Able to convey complex information in an understandable, compelling, and persuasive manner to senior executives
Prior financial services experience will be looked upon favorably but is not a prerequisite
Fluent written and spoken