Director, DeFi Strategy & Planning

About the Role

Grade Level (for internal use):

13

Job Title:
Director, Digital Assets CoE & Strategic Planning

About S&P Global:

S&P Global is a leading provider of transparent and independent ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and data to the capital and commodity markets worldwide. We are committed to innovation in the evolving digital asset ecosystem, and our newly formed Center of Excellence (CoE) for Digital Assets is designed to drive strategic growth, foster synergies, and position the firm as a thought leader in decentralized finance (DeFi) and related markets.

Role Overview:

We are seeking a Strategist to join our compact team of three in the Digital Assets CoE, which is a part of the larger Enterprise Strategy team. This role will play a pivotal part in navigating the internal landscape to facilitate product ideation, identify synergies across divisions, institutionalize capabilities, streamline efforts, and optimize resources. You will also contribute to external and client-facing activities, including representing S&P Global at conferences and forums, staying abreast of developments in the digital asset ecosystem, and supporting senior strategists with their workload.

The CoE has a broad remit focused on advancing S&P Global's position in digital assets through market intelligence, innovation, client enablement, thought leadership, external advocacy, growth exploration, and partnership building. This is an opportunity to shape the future of DeFi within a global financial powerhouse and it a dynamic role at the forefront of DeFi innovation within a global leader in financial intelligence.

• Help drive product ideation by working closely with divisional product management teams to develop new offerings relevant to digital asset markets.
• Identify synergies and new market opportunities, revenue models, or client-facing products based on emerging trends.
• Prototype and pilot initiatives to support franchise expansion, ensuring agility for quick pivots.
• Help Consolidate expertise, knowledge, and best practices to ensure high-quality outcomes in building and executing digital asset strategies.
• Lead efforts to streamline efforts, reduce duplication, and optimize resources to enhance overall performance.
• Promote collaboration across divisions to scale insights, client engagement, and innovation.
• Ensure alignment of standards and tools across divisions to enable best practices.
• Help track industry disruptions, regulatory changes, innovations, and competitor moves through research, data analytics, and external networks.
• Provide market trend monitoring, intelligence gathering, and product ideation support to internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of tailored information, tools, workshops, or consultations to help clients address challenges, optimize strategies, and capitalize on opportunities.
• Contribute to the creation and promotion of content such as whitepapers, webinars, podcasts, or industry events to establish S&P Global as an authority in digital assets.
• Occasionally represent S&P Global in policy forums, academic forums, industry events, and client events.
• Engage with traditional and crypto-native market participants to identify areas of mutual interest and accelerate potential partnerships.
• Support senior strategists with workload management and contribute to accelerating S&P Global's innovation and growth exploration in digital assets.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the digital asset ecosystem through ongoing research and networking.

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $146,109 to $ USD. 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 .

Basic

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Computer Science, or a related field; advanced degree (e.g., MBA, MS in Finance) preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in crypto and digital assets, with a strong background in traditional financial markets.
• Proven crypto fluency, including deep understanding of DeFi protocols, blockchain technologies, regulatory landscapes, and market dynamics.
• Experience in a strategy, consulting, or product development role within financial services or fintech, ideally involving innovation in emerging technologies.

Key

Skills:

• Strategic planning and execution.
• Project and innovation management.
• Strong analytical and technical skills, including data analytics and research methodologies.
• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management…