Senior Lead, Strategy & Planning

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

13

The Business Acceleration & Strategic Initiatives function at S&P Dow Jones Indices partners with Division leadership on the most critical strategic questions facing the business while also driving initiatives that make the organization more effective. The work is project-based and episodic — the team flexes across themes rather than owning fixed lanes.

This is the first senior hire into the function, offering a rare opportunity to help shape both the strategic agenda and the operating model of a high-visibility team inside a market-leading business.

Reporting directly to the Head of the function, the Senior Strategy Lead will run strategic projects end-to-end. This is an "athlete" role — not a specialist position.

You will:

• Lead strategic projects end-to-end under the direction of the function head: framing the problem, designing the workplan, driving analysis, synthesizing findings, and delivering executive-ready communication

• Collaborate broadly across S&P DJI and the wider S&P Global organization, working with senior stakeholders to move initiatives forward

• Co-build the team's operating model, including contributing to the design and deployment of agentic tooling as a standing analytical capability

• Operate hands-on in a lean team structure; you should expect to execute the work yourself, not just direct others

Experience & Background

• 5‑8 years of full-time professional experience, including 2‑3 years post-MBA.

• Current or recent tenure as an Engagement Manager / Case Team Leader (or equivalent) at a top-tier strategy consultancy:
  McKinsey, Bain, BCG, or comparable (e.g., Oliver Wyman, Parthenon/EY, Casey Quirk/Deloitte)

• Substantial engagement experience in financial services, financial data, asset management, or capital markets

• Direct experience leading client-facing engagements end-to-end: scoping, workplan design, analysis, recommendation development, and executive presentation

• Exceptional problem-structuring, analytical, and executive communication skills

• Demonstrated AI-native orientation — with specific examples of using AI tools to change how you work, not just what you produce.

• Strong financial analysis and modeling capability (a plus; pre-MBA banking experience is a nice-to-have)

• Comfort operating with autonomy in a lean team where senior people execute the 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, we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply and will actively support your return to the workplace.

(This section is only applicable to US candidates) S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $ to $230,000. 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 eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please  () .

At S&P Dow Jones Indices, we provide iconic and innovative index solutions backed by unparalleled expertise across the asset-class spectrum. By bringing transparency to the global capital markets, we empower investors everywhere to make decisions with conviction. We’re the largest global resource for index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®.

More assets are invested in products based upon our indices than any other index provider in the world. With over USD 7.4 trillion in passively managed assets linked to our indices and over USD 11.3 trillion benchmarked to our indices, our solutions are widely considered indispensable in tracking market performance, evaluating portfolios and developing investment strategies.

S&P Dow Jones Indices is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI).…