Senior Principal Researcher

About the Role

Grade Level (for internal use): 11

The Carbon research team is part of the Horizons research group within S&P Global Energy. This research team focuses on compliance and voluntary carbon markets, carbon management, and emissions insight and modeling. The carbon research team collaborates with teams across S&P Global to expand our emissions capabilities and deliver on cross‑cutting carbon research.

• Work with a dynamic team of experts tackling the most critical GHG estimation and decarbonization challenges in the world today.
• Work, learn, and advance the understanding of emissions quantification and accounting related policy, regulation and standards.
• Contribute to building an entirely new understanding of carbon markets, carbon accounting, and emissions performance on top of the world’s largest and most comprehensive datasets.
• Collaborate with sectoral experts to analyze where, why, how emission occur and what can be done about them.
• Become a thought leader on carbon market and emissions standards and regulation and engage clients and market participants on our latest insight and analysis.

The Carbon research team leads S&P Global Energy’s emissions estimation, analytics, insight, carbon markets and technology removals analysis. This role will contribute to analyzing, and untangling the impact of carbon accounting related policy and regulation, and contribute to broader emissions related insight and emission modeling efforts. This is a unique hybrid role, and we are seeking the best combination of skills and experience in emissions quantification to regulatory and policy analyst.

This role is critical to positioning S&P Global Energy’s as the leading voice for emissions and carbon markets alike.

• Provide thought leadership and help advance best practices on carbon accounting, and analyze technical aspects of carbon accounting methodologies, standards, policies and regulations.
• Contribute to the build‑out of emission estimation and quantification capabilities across S&P Global Energy’s businesses.
• Develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders to communicate findings, collaborate on key initiatives, and facilitate the development of project/initiative deliverables.
• Contribute to thought leadership pieces through written reports and presentations to both internal and external audiences.

For US candidates:
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $100,000 to $130,000. Final base salary 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, see the benefits portal.

• A dynamic, adaptable collaborator, with the ability to work in matrix positions.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team‑oriented environment and to navigate and excel in a complex, matrix organization, and relate successfully to a variety of people.
• Requires highly effective verbal and written communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong understanding of fundamentals of GHG estimation, life‑cycle accounting, and emissions reporting or knowledge of carbon markets/carbon policy.
• Background in carbon market policy and regulatory analysis.
• Must have the ability to work independently with limited oversight.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, environmental science, economics, finance coupled with relevant industry experience, ideally linked to policy. A graduate degree is a plus.

At S&P Global Energy, our comprehensive view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make superior decisions and create long‑term, sustainable value. Our four core capabilities are:
Platts for news and pricing; CERA for research and advisory;
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