Licensing Operations Senior Analyst

About S&P Global Market Intelligence

S&P Global Market Intelligence (SPGMI) offers a comprehensive suite of credit solutions designed to help organizations across the globe assess and manage credit risk. Credit Solutions (CS) is the commercial arm that sells Ratings’ credit ratings, advanced analytics, and financial risk solutions. The CS business contributes a significant portion of SPGMI’s revenue, nearly $5 billion annually.

We are part of the Commercial Solutions unit focused on delivering high‑value products to a broad range of clients:
Investment Management, Investment Banking, Insurance, Commercial Banking, Non‑Financial Corporates, and Government Agencies.

Licensing Operations Senior Analyst, Grade 11. You will support the Licensing team in mitigating operational, financial, legal, and regulatory risks by reviewing and evaluating licensing deal terms and contracts across global clients.

• Support Commercial and Product teams across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC with insights and analysis on client use cases, licensing terms, and deal structures, assisting with negotiations for new and existing CS licensing agreements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate legal contracts to ensure consistency in deal terms and pricing across clients and industries, evaluate and provide recommendations related to non‑standard deal terms.
• Provide world‑class customer service to the Product and Commercial teams by maintaining a high level of service quality, proactively anticipating their needs, and engaging in continuous improvement.
• Support the Licensing team across a variety of projects, key initiatives, and internal processes.
• Promote a culture of value‑based business practices and compliance by educating stakeholders across the company on best practices for licensing CS products and services.

Base salary range: $80,000 – $135,000, varying by location. This role is eligible for a commercial incentive plan and additional S&P Global benefits. See our benefits page.

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) or experience with commercial contracts (e.g., paralegal).
• 3+ years of relevant experience in financial services as a compliance, legal, or risk management professional.
• Driven, self‑directed with a strong commercial mindset and creative problem‑solving skills.
• Team player experienced working with cross‑functional teams including Product, Commercial, and Legal.
• Ability to translate high‑level requirements into executable plans and secure consensus from partners.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Curiosity to learn and adaptability to develop new skill sets.
• Ability to work independently in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments.
• Flexible to work across international time zones.

• Excellent computer skills, including MS Office.
• Understanding of banking and asset management functions.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), Excel, complex formulas, pivot tables.
• Fluency in foreign languages.

This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

Flexible hours and remote working options are typically possible. Discuss arrangements during the interview.

We encourage returners to apply and actively support your reintegration into the workplace.

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to

20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), PDMGDV
202.2 - Middle Professional Tier II (EEO Job Group), SWP Priority – Ratings.

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Virtual, New York, United States.