About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

12

Title: Associate Director, US Equity Indices Product Management

The Impact:  S&P DJI indices serve as the foundation for investment products and portfolio benchmarking. They underpin leading exchange-traded derivatives, ETFs, structured products, OTC instruments, and index funds, playing a crucial role in the investment landscape.

The Team: The US Equity Index Product Management team oversees a diverse set of index products, including iconic benchmarks such as the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, sector and style indices, and sustainability indices. As asset class experts, the Product Management team sets strategic priorities to drive revenue growth. This team is integral to the Core Equities product group at S&P DJI, providing client solutions, insights, thought leadership, and driving product strategy and financial health.

The Role:  We are seeking an Associate Director to support our US Equity Indices initiatives in the US and globally. This role involves product development, financial monitoring, and providing indexing solutions to clients. The Associate Director will play a key role in ensuring the commercial success of US Equity indices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute product development strategy, working closely with the Head of US Equity Indices
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to support new product initiatives and strategic sales efforts
• Develop a deep understanding of the underlying data and methodologies required to create and maintain our key US Equity indices
• Manage multiple internal and external stakeholders with key messaging and deliverables
• Represent US Equity indices in client and prospective client meetings as a subject matter expert
• Support US Equity Indices through analysis and content creation for thought leadership materials (blogs, white papers, videos)
• Collaborate with the Research and Design team on index design
• Plan and coordinate tasks for the smooth and timely launch of new indices

• Work closely across Product Management team members and support global initiatives

• Take direction from senior Product Management leadership and collaborate closely on projects with other product managers across the product organization
• Identify growth opportunities and develop robust pipeline of growth for existing business, indices, and builds
• Contribute to prioritization and backlog management including sprint planning and executing on identified sprint deliveries

What’s In It For You

The investment industry is in the midst of a tremendous structural shift brought about by technological changes and the shift from active to passive investing. This position sits squarely at the epicenter of this evolution.

The role will provide exposure to multiple products within investment management. You will join a high performing team where you will have the opportunity to learn from local and international colleagues. 

The role will allow the Associate Director to have impactful exposure to multiple groups within S&P DJI (Index Governance, Index Management & Production, Marketing and Communications, Research & Design, Client Coverage, and others), to global clients such as asset managers and asset owners, structured product desks, other financial technology and data players. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of an iconic leading benchmark provider, bringing independent, transparent, innovative index solutions to the global investment community.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree required, master’s degree in a relevant field or progress towards a CFA Charterholder status a plus
• 5-7 years of relevant work experience
• Understanding of the investment process, investment management industry, portfolio theory, and financial markets is required
• Familiarity with sustainable financial topics and industry best practices, as well as sector and style investment strategies, is highly desirable
• Self-driven with strong research and innovation skills
• Strong multi-tasking capabilities is a must for this dynamic role that touches on every aspect of the index life-cycle
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills are essential, comfortable working with large datasets
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; candidate will eventually deliver high quality presentations both internally to management and externally to clients
• The position requires interacting with sophisticated clients and the candidate should demonstrate ability to ask questions and advise toward client solutions
• Programming skills (Python, R, SQL, VBA, others) are desirable
• Knowledge of financial packages such as FactSet, Capital IQ, Morningstar, Eikon, etc. is desirable
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team to effectively influence others and gain consensus
• Demonstrated ability to handle steep learning curves; candidate should be very comfortable dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty

Compensation/Benefits Information (US Applicants Only):

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $165,000. Base salary ranges may vary by geographic location. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for additional compensation such as an annual incentive bonus.

This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, visit https://www.spgbenefitessentials.com/newhires.

Right to Work Requirements:

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

Return to 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, Restart, we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace.

What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:
 

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include: 

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we believe diversity fuels creative insights, equity unlocks opportunity, and inclusion drives growth and innovation – Powering Global Markets. Our commitment centers on our global workforce, ensuring that our people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. It doesn’t stop there, we strive to better reflect and serve the communities in which we live and work, and advocate for greater opportunity for all.
 

10 - Officials or Managers (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), PDMGDV103.2 - Middle Management Tier II (EEO Job Group), SWP Priority – Ratings - (Strategic Workforce Planning)