Description
The Market Intelligence Cyber Governance and Compliance team serves as the strategic bridge between security requirements and business objectives, advocating for robust security practices while enabling commercial success.
Responsibilities and Impact:
- Lead contract negotiations for security and compliance terms in client agreements, serving as the primary technical advisor to Sales and Legal teams while maintaining strategic customer relationships.
- Apply risk-based decision making to evaluate proposed security commitments, determining acceptability through analysis of compensating controls and potential roadmap investments, with clear communication of rationale to stakeholders at all levels.
- Partner strategically with Legal as the technical subject matter expert, ensuring organizational capability to deliver on negotiated security commitments.
- Analyze and interpret complex regulatory requirements, assess scope and organizational compliance capabilities, and develop comprehensive guidance for development and technical teams to ensure adherence.
- Identify and address systemic gaps between client security demands and organizational capabilities through cross-functional partnerships and strategic roadmap advocacy.
- Establish and maintain a comprehensive knowledge repository of pre-approved security positions, standardized language, and control framework mappings to drive consistency and efficiency across engagements.
What We're Looking For:
- 12+ years of total progressive experience in security governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC), security assurance, artificial intelligence or third-party risk management, with demonstrated expertise in regulatory interpretation and security contract negotiation.
- Working knowledge of financial services and enterprise regulatory environments, including GDPR, DORA, NIS2, EU AI Act and related compliance regimes.
- Proven track record of making independent, defensible risk decisions in high-pressure deal environments with measurable business impact.
- Comprehensive technical knowledge of infrastructure and application controls, modern cloud security controls, including cloud platforms (such as AWS, Azure, or GCP), containerization technologies (such as Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift), identity and access management, encryption protocols, and security monitoring solutions.
- Expert-level proficiency in major compliance frameworks including COBIT, SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, NIST 800-53, and ISO 42001, with proven ability to map contractual requirements to specific security controls.
Benefits:
- 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.