Data Associate, Content Acquisition & Rights Management (EMEA)

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

09

S&P Global Corporate

The Role:   Data Associate, Content Acquisition and Rights Management (EMEA)

The Data Associate, Content Acquisition & Rights Management (CARM), will support the centralized and growing function responsible for the licensing, distribution and management of 3rd party content and services by S&P Global’s worldwide business units. The role will help implement internal controls to ensure that the use of 3rd party content and services contracts meet the needs of our businesses and ensure S&P Global’s compliance with all terms and conditions. This position will be based in Gdansk, PL. 

The Team: The Content Acquisition and Rights Management (CARM) team is the market data advisory group to the S&P Global organization. The CARM group currently manages this function across the enterprise. CARM has a collaborative, proactive & strategic approach to content acquisition, data sharing, savings/synergies and governance.

Responsibilities:  Support the centralized function responsible for the acquisition, utilization, and distribution of 3rd party content and services globally.  As an individual contributor to the team, the candidate will be responsible with the following areas of responsibility: 

• Commercial deal and contractual negotiations – vendor selection process, negotiation of commercial terms and finalize into complete and executed agreements, obtain necessary business stakeholder approvals, and post-execution management of rights and obligations for vendor partnerships. For larger/broader partnerships, collaborate with other CARM colleagues, partnership teams and stakeholders across the enterprise. 
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with the company’s third-party content and service providers, keeping up to date on the latest offerings and vendor options.   
• Provide overall project governance of any ongoing or new project assigned by producing plans to monitor and track progress, schedule, and coordination of all project aspects and managing changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs.  
• Partner with business stakeholders to review requests for additional content and services, clearly documenting and understanding each request 
• Ensure compliance with existing license grants, making recommendations to the business on potential risks and suggested actions. 
• Lead contract renewal process for multiple vendors and agreements. 
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date summaries of all vendor relationships and related contracts and terms that you will manage. 
• Support CARM’s communication strategy by crafting and sending emails, presentation, blog posts, etc.  
• Meet with business stakeholders and vendors, review news and periodicals, attend training and events to continuously grow and evolve knowledgebase of S&P’s products and services, S&P’s 3rd party vendor partners, and the overall financial information and market data industry. 

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required with 3+ years relevant experience specifically focused on vendor relationship management, contract negotiations and/or overall market data management. 
• Complex and creative commercial deal negotiation experience as well as strong aptitude for reviewing, revising, and authoring contract terms within Word. 
• Attention to detail, follow-through on projects and multi-tasking skills a must. 
• Candidate must possess a solid knowledge of financial information and market data industry – including various vendors and products available in the marketplace. 
• Strong customer focus with demonstrated ability to be highly responsive and present solutions to requests and issues. CARM is a centralized business support team and function, and all business stakeholders within the firm are our customers. 
• Comfortable liaising with internal stakeholders and external partners at a variety of levels. 
• Problem-solving, and project management experience. 
• Solid presentation verbal and writing skills with ability to influence others. 
• Must be highly organized and self-directed with the ability to work autonomously and adapt to change. 
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.  

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

FISD Market Data certification (FIA)

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission:

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

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. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

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

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

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