Analyst, In - Business Control

The Team:

The mission of the In-Business Control team is to manage and monitor risk across the organization and support the S&P Global Energy strategy efficiently and transparently through high quality in business risk and control capabilities. Its vision is to have a connected organization that is highly respected for operational excellence through risk management in support of business decision making and strategic execution at S&P Global Energy.

Responsibilities and Impact:

This is a role within the In-Business Control team which assesses operational risk and the adequacy of controls, protecting the business and providing sound 1st line governance, and driving continuous improvement. The position will use a variety of measures to assess risk, working closely with the Risk Director and senior partners in Business Lines and Shared Capabilities, helping to improve transparency and drive strategic changes within the organization for their focal controls area

• Directly supports the strategy and execution on 1st line operational risk and controls in partnership with the 2nd line of defense and CI leadership
• Ensure adoption of an effective Risk and Control Framework within the Business Lines
• Maintain relationships with internal stakeholders to foster an efficient and productive working relationship to act as trusted advisor on Risk matters
• Providing input and aligning the priorities of the 2nd and 3rd lines of defense. Within the framework executing and constantly improving risk & controls.
• Manage and maintain effective governance of operational risk, and coordinate and run risk assessments, KRI identification, monitoring and reporting, issue management and all other risk management processes.
• Support the execution of the Top Risk Profile with planning and interviews of OpCo and business leads.
• Support the implementation and oversight of model governance frameworks, ensuring models used within business processes comply with internal policies.
• Integrate model risk oversight into the broader operational risk framework, ensuring that model-related risks are assessed, monitored, and reported alongside other key business risks.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for model governance and risk matters, supporting business lines in understanding and mitigating model risks as part of overall risk management activities.
• Act as a key liaison point between functions critical for governance execution. Manage communication with key stakeholders so that they are well informed and engaged in Controls related activities.
• Work with Senior Leaders to support problem solving. Drive solutions to deliver effectively and efficiently within the ERM framework and risk environment.
• Work with Control partners and leaders across the division to ensure that there is a clear roadmap for any regulatory and policy changes (such as new Privacy regulation) and that we have a strong plan for execution, with clear ownership.

• Form part of an engaged, supportive and high performing team that has the skills, processes and drive to proactively identify operational risks, and that partners with the business to design strong controls, also executing with discipline on business controls related projects.

What Were Looking For:

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in business controls or risk management is essential. You must be able to define and implement operational excellence and work across time zones in a distributed global team. Understanding regional, cultural, and operating environment differences is essential to developing an effective global approach.
• Undergraduate degree required; MBA, CFA (equivalent) or Graduate Degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience and knowledge of sound practices relating to Operational Risk Framework, LEAN controls design and implementing an effective system of internal controls. The role would benefit from an understanding of S&P Global Energy business, with experience working across multiple functions. You must be able to engage effectively and credibly with a senior audience.
• Ability to influence and develop strong partnerships with senior leaders in other risk and control functions including Compliance, Internal and External Audit, ERM, Legal.
• Able to convey risk topics, including progress of remediation efforts, statuses of issues, etc. to varied audiences (e.g., Business Leaders, OpCo, Regulators, etc.) with precision and simplicity.
• Ability to critically think and frame key risk and business issues and provide context.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong judgement / pragmatic approach to risk and business controls with the ability to frame and drive balanced decisions.
• Strong lean / agile mindset.
• Comfortable working in EMEA/UK Shift.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Operational Risk Management Professional Qualifications e.g., PRMIA, ABA, IOR
• Experience with or exposure to Risk Management Standards such as ISO 31000 or COSO.