Compliance Officer, London

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

11

The Team:

S&P Global Ratings' UK Compliance team provides essential oversight within a dynamic international regulatory landscape, fostering a culture of sound decision-making, transparency, and continuous improvement. The team operates at the intersection of regulatory oversight and business advisory, engaging with a broad range of stakeholders across Ratings, including senior management, policymakers, and cross-divisional colleagues across S&P Global. This is a high-visibility role that supports the Ratings business in meeting its compliance and regulatory obligations, upholding S&P Global's position as an independent, objective provider of credit ratings.
 

Responsibilities and Impact:

• Deliver a credible and responsive compliance advisory service to the Ratings business and key support functions, providing guidance on regulatory obligations and emerging compliance matters.

• Conduct compliance reviews, risk assessments, and monitoring activities, identifying weaknesses and recommending corrective actions to protect the integrity of the Ratings business.

• Collaborate with Legal, Risk Management, In-Business Controls, and People teams to direct compliance issues to appropriate channels and resolve complex regulatory matters effectively, including escalating potential violations to the relevant enforcement authorities as required.

• Prepare and deliver regular compliance reports for the Chief Compliance Officer, UK (CCO UK) and regional senior management, including materials for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Ratings Compliance Committee and Board meetings.

• Participate in relevant committees and provide advisory services to the CCO UK and senior management on significant compliance and regulatory developments.

• Design and deliver compliance training for new joiners and in response to new or updated policies, ensuring teams across the Ratings business remain informed and equipped.

What We're Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications

• An S&P Global employee at this level would typically have 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in compliance within financial services, investment banking, a credit rating agency, a regulatory consultancy, or a regulatory body.

• Demonstrated ability to stay current with evolving regulatory requirements and apply sound analytical judgment to identify, assess, and resolve compliance issues.

• Proven experience engaging and advising senior stakeholders on complex compliance matters, with the ability to manage challenging situations confidently and constructively.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex regulatory information into clear, actionable guidance and deliver compliance training across all levels of an organization.

• Proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Business Intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau for management reporting.

• Familiarity with generative AI and automation tools and processes.

Additional Information

• We require all candidates who reach the final stage of our interview process to attend at least one in-person interview, which is ordinarily at your nearest S&P Global Ratings office. This must be completed before we can proceed to an offer.

• Employees are required to work from the office a minimum of two days per week.

About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI).  S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings

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.

S&P Global has a Securities Disclosure and Trading Policy (“the Policy”) that seeks to mitigate conflicts of interest by monitoring and placing restrictions on personal securities holding and trading. The Policy is designed to promote compliance with global regulations. In some Divisions, pursuant to the Policy’s requirements, candidates at S&P Global may be asked to disclose securities holdings. Some roles may include a trading prohibition and remediation of positions when there is an effective or potential conflict of interest. Employment at S&P Global is contingent upon compliance with the Policy.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment 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: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  
 
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