About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 12
The Team
Chief of Staff to the Chief Marketing Office (CMO) is a strategic and operational leader within the Enterprise Marketing function, reporting directly to the Chief Marketing Officer. This role acts as the connective tissue across enterprise and divisional marketing teams, ensuring alignment on strategic initiatives, governance, talent programs, budget oversight, and internal communications. Chief of Staff to the CMO is responsible for driving cohesion, executional discipline, and executive-level visibility for enterprise marketing priorities across S&P Global.
The Impact
This position enhances the efficiency, consistency, and strategic focus of enterprise marketing by coordinating initiatives across functions, business divisions, and senior leadership. As a trusted advisor and liaison, the Director ensures that marketing priorities are executed with precision, progress is measured and communicated effectively, and leadership remains informed on all critical initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead strategic, financial, operational, and cultural initiatives that drive marketing transformation bringing to life the Enterprise Leadership Team (ELT) vision.
Support the operationalisation of the strategies set by the CMO and the Enterprise Marketing leaders.
Analyze historical performance data, market intelligence, and scenario planning to inform strategic initiatives and budgeting.
Serve as the strategic liaison across marketing and other functions, ensuring integrated execution against marketing objectives aligned with the Chief Commercial Office’s goals
Act as the primary driver of the CMO Council, supporting agenda creation, priority setting, capturing strategic decisions, ensuring cross-divisional follow-ups, and promoting enterprise-wide alignment.
Oversee change management, internal communications, and cultural initiatives to embed strategic priorities and reinforce the marketing organization's vision and values in partnership with internal communications.
Manage enterprise-wide marketing governance, including leadership meeting cadences, decision tracking, and cross-functional review processes (e.g., QBRs, functional reviews, pipeline reviews).
Direct the tracking, reporting, and risk management of key marketing initiatives, ensuring visibility and proactive management of dependencies.
Collaborate with HR and marketing leadership on talent programs such as onboarding, learning and development, and leadership recognition initiatives.
Manage marketing budget tracking and forecasting processes with finance, ensuring strategic alignment, transparency, and proactive financial stewardship.
Draft and deliver executive-level materials for board meetings, QBRs, investor conferences, leadership meetings, and employee town halls.
What We’re Looking For:Basic Qualifications: Education: Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field required preferred
Experience : 7+ years of experience in marketing operations, strategy, program management, or executive support roles
Entrepreneurial mindset, outcome-oriented and pragmatic self starter
Exceptional organizational and communication skills with an ability to distil complexity into clear, concise deliverables
Demonstrated success operating in matrixed global environments and building trusted relationships across levels and functions
Experience leading cross-functional programs and managing internal communications for senior stakeholders
High degree of business and finance acumen, discretion, and integrity
Preferred:
Familiarity with enterprise marketing functions, B2B marketing operations, campaign planning and sales cycles
Proficiency with performance measurement, budget governance, and reporting frameworks
Background in sales, finance, consulting or corporate strategy
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
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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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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Job ID: 316786
Posted On: 2025-08-19
Location: London, United Kingdom