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About the Role

S&P Dow Jones Indices is a leading global resource for index-based concepts, data, and research, home to iconic financial market indicators. This role supports the Global Legal, Compliance, Risk & Government Affairs Team, reporting to the Associate General Counsel and Managing Director for the Americas. The team provides comprehensive legal support to S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), including advice on licensing indices for investment products, digital assets, DeFi, blockchain technology, data licensing, and collaborations. The position will serve as a trusted legal advisor on emerging DeFi, tokenization, and blockchain initiatives, helping to shape legal frameworks and evaluate novel business models.

Responsibilities

Play a leading role in shaping S&P Dow Jones Indices’ engagement with decentralized finance, digital assets, and blockchain-based market infrastructure.
Advise on innovative index solutions, data products, and technology collaborations at the intersection of traditional financial markets and emerging decentralized ecosystems.
Structure, draft, negotiate, and advise on complex commercial agreements across DeFi, digital assets, licensing indices for financial products, index data subscription and distribution, inbound data, and blockchain technology deployment.
Collaborate with legal, product, technology, and commercial leaders to provide practical, forward-looking, strategic, and legal advice on emerging products and business initiatives.
Support compliance with applicable policies and procedures, including confidentiality, insider trading, and compliance.
Assist the business in responding to requests for proposal and customer due diligence/risk questionnaires.
Undertake special projects as assigned by manager.

Requirements

J.D. or LLM and admitted to practice law in any of the states listed within the location.
6+ years’ legal experience, including in-house legal experience, with a focus on commercial contract negotiation and drafting.
Demonstrated interest in and familiarity with financial services and investment products, decentralized finance, digital asset regulation, digital asset ecosystems, blockchain infrastructure, and tokenized assets.
Familiarity with data licensing, intellectual property principles, and business technology.
Excellent drafting, negotiating, and communication (both written and spoken) skills.
Capability to manage high-volume, complex environments with sound judgment and adaptability.
Ability to recognize and accommodate internal and external client needs while adequately protecting S&P DJI’s interests and mitigating liability risk.
Strong organizational skills.
Limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

Skills

Commercial contract negotiation
Commercial contract drafting
Financial services
Investment products
Decentralized finance (DeFi)
Digital asset regulation
Digital asset ecosystems
Blockchain infrastructure
Tokenized assets
Data licensing
Intellectual property principles
Business technology
Drafting
Negotiating
Communication (written and spoken)
Organizational skills

Location

United States

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

6+ years

Education Level

J.D. or LLM

Salary/Compensations

$149,031 to $260,291.25 USD

Benefits

Annual incentive plan
Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off.
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
Invest in Your Future: Competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
Family Friendly Perks: Benefits for partners and children.
Beyond the Basics: Retail discounts and referral incentive awards.

About the Company

S&P Dow Jones Indices is the largest global resource for essential index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average®.
More assets are invested in products based on our indices than products based on indices from any other provider in the world.
Since Charles Dow invented the first index in 1884, S&P DJI has been innovating and developing indices across the spectrum of asset classes helping to define the way investors measure and trade the markets.
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.
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.

Equal Opportunity

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.