About the Role
S&P Global is seeking a Director of Public Relations to lead external communications for the Chief Technology & Transformation Office (CTTO). This role translates CTTO’s enterprise technology agenda into clear, credible narratives for media, customers, policymakers, partners, and market stakeholders across all technology verticals. You’ll advise CTTO executives, lead proactive media and executive visibility, and develop communications for major technology milestones, conferences, and awards. You will also support issues management with guidance, messaging materials, and executive preparation in close partnership with the extended Communications and Legal/Policy partners.
Responsibilities
- Lead external technology communications strategy and execution for CTTO, aligned with Global Technology & Transformation Communications priorities and broader corporate reputation goals.
- Own media relations and spokesperson support for technology and transformation topics, building relationships with technology, business/financial, and policy reporters.
- Drive AI, data, and transformation storytelling and enablement by partnering with technology, data, engineering, and transformation leaders to surface proof points, translate complex topics into business value, and identify opportunities to use AI and emerging technologies to enhance communications strategy, execution, workflows, and insights.
- Build executive thought leadership and stakeholder engagement for CTTO leaders by mapping the network of influential voices they need to engage, developing executive visibility plans, and preparing bylines, Q&As, talking points, interview prep, conference remarks, and social content as needed.
- Provide media training and executive readiness to ensure CTTO leaders are prepared for priority interviews, external appearances, high-stakes conversations, and ongoing engagement with influential industry, media, policy, and customer voices.
- Manage conferences, speaking, and awards for priority CTTO moments, including speaker/panel materials and nomination strategy.
- Support issues management by providing messaging guidance, rapid-response materials, Q&As, and executive readiness for high-scrutiny technology, AI, data, cybersecurity, or policy topics.
- Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Government Affairs/Policy, Risk/Compliance, Product Marketing, Investor Relations, and business communications to ensure accuracy, consistency, and readiness.
Requirements
- 10+ years in corporate communications, PR, public affairs, technology communications, policy communications, journalism, or related work.
- Experience leading communications for complex, high-profile technology and policy topics.
- Strong writing/editing skills and ability to distill technical content for senior audiences.
- Proven experience advising executives and preparing leaders for interviews and external appearances.
- Track record building relationships with technology, business/financial, and policy media.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration experience with Legal/Policy/Compliance/Risk stakeholders.
- Proven ability to navigate effectively and efficiently within a large, matrixed global organization while maintaining strong cross-functional alignment and execution discipline.
- Exceptional organization and operational skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams in parallel, balance immediate demands with long-term priorities, and operate effectively amid changing requirements, limited resources, and ambiguity.
- Experience leading external communications for a global public company, data/AI provider, fintech, cloud/software, or similarly regulated organization.
- Familiarity with AI governance, responsible AI, data regulation, cybersecurity, privacy, and technology risk.
- Experience developing or implementing AI, automation, or emerging technology solutions that improve communications productivity, streamline workflows, or generate actionable insights for decision-making.
- Experience managing conference strategy, speaking, and awards/nominations.
- Existing relationships with top-tier technology and policy reporters.
- This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.
Skills
- AI
- Data
- Transformation
- Cybersecurity
- Policy
- AI governance
- Responsible AI
- Data regulation
- Privacy
- Technology risk
- AI and automation solutions
Location
- New York, New York, United States
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Director
- 10+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $126,676 to $221,434 USD
Benefits
- Eligible for an annual incentive plan.
- 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.
About the Company
- Advancing Essential Intelligence.
- 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.
- 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.
- US Candidates Only: Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal
