S&P Global · 1 day ago
Global Head of Platforms & Core Engineering
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$221K/yr - $325K/yr
15+ years expS&P Global is a leading provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and workflow solutions. They are seeking a Global Head of Platforms & Core Engineering to lead the vision, strategy, and execution of their core engineering platforms, ensuring high performance and resilience in their technology infrastructure. This role involves managing multiple teams of specialized engineers and driving the implementation of platform strategies across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Define and own the roadmap for all foundational technology, including our multi-cloud strategy, enterprise data platforms, developer experience (DevEx), and SRE/QE practices
Lead the architecture of high-throughput, low-latency systems that serve as the bedrock for all our products
Champion and scale our System Reliability Engineering (SRE) practice across the enterprise
Empower our application development teams by providing a world-class, automated platform for CI/CD, observability, and testing
Manage and mentor multiple teams of senior, specialized engineers across Cloud, Data, and Reliability Engineering
Qualification
Required
15+ years of experience in technology, with 7+ years in a senior leadership role managing platform, infrastructure, or SRE teams
A proven track record working at a firm with a similar high-stakes technology environment, such as exchanges, trading floors etc
Mastery of modern, multi-cloud architecture. You must possess deep, hands-on knowledge across at least two major cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Demonstrable expertise in designing, building, and operating high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems
Proven domain knowledge across the core responsibilities: Foundational Engineering: Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), large-scale technologies similar to Kubernetes, and automated CI/CD
Data Platform Engineering: Experience with enterprise-scale data lakes/lakehouses similar to (e.g., Databricks, BigQuery), real-time data streaming technologies similar to Kafka, and MLOps infrastructure
Reliability & Quality: Deep, practical application of SRE principles (SLOs, error budgets, blameless post-mortems)
A 'player-coach' who can command the respect of principal-level engineers and is not afraid to dive deep into complex architectural challenges
A strategic thinker who sees platform engineering as a product that serves internal developers
An exceptional communicator who can articulate complex technical concepts to business stakeholders and executive leadership
Preferred
Extensive experience operating within a regulated environment is highly preferred
Benefits
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.
Company
S&P Global
S&P Global is a market intelligence company that provides financial information and data analytics services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.75B2025-12-01Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2023-09-07Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2016-04-28IPO
Leadership Team
Martina Cheung
President and CEO
Rick Goldberg
Chief Financial Officer Market Intelligence
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