About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

13

S&P Global Mobility

The role: Portfolio Management Lead, Digital Services Business Operations  

About S&P Global MobilityS&P Global has recently announced the intent to separate our Mobility Segment into a standalone public company.

Position Overview:

The Team:

The Business Operations team is dedicated to achieving operational excellence by streamlining processes and driving best-in-class performance across the organization. With a focus on building a strong, collaborative global team, they support a dynamic and entrepreneurial services organization that values innovation, fun, and continuous improvement. Together, they are committed to shaping a world-class environment where talent thrives, and business objectives are consistently exceeded.

Responsibilities and Impact:

The Portfolio Management Lead for the Digital Services Business Operations Organization plays a pivotal role in driving IT strategy, portfolio management, and governance across the enterprise. This leader ensures all digital initiatives, projects, and investments are strategically aligned, prioritized, and resourced to deliver maximum impact. The Portfolio Manager establishes and maintains robust documentation, reporting, and governance frameworks, enabling data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.

• Portfolio Oversight: Oversee the end-to-end management of the Digital Services portfolio, including intake, prioritization, resource allocation, and performance monitoring.
• Strategic Planning: Develop and maintain “gameplans” and detailed IT roadmaps that outline priorities, initiatives, and alignment with the organization’s 5-year strategic plan.
• Governance Framework: Establish and maintain a governance framework and processes for portfolio management, project oversight, and decision-making.
• Dashboard Reporting: Develop dashboards for real-time visibility into portfolio health, key metrics, and progress against strategic objectives.
• Resource Mapping: Map staffing and assignments to systems and projects, providing a clear overview of resource allocation, costs, and impact.
• Performance Monitoring: Track, monitor, and evaluate the performance of projects and portfolio efforts against established KPIs and strategic goals.
• Prioritization & Decision Support: Facilitate prioritization and decision-making processes, ensuring that projects are selected and executed based on strategic importance, resource availability, risk, and impact.
• Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of continuous improvement by implementing portfolio management best practices and supporting change management initiatives.
• Leadership & Team Development: Cultivate a high-performing and collaborative global team by providing mentorship, professional development opportunities, and fostering a culture of engagement, innovation, and continuous learning.

What We're Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications:

• Leadership Experience: 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in portfolio management, program management, or IT strategy within a complex, global digital or technology-driven organization.
• Transformation Leadership: Proven experience leading large-scale, cross-functional digital transformation initiatives and managing multi-million-dollar portfolios.
• Strategic & Governance Expertise: Demonstrated expertise in establishing and governing IT strategy, organizational design, governance frameworks, and long-term planning.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Strong track record in executive-level stakeholder engagement, influencing C-suite leaders, and driving strategic alignment across diverse business units.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in portfolio management and collaboration platforms (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, Confluence, Microsoft Project, and executive dashboarding tools).
• Resource & Investment Management: Deep understanding of resource allocation models, investment tracking, risk management, performance measurement, and best practices for documentation and reporting.
• Analytical & Leadership Skills: Exceptional analytical, communication, negotiation, and leadership skills, with a demonstrated ability to lead and inspire high-performing teams.
• Decision-Making Facilitation: Experience facilitating executive decision-making, prioritization, and change management at the enterprise level.
• Education & Certifications: Certifications in portfolio, program, or project management (PfMP, PMP, PgMP, ITIL, Agile, etc.) strongly preferred.

Right to Work Requirements:

This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

Location:

This role requires onsite presence three or more days a week in our Centreville, VA, Southfield, MI or Columbia, MO location

About S&P Global Mobility

At S&P Global Mobility, we provide invaluable insights derived from unmatched automotive data, enabling our customers to anticipate change and make decisions with conviction. Our expertise helps them to optimize their businesses, reach the right consumers, and shape the future of mobility. We open the door to automotive innovation, revealing the buying patterns of today and helping customers plan for the emerging technologies of tomorrow.

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

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.

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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.   US Candidates Only:  The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law.  Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision - https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf

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