Executive Director, Data Architecture

About the Role

Grade Level (for internal use): 14

The Team

The Enterprise Solutions Technology division includes workflow solutions across Lending, Reg & Compliance, Global Markets and Software business. Enterprise Solutions provides industry‑leading set of integrated tools, solutions and data services that help our clients make efficient investment decisions, operate with greater efficiency, and provide transparency across their business and to their key stakeholders.

What’s in it for you

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $177,036 to $266,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan. This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please click here (

Responsibilities

• Deep hands‑on experience in one or more financial‑services domains, such as public or private markets, syndicated lending, securities processing, counterparty or client lifecycle management, or regulatory reporting.
• Strong understanding of end‑to‑end workflows relevant to those domains (e.g. trade lifecycle, processing, reporting, reconciliation), and how data moves through systems.
• Experienced in building medium to long term technology roadmaps and strategy.
• Experience integrating and operating AI /ML, or agent‑enabled components as part of broader systems, with attention to reliability, explainability, operational controls, and failure modes.
• Experience designing systems where data quality, lineage, controls, and auditability are required and visible, not implicit.
• Able to reason about domain‑driven failure modes (late data, breaks, mismatches, reconciliation issues, regulatory deadlines) and design systems that surface and handle them cleanly.
• Acts as a domain‑aware technical partner to segment leads and delivery teams.
• Strong experience designing and building distributed, data‑intensive, and event‑driven systems in financial services or similarly regulated environments.
• Hands‑on experience producing detailed designs and reference implementations and working directly with teams to turn designs into running systems.
• Strong judgment around system behaviour in production, including performance, failure modes, resilience, recovery, and risk isolation.
• Practical experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), including managed services, multi‑tenant designs, and cost/performance trade‑offs.
• Hands‑on experience in reviewing, writing, and improving production code, and working closely with senior engineers on complex problems.

What are we looking for

• 17+ years building and operating production systems, with depth increasing by level.
• Strong hands‑on engineering background; comfortable being close to the code and delivery work.
• Pragmatic and delivery‑focused; prioritises what works in practice over theoretical perfection.
• Communicates clearly with engineers, product partners, and segment leadership.
• Leads through credibility, presence, and technical contribution, not hierarchy.

Management Requirements

• Strong inter‑personal skills required with ability to multitask and prioritize work.
• Strong People Leader.
• People Management skill is a must.

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.

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Location: Gurgaon, Haryāna, India

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