Sr. Director of Narrative & Content

About the Role

Grade Level (for internal use): 14 Director of Narrative & Content (Grade Level 14)
The S&P Global Institute is S&P Global's enterprise-level thought leadership hub. Drawing on the depth and breadth of data, research and expertise across S&P Global, the Institute drives the creation of authoritative, enterprise-wide perspectives on the forces reshaping markets, economies and industries worldwide. The Institute explores themes that matter to the world's leading decision-makers such as AI and technology disruption, the future of capital markets, global volatility, the future of energy, sustainability and climate. Its mission is to foster market influence that deepens client & stakeholder relationships, and amplify S&P Global's reputation as a trusted source of intelligence, while empowering divisions with shared guidance and tools to elevate their content and reach.
S&P Global Institute is seeking a Director of Narrative & Content to shape and project the voice of the Institute. In an environment where attention is scarce, AI intermediates information, executives consume ideas in multiple formats, the Director of Narrative and Content orchestrates how the Institute's research and insights are framed, connected and communicated so they become influential ideas rather than standalone publications.
This role translates complex, cross-divisional insight and research into compelling, trusted narratives for the world's most influential decision-makers. It enables high-impact enterprise thought leadership by shaping the Institute's editorial voice and leveraging the latest distribution channels and AI-enabled tools.
The successful candidate will bring exceptional executive-level storytelling capability, and a proven ability to translate complex research insights into decision-relevant stories. They will combine a collaborative mindset with strong influencing skills, to partner across with the Institute's research fellows, division SMEs, Editorial, Design & Publishing (EDP), Chief Marketing Office (CMO), Chief client Office (CCO), communications and senior leadership.
Key Skills

Exceptional executive-level storytelling: A demonstrated understanding for what resonates with elite, time‑constrained audiences; ability to translate complex research insight into decision‑relevant stories and sustain a coherent enterprise point of view.
Collaborative influence across matrixed organizations: Builds trust and alignment with the Institute research fellows, who drive the research agenda, and the divisional SMEs, to amplify the Institute's voice; develops tight partnership with the editorial, marketing and communications teams through well‑developed stakeholder management capabilities.
Strategic and creative problem‑solving: Brings an innovative mindset and data‑driven assessment of opportunity to enhance the voice of the Institute in line with its overall strategy and business goals.
Emerging channels and AI fluency: Keeps pace with agentic distribution models, generative engine optimization (GEO), and AI-enabled tools; identifies, tests, and scales formats that extend the reach of Institute insights.
Responsibilities

Institute Narrative & Editorial Leadership: Define the narrative "throughlines" that connect research, leadership perspective, and market reality into an influential S&P Global point of view, based on the research agenda defined by the Head of the Institute and Research Fellows. Translate complex research into accessible storytelling and manage the institute's editorial voice. Work in partnership with divisions to elevate their research into enterprise‑relevant narratives, while preserving divisional ownership of underlying analysis, data and authorship.
Flagship Content and Enablement: Amplify the impact of the Institute's research with the market's key decision-makers by leveraging a range of tools including flagship reports, digital formats, video, podcasts, executive briefings, AI/GEO discoverability, media content, in partnership with content marketing and communication teams. Align the Institute's key publications with enterprise flagship events and programming.
Emerging Channels, AI-Enabled Tools, and Agentic Distribution: Identify, test, and leverage emerging channels, formats, and distribution models that increase the visibility and engagement of the Institute's insights. Leverage AI-enabled tools to accelerate content adaptation, increase discoverability, and support scaling, by leveraging the latest developments on agentic distribution models and GEO/AI-era visibility standards, in partnership with the demand generation and technology teams.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Works in close partnership with the Head of the S&P Global Institute and the Research Fellows, who define the research agenda, to shape the voice of the Institute on agreed priorities through publications and external positioning. Collaborate with EDP and Communications on the Institute's editorial sty

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