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Associate Director, Information Governance and Records Management
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · United States
Experience
Lead / principal · 10+ years
Job description
Director, Information Governance and Records Management at S&P Global, leading and scaling the enterprise-wide information governance and records management program across the global data and analytics business, with supporting responsibility for data governance, privacy by design, and AI governance.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Remote · United States
- Pay
- USD 104,435 – 182,605 / year
What you'll do
- Lead the strategy, design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the enterprise Information Governance and Records Management program, covering the full information lifecycle (creation, capture, use, storage, retention, legal hold, and defensible disposition) across paper and electronic records
- Own and maintain core policies and standards, including Information Governance Policy, Information Classification Standard, Records Retention Schedule, and Legal Hold and Defensible Disposition procedures
- Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements, internal risk frameworks, and international standards
- Maintain and periodically refresh the global Records Retention Schedule, conducting legal and regulatory retention research across jurisdictions and securing business sign-off on record classes and retention periods
- Drive operational adoption of retention requirements across business divisions and enterprise systems, including records inventories, system-level retention configuration, and coordinated defensible disposition of records and data that have met their retention periods
- Partner with Legal and eDiscovery teams to manage the legal hold process and ensure holds override routine disposition
- Develop and deliver information governance and records management training, communications, and a network of divisional records coordinators
- Establish and oversee enterprise-wide data classification frameworks and compliance monitoring
- Partner with Information Security and technology teams to ensure appropriate controls for data access, storage, and protection
- Implement and track metrics to measure classification compliance and data handling effectiveness
- Support the development of a scalable, enterprise data management and governance model that integrates with records and retention requirements, including data inventory and cataloging, data ownership and stewardship, and data flow visibility and control
- Collaborate with business, technology, and risk teams to ensure governance controls are embedded across products, platforms, and operations
- Identify, assess, and mitigate risks relating to data governance, retention, classification, and regulatory compliance
- Support internal audits, regulatory inquiries, and external assessments
- Maintain audit-ready documentation and evidence of compliance
- Act as Information Governance and Data Compliance support for the development, implementation, and continuous enhancement of S&P Global's AI governance framework, ensuring responsible, ethical, and compliant use of artificial intelligence and automated decision-making technologies, including appropriate classification, retention, and disposition of AI training data, inputs, and outputs
- Where necessary, establish and oversee policies, standards, controls, and risk assessment processes governing the lifecycle of AI systems, including model development, procurement, deployment, monitoring, and retirement
- Collaborate with senior and executive stakeholders globally
- Act as a senior advisor to stakeholders across Legal, Compliance, Technology, and business divisions
- Lead cross-functional governance forums to drive alignment and accountability for data governance activities
What we're looking for
- 10+ years' experience in information governance and records management, with complementary experience in data governance, privacy, or regulatory compliance
- Demonstrated experience building or leading an enterprise records management program in a global, data-driven organization
- Experience using AI productivity tools and emerging technologies to improve efficiency, streamline workflows, and support smarter ways of working
- Deep understanding of data lifecycle management
- Deep understanding of records management and retention
- Deep understanding of information classification frameworks
- Deep understanding of legal hold and defensible disposition practices
- Deep understanding of records management standards and frameworks (e.g., ISO 15489, ARMA Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles)
- Strong knowledge of global data protection and privacy laws
- This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States
Nice to have
- Professional certification such as IGP, CRM, or CIPP/CIPM is preferred
Your team
Data Privacy, Protection and Governance team
Dedicated to managing sensitive, personal, and non-personal information through the implementation of comprehensive policies, processes, controls, and metrics that ensure compliance with global regulations.
Benefits
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
- 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
- Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference
- This role is eligible for an annual incentive plan
- This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits
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About S&P Global
Advancing Essential Intelligence
S&P Global delivers data, analytics, and insight to global markets, including analytics, ratings, market intelligence, and entity-based data solutions.
Key facts
- more than 35,000 strong worldwide
- Financial data and analytics
- Grade Level (for internal use): 12
- Business model focused on delivering data, analytics, and insight to global markets
- This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States
What they value
- Integrity
- Discovery
- Partnership