About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use):
11 The Role: Managing Editor - US Chemicals and Polymers

The Business: S&P Global Commodity Insights is the world's leading price reporting agency (PRA) and a premier source of commodities intelligence. Customers in over 150 countries look to our expertise in news, pricing, and analytics to deliver greater transparency and efficiency to markets. The Chemicals pricing team, responsible for key pricing benchmarks, is a dynamic, people-first team that prizes effective collaboration and strong inter- and intra-team relationships.

The Role: We are seeking a Managing Editor to lead the US-based chemicals price reporting team, part of the Americas Chemicals price reporting team, based in our Houston office.

We are looking for a leader who is driven by results, and is willing to guide, mentor and motivate a team of editors responsible for publishing assessments, high-quality market content, and developing Platts chemicals assessments in the US across liquid chemicals, polymers and recycled plastics.

As a manager, you will empower and encourage individuals to realize their highest potential and be capable of leading and adapting to the needs of a diverse team. You will lead market reporting, collaborate with functional groups internally to drive consistent execution of Platts methodology and price assessments, and engage with external market sources to explain, evolve and refine methodology.

You will identify, develop, and execute assessment opportunities to drive growth in chemical markets. You will represent S&P Global Commodity Insights in industry events, conferences face-to-face meetings, webinars, podcasts, or other interviews.

What's in for you: Join the world's leading price reporting organization. Excellent career growth potential within the Chemicals team, and an opportunity to lead and be a part of a fast-paced team that works across the polymers, recycled plastics, olefins, aromatics and blending components space as well as with the global chemicals team. You will gain rich commodity experience, recognition and grow exponentially within the organization. You will have exposure to market leaders, grow and develop in diverse markets and commodity sectors.

What We're Looking For:
Required Skills/Preferred qualifications:

• BA degree or higher in journalism or business preferred
• Strong experience of reporting or writing
• Strong understanding of commodity markets; direct knowledge of the Chemicals markets is an advantage.
• Strong leadership ability which utilizes influence, and promotes team collaboration and development, as well as personal accountability. Ability to foster a team culture of high performance.
• Well-rounded communication skills that implement good listening techniques and good verbal skills. The ability to communicate across a wide range of groups and personalities internally and externally.
• Strong at identifying improvements and efficiencies and implementing processes that continually promote productivity and quality improvements.
• Proven internal and external training capabilities. This position will be responsible for ensuring a consistent approach to methodology and training.
• Adept at managing and prioritizing multiple tasks, and adhering to regular deadlines.
• Strong numeracy skills as well as the ability to critically analyze data.
• Proven real-time news abilities. This position will be at times writing news and analysis on a real-time basis but will primarily be responsible for driving news in the team.
• Serves as a subject matter expert on more than one adjacent market. Proven public speaking abilities. This position will be an internal and external ambassador of what we do and must be an accomplished and confident speaker.
• Strong command of written and spoken English; fluency in Spanish or Portuguese is an advantage

About S&P Global Commodity Insights
At S&P Global Commodity Insights, our complete view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make decisions with conviction and create long-term, sustainable value.
We're a trusted connector that brings together thought leaders, market participants, governments, and regulators to co-create solutions that lead to progress. Vital to navigating Energy Transition, S&P Global Commodity Insights' coverage includes oil and gas, power, chemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.
S&P Global Commodity Insights is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world's leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

For more information, visit http://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights .

What's In It For You?

Our Purpose:
Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology-the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

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. We're constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. 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://www.spglobal.com/en/careers/our-culture/

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we believe diversity fuels creative insights, equity unlocks opportunity, and inclusion drives growth and innovation - Powering Global Markets. Our commitment centers on our global workforce, ensuring that our people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. It doesn't stop there, we strive to better reflect and serve the communities in which we live and work, and advocate for greater opportunity for all.

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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.

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20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), EDTGRP202.2 - Middle Professional Tier II (EEO Job Group)

Job ID: 298871
Posted On: 2024-03-12
Location: Houston, Texas, United States

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