Director – Commercial Strategy – Loans Data

Director – Commercial Strategy – Loans Data

Requirements

• BA degree required; Masters preferred but not required with a solid academic record preferred.
• 12+ years of lending solutions experience with a very strong understanding of loan data and corporate actions, services processing, CLO structures, loan syndication and the importance of data management and data quality throughout the loan trade life-cycle
• Experience in reviewing credit agreements or analyzing loan documentation.
• Self-starter and emphasis on taking initiative and problem solving

Responsibilities

• Defining business vision/strategy according to company goals and objectives aiming to accelerate growth. Responsible for business P&L and location strategy
• Deliver solutions that support the Broadly Syndicated Loan (BSL) and Private Credit market providing market insights, commentary, and research publications across the commercial team to deliver valuable insights to our customers.
• Ensure revenue and margin is achieved on client implementations, strategic projects and professional services engagements.
• Streamline client coverage and optimize experience from initial onboarding to go-live.
• Develop and implement commercial strategies that keep S&P aligned with industry trends.
• Represent the business at various client events, industry conferences and round table events
• Identify alliance partnerships and acquisition opportunities that create enhanced value for our clients
• C Suite executive contact with strategic customers to provide firmwide business updates and a clear vision of our product roadmap
• Responsible for managing budget and the talent acquisition process
• Create a short- and long-term strategy for product development, market penetration, and competitive analysis that allows the business to maintain and grow its market leading presence in the Lending market
• Responsible for monthly, quarterly, and yearly revenue forecasting vs. budget.
• Deliver private markets strategy to complement of broadly syndicated loans solutions that meets the customer’s bespoke needs of the unique products in this space
• Prioritize key feature enhancements based on market conditions, revenue impact and client mandates/industry trends.

Preferred Qualifications

• The ability to think independently and critically, and the ability to lead, develop and mentor other leaders
• Ability to challenge the status quo and clearly outline solutions for complex obstacles
• Strong leadership, consultative, and relationship building abilities, coupled with strong influencing, negotiation, and communication skills required
• Ability to strongly partner and deliver results from the supporting business Execution functions across Sales, Customer Success, Managed Services, Product, Technology, and Professional Services.