Product Owner - M&A

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):
09 At With Intelligence (part of S&P Global), we deliver critical market data, actionable intelligence, and cutting-edge software solutions to the world’s leading institutional investors, private market leaders, and asset managers.
We are seeking an ambitious, analytical, and delivery-focused Product Owner to join our fast-moving product team. In this role, you will sit at the crossroads of business strategy, data architecture, and engineering excellence. You will champion the product vision, transform complex requirements into high-value platform capabilities, and empower cross-functional teams to build tools our clients rely on every day.

Why You’ll Love This Role

- High-Impact Ownership: Own end-to-end feature delivery—from initial MVP scoping to release, rollout, and user adoption.

- Modern Tech & Collaborative Culture: Partner closely with talented engineers, UX designers, and data architects in an agile, supportive environment.

- Global Scale, Agile Velocity: Experience the agility and pace of a market-leading intelligence specialist backed by the reach and resources of S&P Global.

Responsibilities

Vision & Backlog Management

- Translate Strategy into Action: Gather business requirements from clients and internal partners, translating them into crisp, actionable user stories with robust acceptance criteria.

- Strategic Prioritisation: Manage and groom the product backlog, weighing user value against business impact to keep delivery aligned with the strategic roadmap.

- MVP & Release Planning: Break down high-level Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) into clear epics, prescribing the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and iterative release roadmaps.
Agile Execution & Delivery

- Lead Sprint Ceremonies: Steer story refinement and sprint planning sessions, inspiring engineering teams around customer value and business objectives.

- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Manage dependencies across UI/UX design, technical architecture, and core data pipelines, proactively addressing risks before they cause delays.

- Unblock & Support: Serve as the day-to-day anchor for development teams, setting clear sprint goals and resolving impediments rapidly.

- Quality & Defect Triage: Triage incoming bugs, identify steps to replicate, define acceptance criteria for fixes, and guide User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Launch, Enablement & Continuous Improvement

- Product Demos & Enablement: Showcase feature demos to key stakeholders and create comprehensive release notes and user guides for commercial, support, and client success teams.

- UAT Leadership: Facilitate UAT with internal product champions and beta client groups.

- Data-Driven Feedback Loops: Define and instrument KPI tracking and feature-level analytics to evaluate adoption, funneling insights and micro-enhancements directly back into your backlog.

Requirements

- Proven Product Mindset: Experience as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or Technical Product Specialist working within an Agile / Scrum framework.

- Analytical & Detail-Oriented: Exceptional skill at dissecting complex workflow challenges into structured epics, stories, and clear acceptance criteria.

- Fintech / Data Fluency: Familiarity with B2B SaaS, data analytics platforms, capital markets, or private asset intelligence is a strong advantage.

- Collaborative Communicator: Natural ability to bridge commercial requirements and technical execution, communicating effortlessly across engineers, designers, and executive stakeholders.

- Metric-Driven: Comfortable working with engagement analytics, feature tracking, and user feedback to inform iterative product improvements.

About S&P Global Market Intelligence

At S&P Global Market Intelligence, a division of S&P Global we understand the importance of accurate, deep and insightful information. Our team of experts delivers unrivaled insights and leading data and technology solutions, partnering with customers to expand their perspective, operate with confidence, and make decisions with conviction.

For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence .

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission:
Advancing Essential Intelligence.

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. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

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://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

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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.

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