ASSOCIATE, PRODUCT OPERATIONS (CORPORATE ACTIONS)

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About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 08The Team: The Managed Corporate Actions service is a best-in-class centralized source of validated corporate action announcements for nearly three million equities, fixed income, and structured finance securities across global markets.  MCA services customers as a single source that streamlines operations for the collection, validation and dissemination of corporate action.  The Impact: The Corporate Actions Product Operation team is responsible for corporate actions validation operations, customer support and new client onboarding, vendor management, quality control, and strategic support for new product initiatives. The Corporate Actions Product Operation validation team monitors domestic and international corporate actions announcements from the point of notice of inception and conducts a stringent cleansing process.  MCA receives corporate actions information from vendor feeds and the global operations team researches and enriches records to produce validated corporate actions composite records for customers to pass notification on to their clients to take investment decisions and allocate entitlements that result from the event. The successful Data Strategy associate will be responsible for defining and executing on MCA's sourcing strategy, managing vendor relationships, and supporting internal synergies and external partnerships between MCA and other products and services from within or outside S&P Global. Responsibilities: • Validate and maintain corporate actions and security reference data across multiple asset classes including equities and fixed income. • Monitor domestic and international corporate action announcements and reference data updates from various vendor feeds and internal sources. • Perform data validation, research, enrichment, and quality checks to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of security and issuer data. • Review and maintain key reference data attributes including issuer descriptions, asset classifications, security status, market identifiers, exchange mappings, payout and issue currencies, and related metadata. • Investigate and resolve data discrepancies, exceptions, and client queries within defined timelines and service levels. • Coordinate with internal teams, technology partners, and external vendors to support operational processes and data quality initiatives. • Support onboarding activities, process improvements, and automation initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and reduce manual effort. • Stay updated on market events, corporate actions, reference data standards, and industry developments relevant to the business. • Prepare and maintain operational reports, documentation, and audit records as required. • Contribute to a collaborative team environment and support global operational coverage when needed. What We’re Looking For: • Background in Finance, Economics or Business • 5 years of relevant work experience • Knowledge of equities and fixed income required • Strong research and data mining skills required • Advanced knowledge of Excel and SQL required • Experience working with corporate actions or reference data preferred • Knowledge of ISO/Swift feeds preferred • Knowledge of VBA/Python preferred • Experience partnering with technology counterparts preferred About S&P Global Market IntelligenceAt 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