Senior Paralegal/contract Negotiator for Sustainable1 and Environmental Solutions

**Senior Paralegal/Contract Negotiator for Sustainable1 and Environmental Solutions**:

- Virtual, United Kingdom; London, United Kingdom; New York, New York
- Legal
- 318109

**Job Description**:
**About The Role**:
**Grade Level (for internal use)**:
09
** The Team**:
In this role, you will support the Head of Commodity Insights (“CI”) Legal - Exchange, Market Relationships & Innovation in the Energy Transition, Sustainability & Services business line of S&P Global Commodity Insights (a division of S&P Global Inc.), in supporting the Sustainable1 (“S1”) and Environmental Solutions teams in advising the organization on licensing, legal, regulatory, and related matters, including contract operations, development of best practices and governance, and project management. You will be a key partner to the Sustainable1 and Environmental Solutions businesses as well as to divisional legal, risk, compliance, commercial, product, and business colleagues (including senior management) in addressing ESG and Environmental Registry related matters. We value partnership and it is crucial that you are a great teammate with a global mindset in order to be successful within our organization.

**Responsibilities and Impact**:

- Focused support on legal operations requirements and BAU commercial licensing needs, including:

- Negotiating and drafting standard agreements such as confidentiality agreements, simple licenses, and amendments.
- Assisting with responding to RFPs
- Drafting legal correspondence and documentation related to vendor and customer agreements.
- Developing playbooks and FAQs to support business, product, and commercial licensing activities.
- Developing and training on internal procedures and systems.
- Liaising with internal and external clients during contract negotiations; ensuring alignment of sales and business personnel with internal policies and procedures.
- Assist senior attorney in developing and training on policies and procedures related to licensing, anti-trust, marketing, privacy, and other regulatory matters.
- Review, proofread, and finalize contracts, ensuring executable versions are ready and error-free.
- Work with management to create efficiencies in the contracting process.
- Participate in and/or lead strategic partnership projects, due diligence activities related to acquisitions, and divestitures.

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $70,000 to $109,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.

In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan.

This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees,.

**What We’re Looking For**:
**Basic Required Qualifications**:

- 4+ years of paralegal or closely related experience in business/legal affairs, preferably in-house.
- Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines, managing expectations of clients and salespeople.
- Strong verbal/written communication and business writing abilities.
- Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn quickly.
- Manage multiple and competing priorities effectively.
- Strong organizational skills with keen attention to detail.
- Adaptable to changing priorities.

**Additional Preferred Qualifications**:

- Skilled use of Salesforce and contracts tool within the platform.
- Working experience in ESG and the financial services industry, coordinating with sales and product management departments.
- Project management experience, including supporting mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
- Prior experience with privacy or other regulatory matters.

This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.

**About Sustainable 1**

S&P Global’s centralized source for sustainability intelligence, Sustainable1 offers comprehensive coverage of global markets combined with sustainability products, insights and solutions from across our divisions to help customers assess risks, uncover opportunities and inform long-term sustainable growth. Companies, governments and institutions worldwide look to us for in-depth data, and well-informed points of view on critical topics like energy transition, climate resilience, positive impact, and sustainable finance. The breadth and depth of our knowledge and experience go deep on the details that define the big picture so customers can act with conviction.

**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 a