**About the Role:** **Grade Level (for internal use):** 15 **The Role:** Global Head Communications, Mobility **Location:** Centreville, VA **The Team:** Operating in 22 countries with accounting in 17 countries and 27 Operating entities with offices in APAC, EMEA and North America (primarily Centerville VA and London, Ontario Canada). You will build your team as we evolve to a public company. **S&P Global had** announced (https://press.spglobal.com/2025-04-29-S-P-Global-Announces-Intent-to-Separate-Mobility-Segment-into-Standalone-Public-Company) **the intent to separate our Mobility Segment into a standalone public company** . For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/mobility . This role is based in Centreville, Virginia, with plans to relocate to Reston, Virginia, in 2026 As the Global Head Communications, Mobility you will serve as the key Communications strategist and lead the Mobility’s Communications team. This role will involve advising the Mobility Executive Leadership Team fostering a high-performance team culture while developing a strong leadership bench. This role will be responsible for shaping and executing communication strategies that enhance and protect the reputation of the company and effectively engage with various stakeholders, including media, employees, investors, and customers. This role reports to the S&P Global Chief Communications Officer for an interim timeframe, and will ultimately report to the Mobility Chief Strategy Officer. **The Impact:** In this role, you will be responsible for: + Driving strategic external and internal communications for the business lines and functions, leading a global team of communicators around the world. + Working closely with the Mobility Executive Leadership Team, their leadership teams, as well as support functions including marketing, finance, people, and legal and others. + Leading external communications for the division, developing strategic plans to enhance the business’s reputation and showcase the depth of Mobility to media globally. + Connecting our people to our purpose by bringing our divisional strategy to life, communicating our initiatives, and elevating the employee experience through internal communications. + Building communication strategies that drive engagement in support of major Strategic, Financial, People and Customer initiatives and change communications, aligned with the business priorities. The successful applicant will bring global and local knowledge, contacts, and expertise to implement these strategic communication initiatives. Your responsibilities will also include identifying and implementing leading industry standards, exploring new methods, and advancing our capabilities by driving engagement and meaningful two-way communications. This role requires clearly demonstrated communications leadership and prior experience in a publicly listed company at a corporate level. **Responsibilities:** + Develop and execute the Mobility communications strategy, encompassing both internal and external communications, aligned with Mobility’s strategy and goals. + Build out the communications function for scale, effectiveness and results. + Provide strategic thinking and direction to the CEO, leadership team and senior leaders in planning and executing all external and internal communication programs. + Lead communications in partnership with Investor Relations for earnings, investor days. + Draft and secure approval for key messages to be delivered to regional, business, or large functional area employees, managing the development of content on change management, business strategies, and growth. + Provide hands-on support for leadership communications, coaching and advising senior leaders, creating communication plans, producing and publishing content across multiple channels (e.g., intranet, email, etc.), and organizing town halls and other events. + Dive deep into employee feedback—utilizing metrics and insights to spot trends, identify changes in behaviors, and address peaks and valleys in engagement. + Create and lead the Mobility external communication strategy, overseeing the global implementation of regional programs. + Collaborate with a broad slate of expert spokespeople on high-profile external placements, including op-eds and broadcast opportunities. + Identify and align with market trends that impact or influence communication programs. + Lead the businesses’ reputational risk and crisis communications strategy aimed at protecting its reputation through the proactive development of approved messaging, especially regarding benchmark methodologies. + Create a metrics-driven reporting framework for communications that demonstrates accountability and showcases progress against the overall communications strategy in a digestible format for Mobility Executive Leadership Team. + Manage media share of voice against peer competitors and proactively make recommendations to tailor the communications program based on metrics. + Manage the Communication team and support their ongoing career development. **What We're Looking For:** **Basic Required Qualifications:** + Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in Communications, Journalism, Business, Finance, or related fields; Master’s degree preferred. + 15+ years of experience in corporate or strategic communications in a related industry, preferably with experience in a regulated and or publicly traded business. Must have internal and external comms expertise. + Strategic thinker who can translate complex concepts into actionable, understandable plans, programs, and materials. + Exceptional, relevant media relationships and/or the demonstrated ability to build the right relationships quickly. + Ability to engage and manage multiple stakeholders, build strong relationships and networks, and effectively drive, convince, and influence others. + Passion for strengthening organizational culture and productivity, and building community within a global, diverse workforce. + Ability to multitask, working on multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision and under tight deadlines. + Flexibility to participate in strategic project work and potentially external communications. + Excellent project management skills and strong executive presence. + Highly collaborative professional who leads through authentic influence and can galvanize teams by bringing forward passion, enthusiasm, and energy. + Strategic thinker with the ability to see their work within overall department/business goals and identify opportunities for evolution. Critical Experiences: + Experience leading organizational change and communication projects, preferably in a fast-moving, matrixed organization. + Previous experience developing global internal communication plans to support our people, champion our brand, and activate employee engagement through tools that inform and inspire the organization. + Previous experience developing innovative global external communication plans that proactively help grow and defend market-leading brands for a regulated and or publicly traded business. + Proven track record of global, cross-functional partnership and relationship management. + Experience program/project managing complex, cross-functional, global communication initiatives. + Demonstrated experience working collaboratively in a matrixed organization, with acute awareness of complex problems and the ability to tailor communication strategies to meet business needs. + Experience working on highly sensitive business issues and crisis communications. + Experience partnering with/providing counsel to senior executives, with the courage to champion new ideas and approaches, challenge positions, and influence outcomes. + Demonstrated experience developing executive-level communications and channel strategies. + Proven track record of effectively managing and coaching direct reports. + Experience in the financial services, and/or data and analytics space is preferred. + Strong people leader with experience building and managing teams + Experience operating in a public company with the interplay of communications and legal, HR, IR, and leadership for effective stakeholder management. **Compensation/Benefits Information (US Applicants Only):** 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 that we provide to our employees, please click here (https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries/us) . **Right to Work Requirements:** This role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States. **About S&P Global Mobility** At S&P Global Mobility, we provide invaluable insights derived from unmatched automotive data, enabling our customers to anticipate change and make decisions with conviction. Our expertise helps them to optimize their businesses, reach the right consumers, and shape the future of mobility. We open the door to automotive innovation, revealing the buying patterns of today and helping customers plan for the emerging technologies of tomorrow. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/mobility . **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. 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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. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision - https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp\_%20English\_formattedESQA508c.pdf ----------------------------------------------------------- 102 - Senior Management (EEO Job Group) (inactive), 10 - Officials or Managers (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), CMCOAF102 - Senior Management (EEO Job Group) **Job ID:** 324791 **Posted On:** 2026-01-22 **Location:** Centreville, Virginia, United States