Managing Editor, Atlantic LNG

About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use): 11
The Role: Managing Editor, Atlantic LNG

The Team/The Business:
The Atlantic LNG team, with market reporters based in London, Houston and Mexico City, is responsible for producing price assessments, market-related news and analysis, and deep customer engagement for the Atlantic Basin. The Atlantic Basin LNG trade is a major part of the global trade of this rapidly-growing commodity market, with constant changes in LNG flows, contracts and market structure. The team is passionate about markets and market evolution, nimble in engaging market participants, and collaborative across S&P Global Commodity Insights.

The Impact:
We are looking for a dynamic and energetic individual to help enhance LNG benchmarks in the Atlantic, explaining SPGCI’s role in the regional LNG markets. LNG is a fast-growing part of the Market Reporting and Trading Solutions (MRTS) business and has a high degree of industry focus.

What’s in it for you:

1. Be at the heart of benchmark development
2. Engage senior market stakeholders
3. Increase expertise in the world’s fastest-growing hydrocarbon market
4. Manage a dynamic and energetic team

Responsibilities:

1. Manage regional markets coverage: The Managing Editor leads the development of LNG benchmarks for Europe and the US and expands market coverage in Atlantic LNG markets. This senior role will develop strategies around Atlantic LNG market coverage to build and strengthen new and existing benchmarks that drive growth and create customer value. The role holder will ensure thorough and innovative coverage of markets, lead innovation and coverage of new market spaces, and engage with customers, senior stakeholders, regulators, and senior members of the company. Regular responsibilities involve driving change and evolution of our assessment specifications and methodology, staying closely engaged with our key benchmark initiatives, leading critical projects, and ensuring all editorial standards are closely followed.
2. Develop Staff and Talent on the team: The Managing Editor will coach and provide a sounding board for the Atlantic LNG team, encouraging high standards and enabling the team to operate at its capacity. The Managing Editor will foster a culture of execution, collaboration, and productivity by providing regular constructive insights to the team. The individual will conduct managerial performance reviews, coach managers, empower the team, foster collaboration, and encourage innovation—particularly in the use of Artificial Intelligence in daily workflow.
3. Develop data and content leadership: The Managing Editor should aim to become a thought leader in the Atlantic LNG market, contributing to commentaries, leading writing initiatives within the team such as longer-form stories, blogs, and strategic output. The Managing Editor should help coach the team to ensure market-related news angles are well-covered and ensure collaboration with all aspects of the MRTS content team. The manager will implement new content and support the development of products aligned to Platts business goals and ensure relevance of content for customers.
4. Engage with the industry: The Managing Editor is responsible for leading market engagement with market sources (existing and prospective) around the EMEA and Americas regions. Act as global ambassador for LNG. Engage with regulators, customers, industry, and media to educate these groups on the value Platts offers to the commodity markets. The Managing Editor should find and nurture new market sources, maintain good relationships with existing sources, and ensure all source contacts are handled according to editorial standards and best practices. The manager will also represent SPGCI to its customers to ensure relevance, customer growth & loyalty, and an improved understanding of the business.

What We’re Looking For:
Basic Required Qualifications:

1. Experience of relevant market reporting, analysis, or consultancy background in the European energy (LNG, oil, gas) industry.
2. Proven strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills and ability to influence at the highest levels within organizations. Able to work with globally distributed market participants, senior-level regulators, and internal (highly matrixed) teams.
3. Clear, concise English writing skills. Any additional language skills are a plus.
4. Strong numeracy skills and the ability to apply basic math functions in Excel.
5. Ability to identify talent and nurture development within and across teams to ensure succession plans are actionable as needed.
6. Excellent at identifying improvements and efficiencies and implementing processes that continually promote productivity and quality improvements.
7. Solid understanding of economic principles and risk management principles.
8. Minimum 4-6 years’ experience in global commodity markets.
9. Ability to react quickly to changing market conditions and perform well with tight deadlines.

Fluency in one or more of the following languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Arabic preferred.
Experience in speaking with external media preferred.
Degree in Journalism, Business, or Finance preferred.

About S&P Global Commodity Insights:
At S&P Global Commodity Insights, our complete view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make decisions with conviction and create long-term, sustainable value. We’re a trusted connector that brings together thought leaders, market participants, governments, and regulators to co-create solutions that lead to progress. Vital to navigating Energy Transition, S&P Global Commodity Insights’ coverage includes oil and gas, power, chemicals, metals, agriculture, and shipping. S&P Global Commodity Insights is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics, and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity, and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.