Price Group Methodology Partner, Established Benchmarks

**About the Role**:**Grade Level (for internal use)**: 11**The Team**:This is an outstanding opportunity to join the world's leading price reporting organization as it continues to develop its strong presence in the global commodity markets. Customers in over 150 countries look to our expertise in news, pricing and analytics to deliver greater transparency and efficiency to commodities markets. Price Group is an integral part of the price assessment content team and collaborates across all functions within Platts globally. Focused on price assessment methodology development and deployment, the group also manages the dissemination of market reporting best practices. Many of Price Group’s functions are designed to deliver on our governance model based on our Editorial Standards.**The Impact**:Platts price assessments underpin more than 250 global commodity price benchmarks cleared by more than 1200 financial contracts - across more than six global exchanges. The Price Group Partner has the opportunity to lead methodology development, as well as price resolution and market reporting best practice, supporting our frontline reporting teams. The Price Group Partner will lead the advancement and defense of our world-class pricing methodologies, supporting the Established Benchmarks group, which spans Crude Oil, Refined Products, Generating Fuels (power, natural gas, coal nuclear), LNG and Metals. Primary sector partnership with this role will be with the generating fuels team.Thought leadership in market evolution, methodology change and development, maintaining the highest standards and integrity of Platts price assessments. This includes:All aspects of methodology development including the conceptualization of new ideas, partnering senior management and regional teams that lead day-to-day market reporting and price assessment activities resulting in the successful benchmark protection and development.Extensive cross commodity external engagement supporting methodology research and development and educating the market through strategic engagement programs, with the main players and active trading communityIssue resolution resulting in the highest standards being maintained, building trust in the standards and processes in placeCollaboration with other colleagues in Market Development & Engagement, particularly the Market Integrity & Review team and the Strategic Engagement & Intelligence Group, as well as other functional groups internally, resulting in the consistent execution of Platts methodology and the maintenance of robust price assessmentsEnsuring the methodology process is followed and reviewing and approving updates as defined in Platts editorial standardsEnsuring our methodology development and change is conducted in line with Platts governance model and is aligned with the IOSCO Principles for Price Reporting Agencies and the EBMRSupporting the escalation and resolution of assessment complaints and in-depth price reviews, building confidence in the integrity of Platts processes and standardsSupport the curation of best practice documentation that is referenced by price reporting teamsLead annual commodity team process for updating methodology documentationResponsible for driving best practices across commodity group, through training of front line, and helping instill integrity into Platts assessmentsMentoring front-line around external messaging, by sharing experience, helping build trust with customer**Responsibilities**:Lead global price assessment methodology development working with the commodity leadership and managersCollaborate with other methodology development specialists and price group operations to ensure alignment / share knowledge / ideas and resource projects efficientlyAdvise and partner with the Sector heads and Senior management on market and methodology development / new marketsEngage with internal and external Stakeholders of methodology change process and collaborate with other functional groups such as BCQ, Product, Product Development, and CommercialLead editorial governance through appropriate capture of key change procedures and processes for methodology development and methodology change projectsLeverage presentation opportunities at industry events/conferences raising the visibility of Platts prices/benchmarks and the relevance of the methodologyManage price assessment complaints, escalating to Sector head and Price Group colleagues as appropriate to ensure resolutionJointly approving corrections as required in line with editorial standardsLead sector escalation point/deal with price assessment complaints & escalate appropriately to ensure resolution. Jointly approve corrections as needed in line with editorial standards. Liaise and support MOC Operations PG review process when requiredMentor frontline editors and demonstrate best practice in market reporting and implementation of methodology**What We’re Looking For**:**Basic Required Qualifica