Joseph Catapano
Director Legal Operations and Program Management
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Legal operations and technology leader with 25 years at S&P Global driving enterprise CLM implementations, contract workflow automation, governance, M&A integration, privacy programs, and global change enablement. Known for translating complex Legal, Sales, IT, Finance, Compliance, and HR requirements into scalable systems, measurable process improvements, and reliable adoption. Led Ironclad and DocuSign CLM and eSignature programs, Salesforce integrations, document migration and cleanup, sanctions contract terminations, signatory governance, and acquisition integration across global organizations.
Experience
Director, Operations and Program Management – Legal and Compliance at S&P Global (2000-01 – Present)
Supported 800+ global Commercial, Legal, and Compliance colleagues while managing legal technology projects, CLM vendors, and a $1M program budget.
- Directed Ironclad CLM implementation with Salesforce integration for 700+ Sales, Legal, Billing, and Fulfillment users; delivered rollout in 10 months.
- Oversaw migration, cleanup, and governance of 250K contract documents within six months and under budget.
- Introduced DocuSign CLM and eSignature platforms, reducing signature turnaround to one day or less and contract processing time by 80%.
- Redesigned legal intake and approval processes using DocuSign workflows and Salesforce customizations.
- Created sanctions contract termination process, reducing turnaround from two weeks to 24 hours.
- Designed unified global signatory governance policy across 10+ acquired entities.
- Led Russia and Belarus shutdown initiative across cross-functional teams.
Director, Mergers and Acquisitions at S&P Global (2000-01 – Present)
- Led IT and business operations due diligence, integration planning, and execution across the United States, South America, and Europe.
- Built privacy compliance program bringing 140+ applications into compliance and mitigating 300+ risks.
- Directed corporate-wide cookie banner implementation.
- Developed integration plans for acquisitions ranging from $30M to $300M.
- Established an Integration Management Office and authored IT integration handbook.
- Onboarded 500+ new colleagues and generated over $5M in infrastructure savings.
- Migrated applications to SharePoint Online, Box, and AWS.
IT Mergers and Acquisitions Project Manager at S&P Global (2000-01 – Present)
- Managed IT due diligence and integration for 20+ global M&A projects.
- Created M&A integration policies, SLAs, and Day 1 readiness procedures.
- Built budget estimation models for prospective transactions.
- Standardized network stack reducing design time by 75%.
- Managed transition service agreements and IT asset delivery.
Manager, Application Operations at S&P Global (2000-01 – Present)
- Led global team supporting .NET and J2EE applications with 99.99% uptime.
- Managed four employees, five contractors, and a $1.8M operating budget.
Senior Systems Administrator at S&P Global (2000-01 – Present)
Systems Administrator at S&P Global (2000-01 – Present)
Application Support Specialist at S&P Global (2000-01 – Present)
Lead Analyst at Gap Inc. (1998-01 – 2000-12)
Education
Associate of Arts – Lone Star College
– Mercer County College
Computer Science – Computer Career Center
Biology – Nassau Community College
