Summer Intern - Global Research and Design

at  SP Global

THE IMPACT:

Supporting senior analysts who directly engage with clients on the design of new indices may make them more effective in their roles and therefore indirectly support revenue growth for the business. Interns will work on several background projects covering both research and operational topics that may ultimately improve the work and capabilities of our analysts. This may positively influence the quality of our future index designs which can have a direct impact on the success of the associated index-linked products in the market. Particularly successful new index launches can have tens of billions of dollars in AUM linked to them.

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. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Grade Level (for internal use): 05
S&P Global Dow Jones Indices
The Role: Summer Intern - Global Research and Design
The Location: London, United Kingdom
The Team: The Global Research & Design team within S&P Dow Jones Indices consists of highly numerate, computer literate, thoughtful and curious individuals with a remarkable enthusiasm to learn and collaborate. The team is responsible for all elements of the design process underpinning new S&P index launches. The team are experts in portfolio construction techniques and financial theories and how to apply them into innovative index solutions to meet client’s needs.
The team’s work includes background research, data gathering, client-engagement, back-testing and finalizing index methodologies. Index designs cover potentially all asset-classes, with product lines focusing on global equities, thematics, factors, dividends, multi-asset, fixed income and commodities. Environment, Social and Governance (ESG), climate and other sustainable investing objectives are often dominant themes.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Support senior analysts in the research and design of new indices
Understand and transform complex datasets
Conduct background and exploratory research projects and operational tasks for the benefit of the wider R&D team
Utilize programming skills in a proficient manner in delivery of new tools and analysis to the R&D team

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 and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.