About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

11

The Team:

The EMEA Economist team is a focused group of four economists embedded across Frankfurt, London, and Paris, operating as part of a global economics practice of approximately 15 professionals. The team is distinguished by its commitment to rigorous quantitative analysis and its pioneering work at the intersection of macroeconomics and artificial intelligence. You will collaborate directly with the EMEA Chief Economist and the Head of Economic Modelling, contributing to high-visibility initiatives that shape how S&P Global delivers economic intelligence to global markets.

Responsibilities and Impact:

• Design and develop components of an AI-assisted economic scenario tool, delivering production-ready outputs that enhance the global team's analytical capabilities.

• Construct and validate econometric models using large-scale macroeconomic datasets, ensuring empirical integrity across scenario frameworks.

• Translate complex economic findings into structured scenario outputs, directly supporting decision-making by senior economists and internal stakeholders.

• Collaborate with economists across EMEA and global regions to integrate scenario tool outputs into broader research workflows and publications.

• Present progress updates and model results to the EMEA Chief Economist and Head of Economic Modelling, driving iterative improvements to the tool.

• Contribute to a growing internal capability at the frontier of applied AI in economics, with direct exposure to senior leadership and cross-divisional research initiatives.

What We're Looking For:

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

• Education: Master's degree in Economics, Econometrics, or a related quantitative discipline.

• Experience: 2-4 years of professional experience in applied economics, macroeconomic modelling, or econometric analysis.

• Technical Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in Python or R for econometric modelling and large dataset processing.

• AI Application: Proven use of AI or machine learning tools (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or equivalent Python-based ML libraries) in an economics or research context.

• Language: Business-proficient English (written and spoken) required.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Domain Experience: Prior experience building or contributing to macroeconomic scenario frameworks or forecasting models.

• Technical Skills: Experience working with structured macroeconomic databases (e.g., IMF, World Bank, ECB datasets).

• AI Tools: Hands-on experience integrating large language models (LLMs) or generative AI APIs into analytical workflows.

• Language: Business-proficient German or French (written and spoken).

• Collaboration: Experience working in cross-regional or globally distributed research teams.

• Communication: Track record of presenting quantitative findings to senior stakeholders or in published research.

Additional Information

• We require all candidates who reach the final stage of our interview process to attend at least one in-person interview, which is ordinarily at your nearest S&P Global Ratings office. This must be completed before we can proceed to an offer

• Employees are required to work from the office a minimum of two days per week

About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings 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.

For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings

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.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

S&P Global has a Securities Disclosure and Trading Policy (“the Policy”) that seeks to mitigate conflicts of interest by monitoring and placing restrictions on personal securities holding and trading. The Policy is designed to promote compliance with global regulations. In some Divisions, pursuant to the Policy’s requirements, candidates at S&P Global may be asked to disclose securities holdings. Some roles may include a trading prohibition and remediation of positions when there is an effective or potential conflict of interest. Employment at S&P Global is contingent upon compliance with the Policy.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.  Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.  

 

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.  
 
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202 - Middle Professional (EEO Job Group) (inactive), 20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), RESECH202.2 - Middle Professional Tier II (EEO Job Group)