Summer Intern - Global Research and Design
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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.
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.
What’s in it for you: *Contribute to the construction of new R&D python tools and analysis to help enable a more effective and efficient environment for the team.
*Assigned to global cross-functional teams offering opportunities to learn about the roles of other departments and people across the business
*Gain exposure to alternative data sets, sophisticated portfolio construction techniques, and a range of quantitative methods in finance.
*Learn more about our wide range of strategic global clients encompassing asset owners, asset managers, ETF providers, exchanges and investment banks.
Our Internship Program: During your summer at S&P Global you’ll have the chance to partner with our industry experts, with on-the-job experience focusing on high impact work that allows you to apply and develop your skills. Networking, business insights and tailored learning opportunities all support your growth and development, setting you up for success as you begin your career. The Summer 202 5 Internship Program will provide you with a variety of experiences to help you identify your strengths, develop highly transferable skills, and align you to a successful career path for a bright future at S&P Global.
Duration: 16th of June 2025 to 23rd of August 2025
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
What We’re Looking For: *Degree in computer science, math, engineering, economics, or finance strongly preferred expected to be completed by Summer 2026.
*Knowledge of Python and/or Matlab strongly preferred.
*Commitment to studying the CFA
*Must be able to demonstrate excellent analytical and quantitative capabilities to solve original, non-routine problems in a timely and insightful manner
*Must be able to work independently and in collaboration with other team members multiple projects.
Right to work requirements: this role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the UK.
About S&P Global Dow Jones Indic e s
At S&P Dow Jones Indices, we provide iconic and innovative index solutions backed by unparalleled expertise across the asset-class spectrum. By bringing transparency to the global capital markets, we empower investors everywhere to make decisions with conviction. We’re the largest global resource for index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500 ® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ® . More assets are invested in products based upon our indices than any other index provider in the world. With over USD 7.4 trillion in passively managed assets linked to our indices and over USD 11.3 trillion benchmarked to our indices, our solutions are widely considered indispensable in tracking market performance, evaluating portfolios and developing investment strategies.
S&P Dow Jones Indices 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 spdji .
What’s In It For You?
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.
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 customer
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.
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.
What’s in it for you: *Contribute to the construction of new R&D python tools and analysis to help enable a more effective and efficient environment for the team.
*Assigned to global cross-functional teams offering opportunities to learn about the roles of other departments and people across the business
*Gain exposure to alternative data sets, sophisticated portfolio construction techniques, and a range of quantitative methods in finance.
*Learn more about our wide range of strategic global clients encompassing asset owners, asset managers, ETF providers, exchanges and investment banks.
Our Internship Program: During your summer at S&P Global you’ll have the chance to partner with our industry experts, with on-the-job experience focusing on high impact work that allows you to apply and develop your skills. Networking, business insights and tailored learning opportunities all support your growth and development, setting you up for success as you begin your career. The Summer 202 5 Internship Program will provide you with a variety of experiences to help you identify your strengths, develop highly transferable skills, and align you to a successful career path for a bright future at S&P Global.
Duration: 16th of June 2025 to 23rd of August 2025
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
What We’re Looking For: *Degree in computer science, math, engineering, economics, or finance strongly preferred expected to be completed by Summer 2026.
*Knowledge of Python and/or Matlab strongly preferred.
*Commitment to studying the CFA
*Must be able to demonstrate excellent analytical and quantitative capabilities to solve original, non-routine problems in a timely and insightful manner
*Must be able to work independently and in collaboration with other team members multiple projects.
Right to work requirements: this role is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the UK.
About S&P Global Dow Jones Indic e s
At S&P Dow Jones Indices, we provide iconic and innovative index solutions backed by unparalleled expertise across the asset-class spectrum. By bringing transparency to the global capital markets, we empower investors everywhere to make decisions with conviction. We’re the largest global resource for index-based concepts, data and research, and home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500 ® and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ® . More assets are invested in products based upon our indices than any other index provider in the world. With over USD 7.4 trillion in passively managed assets linked to our indices and over USD 11.3 trillion benchmarked to our indices, our solutions are widely considered indispensable in tracking market performance, evaluating portfolios and developing investment strategies.
S&P Dow Jones Indices 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 spdji .
What’s In It For You?
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.
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 customer
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