Lead Data Scientist - S&P Global

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

11

The Team: As a member of the EDO, Collection Platforms & AI - Cognitive Engineering team you will work on building GenAI-driven and ML-powered products and capabilities to power natural language understanding, data extraction, information retrieval and data sourcing solutions for S&P Global. You will define AI strategy, mentor others, and drive production-ready AI products and pipelines while leading by example in a highly engaging work environment. You will work in a (truly) global team and be encouraged for thoughtful risk-taking and self-initiative.

What's in it for you:

• Be a part of a global company and build solutions at enterprise scale
• Lead and grow a highly skilled, hands-on technical team (including mentoring junior data scientists)
• Contribute to solving high-complexity, high-impact problems end-to-end
• Architect and oversee production-ready pipelines from ideation to deployment
  
  
  

Responsibilities:

• Define AI roadmap, tooling choices, and best practices for model building, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and vector retrieval systems
• Architect, develop and deploy large-scale ML and GenAI-powered products and pipelines
• Own all stages of the data science project lifecycle, including:
• Identification and scoping of high-value data science and AI opportunities
• Partnering with business leaders, domain experts, and end-users to gather requirements and align on success metrics
• Evaluation, interpretation, and communication of results to executive stakeholders
• Lead exploratory data analysis, proof-of-concepts, model benchmarking, and validation experiments for both ML and GenAI approaches
• Establish and enforce coding standards, perform code reviews, and optimize data science workflows
• Drive deployment, monitoring, and scaling strategies for models in production (including both ML and GenAI services)
• Mentor and guide junior data scientists; foster a culture of continuous learning and innovation
• Manage stakeholders across functions to ensure alignment and timely delivery
  
  

Technical Requirements:

• Hands-on experience with large language models (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Llama), prompt engineering, fine-tuning/customization, and embedding-based retrieval
• Expert proficiency in Python (NumPy, Pandas, SpaCy, scikit-learn, PyTorch/TF 2, Hugging Face Transformers)
• Deep understanding of ML & Deep Learning models, including architectures for NLP (e.g., transformers), GNNs, and multimodal systems
• Strong grasp of statistics, probability, and the mathematics underpinning modern AI
• Ability to surf and synthesize current AI/ML research, with a track record of applying new methods in production
• Proven experience on at least one end-to-end GenAI or advanced NLP project: custom NER, table extraction via LLMs, Q&A systems, summarization pipelines, OCR integrations, or GNN solutions
• Familiarity with orchestration and deployment tools: Redis, Flask/Django/FastAPI, SQL, R-Shiny/Dash/Streamlit
• Openness to evaluate and adopt emerging technologies and programming languages as needed
  
  
  

Good to have:

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field (minimum Bachelor's)
• 6+ years of relevant experience in Data Science/AI, with at least 2 years in a leadership or technical lead role
• Prior experience in the Economics/Financial industry, especially with market-intelligence or risk analytics products
• Public contributions or demos on GitHub, Kaggle, StackOverflow, technical blogs, or publications
  
  
  

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 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.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. 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.

Recruitment Fraud Alert:

If you receive an email from a spglobalind.com domain or any other regionally based domains, it is a scam and should be reported to reportfraud@spglobal.com . S&P Global never requires any candidate to pay money for job applications, interviews, offer letters, "pre-employment training" or for equipment/delivery of equipment. Stay informed and protect yourself from recruitment fraud by reviewing our guidelines, fraudulent domains, and how to report suspicious activity here .

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.

US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision - https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf

20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), IFTECH202.2 - Middle Professional Tier II (EEO Job Group), SWP Priority - Ratings - (Strategic Workforce Planning)