Apprentice

**About the Role**:
**Grade Level (for internal use)**: 05
The Team
The Entity Management team serves as the backbone of S&P Global's databases, responsible for maintaining and delivering entity-level data across various S&P Global products. This includes the research-driven collection of profile information, entity-level symbol linking, and more. The team plays a key role in integrating, managing, and delivering Cross Reference Identifiers at the entity level.
Managing data for over 100 million entities, Entity Management ensures the seamless coexistence of third-party data alongside in-house S&P GMI data. Certain corporate services and products like BECRS, XpressFeed, MI etc. Additionally, the team actively works on eliminating duplicate company profiles to ensure high-quality data delivery.
The team handles the daily ingestion of global reference identifiers from multiple vendors and performs a variety of checks on the database to ensure data integrity and meet various operational metrics.
**The Impact**:
Data is sourced from various Sources/Vendors and hence it becomes imperative to collect, analyze and ingest data within communicated SLAs and with best of quality. Data ingested via different workflows has direct impact on downstream collection process and front-end information being utilized by Clients in decision-making. Products like GICRS, BECRS are fed in Xpressfeed through data ingested by researchers and hence very critical from cross-referencing perspective.
**What’s in it for you**:
This position is an excellent stepping stone to understand Industry dynamism.
Learning about various market driving factors like Equity, Credit Ratings, Fixed Income, Financials, Credit Default Swaps, Broker Research Reports, Entity profiling and identifiers etc.
Being a part of Group driven by principles and challenging roles provides multiple paths for growth and Pool of opportunities to learn and excel.

**Responsibilities**:
Ingestion and maintenance of third-party feed into the database and ensuring smooth and accurate flow of information to clients.
Deliver on predefined individual and team targets including delivering outcomes with quality and
Excellence.
Understand working of the dataset, be aware of the workflows and have good working knowledge of work tools.
General understanding of KPIs, SLAs and other related metrics.
Timely and crisp communication to stakeholders about work in progress and challenges.
Knowledge share, policy documentation, Quality control initiatives, Process review, Mentorship, and talent development
Ideate and execute Process improvement and Automation projects.
**What We’re Looking For**:Basic Qualifications**:
Graduate or Post Graduate Degree (Major Finance).
Understanding of various S&P Products offering across Platforms such as S&P Capital IQ Pro, Capital IQ, XpressFeed, Excel Plug Ins, etc. (for Internal employees only).
Innovative and Effective Problem-solving skills.
Ability to work collaboratively across segments and cultures, handle stakeholder requirements - weekly reports, escalating issues, raising flags wherever required.
Good Written and Verbal Communication.
Comfortable to work in rotational shifts, night shift and flexible hours.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
Basic knowledge of SQL.
Working knowledge of Pathfinder (for Internal employees only).
**Preferred Qualifications**:
Working knowledge of Visualization Tools (Tableau, Power BI etc.) is desirable.
Hands on experience in developing and executing SQL Queries.
Basic knowledge of RPA, Machine Learning, LEAN methodologies.
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.
**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