Geographic Information System Intern (Start ASAP)

About S&P Global India

S&P Global is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, and analytics in the global capital and commodity markets, offering ESG solutions, deep data, and insights on critical economic, market, and business factors.

Your role

About the team:

The Geographic Data team is responsible for gathering location data of multiple assets across industries. The team works from across different global offices, including India, the Philippines, and the US. The analyst will be joining a collegial and professional global team, where you will be able to collaborate and exchange domain knowledge and expertise on geography and mapping.

The Impact: 

The department provides high-quality and timely data, and the Data Researchers perform the key tasks in data collection, maintenance, and processing. They cater to the needs of both internal and external clients, who use the data in making sound and efficient business analyses and decisions. The analyst would be utilizing editing and analytical tools within the GIS software to create and edit mapping layers. They would also be responsible for the daily maintenance of the data sets.

Responsibilities:

• Captures comprehensive information on the data tracked by the department.
• Keeps up to date in knowledge of content sets.  Builds industry knowledge.
• Review feedback involving their content to help correct errors and establish or refine procedures and processes to improve accuracy.
• Keeps up to date on industry trends and reporting standards.
• Troubleshoot problems or issues and provide meaningful feedback to co-workers.

Training & development

What’s in it for you: 

Job families in the domain cover dual-track career paths which means someone may aspire for a management/leadership role or a subject-matter expert/specialist role. They follow a Pay for Performance philosophy, along with a standard performance measurement with promotion and in-band progression criteria that are shared with team members for transparency and objective deliberation.

Benefits:

Benefits may 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.

Career progression

During your internship, you'll have the chance to partner with their technology 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.    

Work-life balance

The work-life balance for an intern at S&P Global generally involves a structured and supportive environment that prioritizes learning and professional development, with reasonable working hours to ensure a healthy balance between work and personal life.

Culture & vibe

At S&P Global, they believe diversity fuels creative insights, equity unlocks opportunity, and inclusion drives growth and innovation – Powering Global Markets. Their commitment centers on their global workforce, ensuring that their people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. It doesn’t stop there, they strive to better reflect and serve the communities in which they live and work, and advocate for greater opportunity for all.

About you

What S&P Global is looking for:

Basic Qualifications:

• Graduate/ Master in Geoinformatics or GIS
• Prior knowledge of GIS tools and systems (e.g. ArcGIS) is required
• Strong communication and comprehension skills.
• Able to collaborate across multiple cultures
• Shift: Rotational

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong focus on data quality, attention to detail, process- and results-oriented
• Experience in research or data collection is a plus
• SQL and advanced Excel skills are an advantage

Source

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• careers.spglobal.com
• youtube.com