Geopolitical/OSINT Analyst

spgi; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Flexible Downtime

Continuous Learning

Invest in Your Future

Family Friendly Perks

Beyond the Basics

Job summary

S&P Global is seeking an OSINT analyst in Bengaluru to monitor political and security events, verify sources, and draft analytical summaries. You will use licensed platforms and open-source methods to enrich an intelligence database and support client deliverables.

The role requires strong English skills and cross-cultural collaboration. Responsibilities include event attribution, metadata tagging, and continuous sourcing of primary channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s in Political Science or IR or related field.
• Experience with OSINT methodologies and open-source data.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Ability to work in cross-cultural teams and global context.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and collect key political and global security events for assigned countries.
• Identify and extract relevant intelligence events using OSINT methods.
• Assess credibility of sources and ensure accurate attribution and metadata.
• Draft analytical intelligence summaries with clear event details.
• Perform QA checks and ensure data accuracy per SOPs.
• Update country documentation and intelligence collection plans.

Skills

Geopolitical knowledge

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Cultural awareness

OSINT familiarity

Education

Political Science / International Relations (Bachelor/Master)

Economics

Tools

OSINT platforms

Job description

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use): 07 You'll be part of the Economic and Country Risk - OSINT team responsible for using hybrid machine-human sources to collect and enhance data about global security and political risks and using that to power a range of innovative predictive applications to better understand what is happening and changing in the world.

Monitor and collect key political and global security events across assigned countries, ensuring comprehensive coverage of critical developments.

Utilize licensed platforms and OSINT methodologies to systematically identify and extract relevant intelligence events on a global scale.

Assess and verify the authenticity, credibility, and reliability of sources before integrating events into the intelligence database.

Draft and publish well-structured, analytical intelligence summaries that accurately capture key event details.

Ensure precise attribution of collected events, maintaining consistency in event categorization and metadata tagging.

Conduct quality control checks on all collected information, identifying inconsistencies and ensuring adherence to data accuracy standards.

Continuously identify and integrate new sources, with a focus on primary, region-specific, and high-reliability intelligence channels.

Collaborate to contextualize terrorism data into wider security risk frameworks and client deliverables.

Support research initiatives and provide analytical assistance for special projects as required by the business.

Strictly adhere to standard operating procedures (SOPs) for data collection, categorization, and processing, ensuring compliance with organizational guidelines.

Maintain and update documentation for assigned countries, ensuring accuracy and completeness in the intelligence collection plan.

Support operations across flexible shifts, including on public holidays, any other S&P Global provided holidays, and on weekends (during emergency crises like protests/riots/or any other political violence in the assigned region/country)

Competencies

Bachelors /Masters In Political Science, Internation Relations, International Affairs, Public Policy, Economics, Defense and Strategic Studies.

Knowledge On OSINT

• Broad knowledge of geopolitical affairs and global awareness of influences on business goals and strategies
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Excellent Computer and Analytical skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent command of the
• English Language (written and spoken)
• Knowledge and understanding of different cultures and regions
• Fluent in English (Not Mandatory but one or more languages - French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Mandarin, South East Asian language preferred), with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

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.

• 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 bene