Ratings Analytical Intern - Americas

spgi; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

S&P Global Ratings offers a dynamic 10-week summer internship designed to expose students to fundamental credit analysis. You will collaborate with analytical teams, contribute to research, and present findings to senior leaders.

The program emphasizes learning credit rating methodologies, data analysis, and the responsible use of AI within established governance. Successful interns may be considered for the 2028 program.

Qualifications

• Collaborative and dependable working style with strong time management and prioritization.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new tools and approaches.
• Ability to conduct independent analysis and research, showing initiative and rigor.

Responsibilities

• Support deal execution and analytical projects with collaborative input.
• Present research findings to senior leaders and participate in project work.
• Build capability in credit rating methodologies and apply standard analytical techniques.
• Provide timely, accurate quarterly financial statistics and data analysis.
• Help maintain high-quality research, presentations, and financial models.
• Use AI technologies responsibly to derive actionable insights within frameworks.
• Assist with preparing materials for rating committees and issuer meetings.
• Develop a client-oriented, solutions-focused mindset by observing service excellence.
• Apply confidentiality, documentation, and governance requirements.

Skills

Team collaboration

Analytical thinking

Time management

Attention to detail

Prioritization

Education

Undergraduate or postgraduate student (penultimate year)

Finance disciplines welcome

Data and Statistics interest

Job description

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

05 The Impact:

At S&P Global, our values - Discovery, Integrity, and Partnership - shape how we work, how we collaborate, and how we earn trust with our customers and each other. We embrace AI as an enabler, guided by rigorous governance and risk management, to enhance what has always defined us: the intelligence of our people, deep relationships, and trusted insights. By leveraging technology with human expertise, we help our teams navigate complexity and deliver actionable, decision ready intelligence without compromising quality, accountability, or integrity.

What You Stand to Gain & Program Overview:

When you join S&P Global Ratings, you join one of the world's leading providers of independent credit risk research and benchmarks. You will be part of a team that produces high-quality fundamental research and ratings based on established criteria. Our analytical practice groups include Corporates, Public Finance, Financial Institutions, Structured Finance, Sovereign and International Public Finance, and Infrastructure. This program is a dynamic 10-week summer training and development opportunity that begins in June 2027, offering meaningful exposure to credit analysis, collaborative project work, and engagement with experienced professionals across the business.

You will support S&P Global's mission of being the leading provider of high-quality risk evaluations and analytical insights to the world's financial markets.

Summer interns gain a thorough introduction to fundamental credit analysis, working alongside analytical teams within S&P Global Ratings - including in ratings committees and management meetings.

You will complete a group project throughout the summer program and have the opportunity to collaborate with peers and present your research and conclusions to a group of senior leaders.

At the end of the program, strong performers have the opportunity to be considered for the 2028 CREDit Graduate Program. To learn more about what our CREDit Graduate Program entails, please clic k here for an overview of the program experience.

Responsibilities:

Team Contribution & Capability Building

Support the team in deal execution and analytical projects, contributing resourceful ideas in collaborative team discussions.

Work with assigned summer intern project teams to complete and present research findings and conclusions to senior leaders.

Core Analytical & Delivery

Build capability in credit rating methodologies by learning and applying standard analytical techniques.

Support analysts by providing timely and accurate quarterly financial statistics and data analysis.

Help maintain high-quality research, presentations, reporting, and financial models.

Use AI technologies responsibly as an enabler to analyze datasets and derive actionable insights within established analytical frameworks.

Stakeholder & Market Engagement

Assist with preparing materials for rating committees and issuer management meetings, helping to produce clear, evidence-based narratives for stakeholder engagement.

Develop a client-oriented, solutions-focused mindset by observing and learning from service excellence in practice.

Risk Management and Operating

Apply confidentiality, documentation, and governance requirements consistently throughout the internship.

Support supervised piloting and testing of new tools within defined guidelines.

Compensation/Benefits Information: ( This section is only applicable to US candidates:)

S&P Global states that the anticipated salary range for this position is $25 USD to $35 USD per hour. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual's geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses, and certifications. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please click here .

What We're Looking For:

Education

Current undergraduate or postgraduate student in the penultimate year of study only.

We welcome candidates from traditional finance disciplines e.g. Accounting, Business Administration, Engineering, Economics, Finance, Math, Public Policy, Quantitative Analysis, Data and Statistics. This is as well as diverse academic backgrounds that support innovative and critical thinking and storytelling e.g. Engineering and Sciences, Philosophy, Politics, Classics, Theology, English Language, English Literature and Languages.

Team Contribution & Capability Building

Collaborative and dependable working style, with strong time management, attention to detail, and the ability to manage priorities clearly in a fast-paced environment.

A learning mindset, comfortable adopting new tools to enhance quality and open to working across different ways of thinking and problem-solving.

Core Analytical & Delivery

The ability and desire to conduct your own analysis and research, showing initiative and a willingness to de