Market Risk; Product) Analyst

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):08

The Team:

Financial Risk Analytics provides products and solutions to financial institutions to measure and manage their market risk, counter party credit risk, regulatory risk capital and derivative valuation adjustments. Our solutions combine advanced analytics and technology, including a fully vectorized pricing library, machine learning, and a scalable Big Data stack, and are used by clients ranging from the largest tier-one banks to smaller specialist firms.

Financial Risk Analytics is seeking a motivated product analyst to join our team in London to support our Market Risk solution

The Impact:
In this role, you will help shape and deliver enhancements to our Market Risk product by translating client, market, and internal stakeholder needs into clear product requirements. You will support the achievement of team goals through your own personal contribution, focus on the quality of your work, seek guidance where needed, and share insights that help the broader team strengthen our solutions for financial institutions.

Responsibilities:
Assist in the execution of the product roadmap for our Market Risk solution, helping ensure product priorities are clearly understood and delivered to a high standard. Assist in the delivery of new product features, communicating regularly with the product team and clarifying priorities where needed to guide your work. Research and design functionality, create product feature specifications, coordinate implementation, and prepare documentation for new features.

Coordinate with data, software, and financial engineering teams on the development, testing, and implementation of new risk models, ensuring that data and analytics are tightly integrated. Develop analytical tools and prototypes for new features prior to implementation, using feedback and observation to build your product and technical understanding. Develop into a trusted product contact for the team, helping ensure each component works end to end and escalating questions or issues appropriately.

Support current and prospective clients by helping respond to product questions and contributing to clear, accurate product information. Support the professional services team with PoCs, client onboarding, and production runs. Assist in the presentation of product capabilities to internal and external stakeholders, gathering feedback and answering questions. Share relevant insights from these interactions to support the broader team. All employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week

What We’re Looking For:

Basic

Required Qualifications:

Interest in financial services, risk management, quant finance, or technology. A quantitative background in finance, mathematics, economics, physics, computer science, or other technical subjects. Interest in product design and/or software development. Experience using Python, SQL, and/or other programming languages. Ability to apply your skills and knowledge to defined outputs, while maintaining attention to quality and detail. Strong communication skills, with a willingness to ask questions, seek feedback, and build knowledge to complete tasks effectively.

A collaborative mindset, with enthusiasm for building relationships and contributing to team goals. Ability to clarify priorities when needed and adapt as team objectives shift. We require all candidates who reach the final stage of our interview process to attend at least one in-person interview, which is ordinarily at your nearest S&P Global office. This must be completed before we can proceed to an offer.

Additional

Preferred Qualifications:

Exposure to market risk concepts, derivatives, valuation, risk models, regulatory capital, or…