Research Analyst Intern
Edelman
PythonTableau
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
PythonTableau
About the role
- Deliver client driven strategic research on political, business and security-related risks, with the primary focus on the North America region (United States, Canada, and US territories).
- Maintain existing products and deliverables, meeting S&P Global’s methodological and high-quality standards, ensuring they reflect latest analytical views in a forward-looking, commercially relevant, and timely manner.
- Maintain and grow a resilient and flexible network of external contributors across countries of coverage.
- Engage in innovative approaches to analysis and forecasting, including via the uses of new research methods, tools, and GI proprietary data.
- Interact directly with clients through formal presentations, consultancy projects, tailored client work, and media engagements.
- Uphold S&P Global's high standards of quality and style (verbal and written communication) and a regional team culture espousing key values of inclusion, diversity, agility, accountability, commercial relevance and collaboration.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in politics, international relations, or a closely related field.
- Deep understanding of the region’s political, security and business environment
- At least 3+ years of related analysis experience or data-driven forecasting or predictive analytics.
- Fluency in English (business level) is required.
- Self-motivated, solutions-oriented thinker with strong problem-solving abilities.
- Highly effective organizational and prioritization skills, including the ability to stay on task, meet deadlines and maintain focus in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to convey technical findings to non-technical audiences.
- Work independently and regularly collaborate with colleagues across multiple time zones.
- Experience with AI-driven research platforms, machine learning applications, or advanced analytics tools (e.g., Python, R, Tableau, Power BI). (Preferred)
- Familiarity with NLP, sentiment analysis, or automated data extraction from large unstructured datasets. (Preferred)
- Track record of integrating new technologies into research workflows to enhance efficiency and insight generation. (Preferred)
- Experience working or living in-region is desired. (Preferred)
- Knowledge of French is beneficial. (Preferred)
