Lead Data Scientist

About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 11 The Team: As part of the Collection Platforms & AI team you will work on building AI powered products and capabilities to power natural language understanding, data extraction, information retrieval and data sourcing solutions for S&P Global and our clients. You will spearhead development of production-ready AI products and pipelines while leading-by-example in a highly engaging work environment. You will work in a global team and encouraged for thoughtful risk-taking and self-initiative. The Impact: • The Collection Platforms & AI team has already delivered breakthrough products and significant business value over the last 5 years. • In this role you will be developing our next generation of new products while enhancing existing ones aiming at solving high-impact business problems. What’s in it for you: • Be a part of a global company and build solutions at enterprise scale and deliver large-scale initiatives. • Contribute to solving high complexity, high impact problems delivering measurable business value. • Collaborate with a highly skilled and technically strong team Key Responsibilities • Modernize and enhance core enterprise systems, migrate platforms and workloads, and consolidate tools/technology stacks to improve reliability, security, scalability, and cost-efficiency • Build production ready data acquisition and transformation pipelines from ideation to deployment • Being a hands-on problem solver and developer helping to extend and manage data platforms • Contribute in the architecture design and development of end-to-end data ingestion and processing pipelines to support downstream workflows • Define best practices for data modeling, performance optimization, and governance What We’re Looking For: • Hands on experience in development of complex software systems applications - 5+ years • Proficiency in Python and SQL • Expertise in Snowflake architecture and large-scale migration projects • Strong understanding of performance tuning, security, and cost optimization • Experience integrating Snowflake with BI tools Bachelors/Masters (preferred) degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or other quantitative disciplines Nice to have: LLMs and prompt engineering Experience building agentic solutions 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. Our benefits 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. For more information on benefits by country visit: Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global: At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets. Recruitment Fraud Alert: If you receive an email from a domain or any other regionally based domains, it is a scam and should be reported to . 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