Operations Specialist, Operations

Overview

Entry-level operations role on the GSAC Bond Pricing team at S&P Global Market Intelligence, supporting independent pricing and analytics across government, supranational, agency and corporate bond markets. The role builds fixed income sector expertise while applying analytics and AI tools to pricing workflows.

What you'll do

• Develop into a fixed income sector specialist, supported by structured training, hands-on experience and guidance from senior colleagues.
• Build an understanding of bond markets and how macroeconomic developments, market events, trading activity and market liquidity influence valuations.
• Analyse market and pricing data to investigate bond price movements, valuation questions and pricing anomalies, using tools such as Excel, Python and SQL.
• Develop practical experience using AI and generative AI tools to support market research, data analysis, pricing investigations and day-to-day workflows.
• Identify opportunities to combine AI, automation and traditional analytical techniques to streamline repetitive processes and improve the efficiency and quality of pricing workflows.
• Develop an understanding of responsible AI, including data quality, validation, controls and appropriate human oversight within financial-market workflows.
• Contribute ideas for new tools, analytics, automation and AI-enabled workflows that improve analyst productivity, pricing quality and the client experience.
• Collaborate with colleagues across pricing, commercial and client-facing teams to address pricing questions, communicate methodologies and build confidence in evaluated pricing.
• Develop broader product and commercial knowledge, with opportunities to contribute to strategic client and product initiatives.
• Gain practical experience with SQL and Python.

What you'll need

• A degree in Finance, Investment, Risk, Economics, Mathematics, or another relevant quantitative or financial discipline.
• A strong interest in financial markets and a desire to develop expertise in fixed income, bond pricing and valuation.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to investigate problems, interpret data and draw well-reasoned conclusions.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering accurate, high-quality work in a time-sensitive environment.
• An AI and technology mindset, with curiosity about emerging technologies and an interest in using AI and generative AI tools to improve analysis, problem solving and the way you work.
• A proactive approach to learning, with the motivation to build new technical, market and product knowledge.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and, over time, engage confidently with clients and other market participants.

Nice to have

• Previous experience in a capital markets environment, such as pricing, valuations, risk, trade support, market data or investment operations.
• Experience within an asset manager, hedge fund, investment bank, financial data provider or similar financial institution.
• Exposure to fixed income instruments, bond mathematics or derivatives valuation methodologies.
• Experience using AI or generative AI to support research, analysis, coding, automation or problem solving.
• The ability to work effectively under pressure, manage competing priorities and maintain accuracy in a fast-moving market environment.
• A positive, collaborative and client-focused mindset, with a willingness to challenge existing processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Details

• Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India.
• Grade level (for internal use): 08.
• Job category: 20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories, United States of America); EEO job group: Entry Professional.