Apprentice – Data Quality

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The Role:
S&P Global Commodity Insights is seeking candidates for our 12-months’ Apprenticeship program within our Data Quality Team. This role offers invaluable exposure to data management practices and provides a unique perspective on how data quality is maintained and enhanced throughout the data lifecycle. The Data Quality Apprentice will be responsible for supporting data quality initiatives within the Commodity Insights Technology & Data organization. This role will involve assisting in the monitoring and validation of data, identifying data discrepancies, and ensuring data integrity across various datasets. The Data Quality Apprentice will also contribute to the development and maintenance of data quality documentation, including data quality metrics, reports, and improvement plans.

The Team:
As part of the Data Quality Team, which operates under the Data Strategy and Governance Tower, we are responsible for overseeing the quality and integrity of data across various systems within the Commodity Insights organization. This role involves coordinating data quality initiatives, prioritizing data validation tasks, ensuring alignment with data governance standards, and maximizing the value delivered through accurate and reliable data.

The Impact:

• S&P Global Commodity Insights creates over 10,000 daily assessments used for 1,500+ cleared financial instruments that transact in excess of $10 billion every day. We stream over 20,000 bids, offers, and trades a month from more than 450 of the top commodity trading companies globally. Furthermore, we track 60,000-plus vessels live, create over 1,000 weekly reports, monitor nearly 90% of the world’s refineries, and much more. In a nutshell, we have a lot of data.

  
  

• This role offers unrivaled exposure to the processes that ensure the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of our data. You will gain a unique perspective on how data quality drives value across all areas of the business and plays a critical role in decision-making.

  
  

• The focus of this role is on enhancing data quality and ensuring adherence to data governance standards. You will leverage tools such as soda.io to monitor and report on data quality metrics, contributing directly to the continuous improvement of our data assets. You will collaborate with a wide range of S&P Global Commodity Insights teams, including Technology, Program, and Data Governance teams, and work closely with senior stakeholders. This position offers deep involvement in S&P Global’s diverse and inclusive culture, where you can grow and succeed by bringing your authentic self to work.

  
  

Responsibilities:

• Assist in daily data quality operations, including managing rules, detecting anomalies, and coordinating issue resolution.

  
  

• Collaborate with experts to translate business needs into data quality requirements and support issue resolution.

  
  

• Support technical teams in prioritizing and setting up data for quality profiling and monitoring.

  
  

• Review profiling results and assist in creating reusable custom data quality rules.

  
  

• Capture metrics, identify improvement opportunities, and engage stakeholders through training and knowledge sharing.

  
  

What We’re Looking For:

• Degree in Data Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

  
  

• Basic understanding of data management principles and an interest in data quality practices, including data profiling, rule development, and automation.

  
  

• Familiarity with data quality tools like soda.io or similar (Great Expectations, Soda, Informatica IDQ, etc.) is a plus.

  
  

• Proficiency in SQL for data handling and basic knowledge of Python/PySpark for data analysis and automation.

  
  

• Basic knowledge of Power BI for data visualization and reporting.

  
  

About S&P Global Commodity Insights
At S&P Global Commodity Insights, our complete view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make decisions with conviction and create long-term, sustainable value.

We’re a trusted connector that brings together thought leaders, market participants, governments, and regulators to co-create solutions that lead to progress. Vital to navigating Energy Transition, S&P Global Commodity Insights’ coverage includes oil and gas, power, chemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.

S&P Global Commodity Insights is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.
For more information, visit http://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights.

What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.
Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

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. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:
 

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. 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: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we believe diversity fuels creative insights, equity unlocks opportunity, and inclusion drives growth and innovation – Powering Global Markets. Our commitment centers on our global workforce, ensuring that our people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. It doesn’t stop there, we strive to better reflect and serve the communities in which we live and work, and advocate for greater opportunity for all.
 

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.  Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. 

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person. 

US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law.

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