The Data Operations Group (Data Ops), part of Fitch’s Chief Data Office (CDO) function, is seeking a Senior Data Analyst – Risk Hub Project to join its team , based out of Mumbai. This is a 12-month contract position.

Senior Data Analysts are responsible for the collection, manipulation and management of our economic timeseries data, as well as helping to develop new methodologies, content sets and products, and developing deep subject matter expertise to support internal and external users of the data. This role will support the transformation of our BMI Risk Indices, with a focus on automation of data collection and modernization of calculation methodologies within a new system. The role will interface with teams across Data Ops and the wider CDO and will sit alongside and support our market-leading research team spanning offices in London, New York, Singapore, Mumbai and Pretoria.

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.

What We Offer:

Close collaboration with BMI Research Analysts who possess deep knowledge of specific economies and market sectors.
Work closely with colleagues across New York, London, Singapore and Pretoria offices.
Supportive environment in which to develop your knowledge and skills.
Exposure to a wide variety of economic data and methodologies.
Opportunity to develop a specialized area of interest or skill set within the team.

We’ll Count on You To:

Manage the onboarding, validation and maintenance of Risk Hub datasets, including 17+ indices across 140-200 global markets.
Collect, analyse and maintain large-scale time-series datasets, developing expertise in underlying sources, methodologies and data quality controls.
Support the migration of data, metadata and calculation methodologies to modern platforms leveraging Python, APIs and automated workflows.
Build, validate and enhance forecasting models, methodologies and analytical processes to improve data quality and product outputs.
Partner with Research, Product and Engineering teams to deliver data products, platform enhancements, methodology changes and transformation initiatives.

What You Need to Have:

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Economics or a related discipline.
Experience working with macroeconomics, time-series or other large multi-market datasets from multiple source types.
Strong Python and Excel skills, including data manipulation, web scraping, API integration and analytical workflows.
Proven experience applying data quality controls, validation, reconciliation and documentation standards.
Ability to manage competing priorities, communicate effectively and deliver against project and operational deadlines.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

Experience with economic forecasting, time-series methodologies and quantitative modelling techniques.
Experience supporting index development, scoring frameworks, methodology changes or large-scale data migrations.
Understanding of data governance, metadata management, data lineage, taxonomy design and workflow management.
Experience with enterprise data platforms, third-party data providers, APIs, ETL processes and cloud-based architectures.
Strong stakeholder management, organizational skills, problem-solving capability and familiarity with Decisions or similar platforms.

Why Fitch?

At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone.

Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority.

We are building incredible things at Fitch and we invite you to join us on our journey.

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.

For more information please visit our websites:

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest.

Fitch Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

#LI-VC1 #LI-HYBRID #LI-SOLUTIONS

Senior Data Analyst, 12 months contract, Mumbai

Start with your email