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WI · On-site

$120 - $160/hr

Evaluate and select technologies, cloud/on-prem infrastructure, and tooling aligned to sovereign and risk-management constraints.* Provide architectural oversight across implementation teams ...

NST) is an Australian ASX 100 gold producer with four Tier-1 world-class projects located in highly prospective and low sovereign risk regions of Australia and North America. Northern Star is the ...

OHST Coordinator

Delta Junction, AK · On-site

$105K - $125K/yr

NST) is an Australian ASX 100 gold producer with three Tier-1 world-class projects located in highly prospective and low sovereign risk regions of Australia and North America. Northern Star is the ...

OHST Coordinator

Delta Junction, AK · On-site

$105K - $125K/yr

NST) is an Australian ASX 100 gold producer with three Tier-1 world-class projects located in highly prospective and low sovereign risk regions of Australia and North America. Northern Star is the ...

Mine Surveyor

Delta Junction, AK · On-site

$24 - $40/hr

NST) is an Australian ASX 100 gold producer with three Tier-1 world-class projects located in highly prospective and low sovereign risk regions of Australia and North America. Northern Star is the ...

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How much do sovereign risk jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 22, 2026, the average hourly pay for sovereign risk in the United States is $30.34, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $19.47 and $38.70 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is sovereign risk?

Sovereign risk refers to the risk that a government might default on its debt obligations or otherwise fail to meet its financial commitments. This type of risk can arise from political instability, economic downturns, or changes in government policies that affect the ability or willingness to repay foreign or domestic debts. Investors, banks, and financial institutions assess sovereign risk when dealing with bonds, loans, or other investments tied to a country's government. Managing sovereign risk is critical for international lenders and investors seeking to minimize potential losses.

What are the typical challenges faced by professionals working in sovereign risk analysis?

Professionals in Sovereign Risk analysis often navigate complex geopolitical environments, fluctuating economic indicators, and rapidly changing policy landscapes. A key challenge is staying updated on global events and interpreting their potential impact on a nation's creditworthiness. The role typically involves synthesizing large volumes of data and collaborating with economists, portfolio managers, and external analysts to provide timely risk assessments. Additionally, adapting to evolving regulatory frameworks and communicating nuanced findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders are integral parts of the job.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a sovereign risk analyst, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Sovereign Risk Analyst, you need strong quantitative analysis skills, a solid understanding of macroeconomics, and typically a degree in finance, economics, or a related field. Proficiency with financial modeling tools, databases like Bloomberg or Reuters, and risk assessment frameworks is essential. Outstanding critical thinking, attention to detail, and effective communication skills set top performers apart in this role. These capabilities are crucial for accurately assessing country-specific risks, supporting informed investment decisions, and safeguarding institutional assets.

What is the difference between Sovereign Risk vs Credit Analyst?

AspectSovereign RiskCredit Analyst
Required credentialsTypically degrees in finance, economics, or related fields; certifications like CFA beneficialSimilar credentials; CFA often preferred
Work environmentFinancial institutions, government agencies, international organizationsBanks, investment firms, credit rating agencies
Industry usageAssessing country risk for investments and loansEvaluating individual or corporate creditworthiness
Comparison intentUnderstanding country-level risk factorsAnalyzing borrower risk at the entity level

While both roles involve risk assessment, Sovereign Risk focuses on evaluating the financial stability of countries, whereas Credit Analysts assess the creditworthiness of companies or individuals. The skills and credentials overlap, but their scope and focus differ significantly.

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Infographic showing various Sovereign Risk job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 88% Full Time, 8% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 87% Physical, 5% Hybrid, and 8% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $63,100 per year, or $30.3 per hour.

Senior Analyst - Sovereign Ratings, New York

Spgi

New York, NY

$96K - $127K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Retirement

Re-posted 12 days ago


Job description

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

11

The Team:

Credit Ratings is an integral part of the Global Ratings Services team,comprisinga diverse group of 1,400 analysts spread across key financial hubs worldwide. We are dedicated to delivering high-quality insights and exceptional client service across all industry sectors.

The successful candidate will join the S&P Global Ratings' Sovereign and International Public Finance (IPF) ratings team and work closely with the Chief Analytical Officer, Head of Sovereign and Multilateral Institutions Ratings, the Sector Leads and Chairs of the Global, Sovereign and regionalIPF "Analytical Oversight and Consistency Councils" (AOCCs).The team manages high-profile government and public sector related credits, including multilateral financial institutions.It assigns and monitors ratings,maintainshigh-quality analytical work, communicates with the market and stakeholders, and ensures the consistency of ratings across different asset classes in the practice. The team has a strong collegial, collaborative environment, and the position will provide exposure to senior stakeholders globally.

The Impact:

At S&P Global, our values-Discovery, Integrity, and Partnership-shape how we work, how we collaborate, and how we earn trust with our customers and each other. We embrace AI as an enabler, guided by rigorous governance and risk management, to enhance what has always defined us: the intelligence of our people, deep relationships, and trusted insights. Byleveragingtechnology with humanexpertise, we help our teams navigate complexity and deliver actionable, decision-ready intelligencewithout compromising quality, accountability, or integrity.

What You Stand to Gain:

AtS&P Global Ratings, you will contribute to independent credit opinions the market relies on, strengthened by innovation that accelerates analysis.

We are People Forward. When you join S&P Global,you'llbenefitfrom:

  • Joininga diverse community where your growth and well-being come first-just like the 35,000+ colleagues who choose S&P Global every day.

  • Bringingyour best self to work in an environment that values inclusion, collaboration, and authentic engagement.

  • Celebratingyour achievements with us.We'recommitted to your continuous learning, offering education, training, and career coaching to help you grow and adapt in a changing world.

  • Connectingthrough our People Resource Groups, which foster awareness, engagement, and a sense of community-both within S&P Global and beyond.

Responsibilities:

Team Contribution & Capability Building

  • Provide day-to-day guidance/coaching to Research Assistants and Rating Analysts, building capability in credit, data discipline, and tooling and reinforcing values-ledbehaviors.

  • Drive consistency/scalability by codifying standard work and promoting disciplined adoption to strengthen trusted, repeatable insights.

  • Strengthen AI-enabled productivity by creating reusable assets and proposing lightweight automationsthatfree capacity for human analysis and relationship work.

  • Foster continuous improvement by proposing enhancements that remove manual steps without compromising governance or judgement.

  • Partner with senior team members and Data/Engineering toidentifyand scale AI/automation use cases with governance-by-design, controls, and adoption support.

Core Analytical & Delivery

  • Lead end-to-end execution for assigned credits, ensuring high-quality analysis andtimelydelivery across priorities with clear accountability.

  • Own surveillance/updates for assigned portfolio,synthesizingperformance, market signals, and peer context into decision-useful insights and clear implications for risk.

  • Supporting LLM tools/automation being embedded to accelerate workflows, followed by structured validation and refinement using analytical judgement tomaintaintrusted conclusions.

  • Operate alongside AI agents in recurring workflows.

  • Prepare/review inputs, reconcile metrics, document assumptions/changes to ensure adherence to methodologies/standard operating procedures.

  • Prepare/review key outputs ensuring clarity and alignment tomethodology/sector frameworks and evidentiary standards.

  • Support maintenance/review of models to ensure robustness and repeatability and clear linkage to risk views.

Stakeholder & Market Engagement

  • Engage with external parties alongside senior team members.

  • Crafts client and executive-ready stories that translate complex data, analysis, and research into a clear narrative.Advising onissues within clear parameters,integratingand communicating complex information to convey S&P's analyticalexpertiseand drive engagement with market participants.

  • Building trusted stakeholder relationships through emotionally intelligent,collaborativeand adaptable delivery.

Risk Management and Operating

  • Ensure adherence tomethodology/confidentiality/data governance; escalate issues early with options/recommendations to protect integrity and trust.

  • Embed responsible, governed AI use: approved tools/data only; protect confidential info.

  • Drive controlled automation/agentic workflows by contributing to design requirements/controls, supporting testing/rollout, and training others.

  • Supports decisions relating to guardrails for automation: defining what can be automated vs must remain human-led (especially material risk calls and committee conclusions).

Compensation/Benefits Information:(This section is only applicable to US candidates:)S&P Globalstatesthat theanticipatedbase salary range for this positionis $100,000USDto$128,000USD.Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual's geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses, and certifications.In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please clickhere.

WhatWe'reLooking For:

PracticeNuances

  • Coordinator for the Global, Sovereign & regional IPF AOCCs, supporting the AOCC chairs and regional sector leads on AOCC governance and projects,assistingwith the planning, presentation,facilitationand documentation of required deliverables for this key analytical forum.

  • Support for Chief Analytical Officer, Head of Sovereign and Multilateral Institutions Ratings on a wide range of research projects and initiatives, including contributing to flagship publications and global research under the leadership of sector leads.

  • Support for planning,executionand monitoring of a wide range of projects to enhance the quality of our analytics, and our market impact.

  • Strong Excel/Word/PowerPoint and database application skills.

Team Contribution & Capability Building

  • Ownership/execution maturity across multiple credits; delivers high quality with limited oversight and modelsvalues-ledbehavior.

  • Strong collaboration/relationship management; influences through credibility and constructivechallenge.

  • Coaching capability that improves team consistency through shared standards and tools.

  • Continuous improvement mindset.

  • AI fluency with judgement.

Core Analytical & Delivery

  • Strong credit/financial/risk analysis linking drivers to forward-looking views and risk appetite.

  • Practical experience embedding AI/LLMs/agents into workflows to improve productivity and insight.

  • Strong analytical tool capability; willingness to learn data/automation tools tofacilitateAI-enabled workflows.

Stakeholder & Market Engagement

  • Strong synthesis into concise narratives for senior stakeholders/committees with transparent evidence.

  • Effective written and verbal communicator, able to present research and analysis in a clear, structured way that supports informed decision making.

Risk Management and Operating

  • High standardsfor quality, traceability, and governance;operateseffectively in controlled environments.

  • Sound judgement on responsible AI use.

  • Ability to contribute to scalable automation/agent workflows.

Additional Information

  • An S&P Global employee at this level would typically havethree to fiveyears'of relevant work experience.

  • Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent required. A master's degree or professional certification (such as CFA) is highly valued. We welcome candidates from traditional finance disciplines as well as diverse academic backgrounds that support innovative and critical thinking.

  • Employeesare required towork from the office a minimum of two days per week.

  • Candidates who reach the final stage of the interview process will be asked to attend at least one in-person interview at their nearest S&P Global Ratings office before an offer can be extended.

About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings 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 www.spglobal.com/ratings

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 cantake 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

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected andengaged 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.

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