Senior Associate, Data Product Owner

Sustainable Fitch (SuF) is seeking a dynamic Senior Data Product Associate to join our growing team in Chicago or New York. 

Powered by the human insight that has differentiated Fitch for over 100 years, Sustainable Fitch combines experience and heritage with the best ESG information available in the market today. Our suite of solutions provides a much-anticipated, single source for the ESG focused financial community with tools, data, research and insights under one holistic, modular, user-friendly ESG investing umbrella. Sustainable Fitch is a Fitch Solutions Company.

Working at Sustainable Fitch provides the opportunity to engage with sustainability-focused financial analysis within a globally recognized ratings organization. You'll be part of a team dedicated to assessing the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impacts of investment decisions, shaping the future of sustainable finance. This role allows you to drive positive change by integrating ESG considerations into credit ratings and research.

About the Team

This pivotal role supports SuF in building and distributing advanced data and research products tailored to sophisticated ESG-sensitive fixed income investors. Reporting to the Head Product Owner, you will support the quality, usability, and delivery of ESG data, which is central to SuF’s value proposition. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of sustainability, data, and product development, driving innovation and impact in a rapidly evolving market.

What We Offer:

• High-Growth Environment – Join an entrepreneurial, fast-paced team within a larger, growth-oriented organization, offering opportunities to push boundaries and achieve ambitious goals.
• Global Exposure – Work cross-functionally with key partners across analytics, technology, sales, and operations while engaging with a global client base.
• Innovative and Customer-Centric Culture – Opportunity to thrive in a collaborative environment that values innovation, customer focus, and continuous improvement.
• Professional Development – Access career growth opportunities through training programs, industry certifications, and exposure to cutting-edge tools and technologies.

We’ll Count on You To:

• Shape Data-Centric Features – Partner with Product Owners across internal tools and external products to define, test, and refine features like calculated fields, indicators, schema updates, and query logic that improve usability and impact.
• Prototype and Validate Data Products – Conduct exploratory analysis and quickly prototype datasets or tools to test new product concepts, turning ambiguous ideas into MVPs that guide priorities and speed up delivery.
• Ensure Data Quality and Reliability – Monitor and troubleshoot data issues, validate output consistency, and improve the accuracy and trustworthiness of key data assets over time.
• Support AI-Related Initiatives – Assist in shaping structured, reusable data assets and contribute to GenAI and ML efforts by supporting schema design, preparing training data, and prototyping solutions that help make our data more usable and intelligence-ready.

What You Need to Have:

• Hands-on Data Experience – Comfortable writing SQL queries and working with Python or R to manipulate, analyze, and validate data.
• Analytical Curiosity – Natural inclination to dig into complex datasets, identify patterns or inconsistencies, and generate actionable insights.
• Product Orientation – Strong user empathy and interest in building tools that solve real-world problems and improve internal workflows.
• Structured Communication Skills – Ability to clearly explain data issues, propose solutions, and collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Bias for Action – Willingness to explore, test, and iterate quickly, even when requirements are ambiguous or evolving.

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Prior experience as an analyst, data analyst, data scientist, or data/analytics engineer
• Exposure to a wide variety of datasets including different domains, structures and formats
• Background in financial services or ESG data
• Passion for design and UX, with a focus on creating intuitive, visually appealing assets that enhance understanding and usability.

Why Choose Fitch: 

• Hybrid Work Environment: 2 to 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location
• A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
• Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
• Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
• Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
• Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
• Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community

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 interest or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch 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. 

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $90,000 and $110,000 per year. Actual salaries will be determined on an individualized basis and may vary based on factors including but not limited to education, training, experience, past performance, and other job-related factors.  Base pay is one part of Fitch’s total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, long-term incentives, and other benefits sponsored by Fitch.  

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