Language Translator

The Team: Translations department is part of the Financial Data Intelligence domain within the Market Intelligence division at S&P Global. The team is responsible for delivering accurate and timely translated content to internal financial and non-financial data collection teams within the division. It also supports translation requirements for other divisions as well as Corporate, Technology, Legal and News groups within the company.The Impact: As a translator/linguist, you are responsible for producing quality translation in the target language. You will also be responsible for relevant and market specific research; data collection and analysis of the financial industry and other-related activities in the covered region through key processes established. Additionally, you will also maintain the most up-to-date market knowledge document through collaboration with relevant stakeholders and participate in projects to ensure the data integrity. This is reflected directly on the product that our clients use and support the companys strategy in making S&P products available in target regions and industries.

What is in it for you:

• Have the opportunity to be a part of a large and growing Translations operation with over 300 employees across over 5 operating sites, that uses state-of-the-art translation processes and tools to deliver on the needs of internal customers not just within the division but the entire company.
• Be widely exposed to multiple data collection processes with a dependency on translation services within S&P Global.
• Be able to work with diverse and multicultural teams working out of Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Manila, Penang, and Buenos Aires offices to achieve a common set of goals; andHave insight into our clients and/or C-level executives at companies whose data we cover, collect and present.

Responsibilities:

• Convert (translate/localize) high-level documents in the source language to the target language (Portuguese or Italian or German to English and vice-versa) by relaying the style and tone of the original language.

• Collect relevant financial information through primary research and secondary research.
• Ensure that queries from both internal and external clients are addressed accurately, comprehensively, and timely.
• Provide quality assurance of translated and localized materials.
• Create and maintain language glossaries, dictionaries, and translation memories utilized for translation, and draft language-specific style guides based on project requirements.
• Deliver on predefined individual and team targets including delivering outcomes with quality and excellence.
• Stay abreast of updated translation and research guidelines and policies.
• Daily reporting of work performed during the day in the reporting tools, including fixing of errors as per quality feedback within specified time and report back after completion.
• Participate in developing and executing projects as assigned from time to time as per company requirements. This encompasses expanding the market information and additional data coverage.
• Participate in testing new tools and application that would enhance individual and team productivity and efficiency.
• Ideate and execute Process Improvement and Automation projects.
• Escalate concerns on time and with correct line of communication and appropriate response to mails from co-workers & management team.
• Collaborate with other data sets and stakeholders in support of the teams expansion and transformation goals.

What We are Looking For:Basic Qualifications:

• Proficiency or native competency in specified languages and English. Other languages are a plus.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience as translator
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and specified language and financial terms in the language
• Knowledge of Accounting and Financial subject matter, concepts, and terms. Preferred knowledge of financial statements (IS, BS, CF etc.), Key Ratios and other market-related data.
• Should have good analytical skills to conduct thorough objective research, and with good attention to detail.
• Well-versed with information research on the internet and desktop applications such as Microsoft Office 365 (MS Word, Excel, Teams, Outlook).
• Ability to interact with various levels and deal with issues in a mature and professional manner (excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate effective communication across teams)
• Must have the ability to work in a team as well as independently.
• Strong time management skills must be able to prioritize, multi-task, and deliver regarding work deadlines, service level agreements, and targets set.
• Must have an inquisitive and investigative nature, and be proactive, highly motivated and have a positive attitude.
• Must be comfortable with learning modern technologies, processes, and tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Language proficiency certification is desirable.
• Proven experience of active participation on translation and localization projects particularly related to financial industry/markets.
• Experience with Lean principles, automation, and machine translation.
• Knowledge in SQL, Python and VBA Macro is a plus.