Product Research & Innovation Intern

About The Role 💻

We are looking for a Product Research & Innovation Intern to support Clarity AI on its journey to become ESMA-regulated. Your objective will be to ensure that companies notified about their rating clearly understand what data and methodological approach Clarity AI has used to create it. Additionally, the person on this role will help us evolve, and expand our regulatory products, and  You will be defining the tools to help our clients with their sustainability reporting requirements.  🚀

The Product Research & Innovation Intern should possess exceptional quantitative skills and thrive in an entrepreneurial setting. This includes contributing to the research and innovation of Clarity AI products, identifying scientifically robust solutions that address the needs of our clients, and creating minimum viable products / models that can be integrated into our tech tool. To be successful, you’ll need to leverage product expertise and client relation skills to ensure that our clients’ business requirements are being met.

The ideal candidate should love tackling different types of problems, enjoy collaborating with others to solve cross-functional challenges, and be able to contribute to actionable solutions. Furthermore, we appreciate it if you bring a passion for sustainability and sustainable finance in particular.🪴

What You’ll Be Doing 🚀

The Product Research & Innovation Intern will be responsible for a mixture of tasks and consequently, some flexibility will be expected. The role will include, but not be limited to, the following activities:

• Interpreting data and responding to product-related questions from rated companies, engaging with subject matter experts as needed.
• Developing a deep technical knowledge of our clients and on the data product to be able to resolve rated companies’ queries.
• Identifying opportunities for product improvements based on your interactions with rated companies and discussing with the product team the product roadmap.  
• Coordinating and working closely with other teams (e.g., product management, data engineering, data science, business development) to define, create and validate new models and features for our regulatory offering
• Assessing trade-offs between different methodological options and proposing the most appropriate solution for our clients.
• Identifying, understanding and evaluating data issues regarding our regulatory solutions
• Preparing reports to document insights and findings, and presentations to communicate results to stakeholders and clients.

Location 🌍

The role is based in Madrid 

Way of Working: Remote / Hybrid

What You’ll Need 👀

• Outstanding quantitative and critical thinking skills.
• Experience in identifying, analyzing, and interpreting patterns and trends in complex datasets. 
• Strong organization and project management skills.
• Experience with Python and/or SQL required. 
• Years of Experience: 0-1 years of internship experience.
• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Economics, Physics, Mathematics, or similar. 
• Self-starter who will thrive in a start-up setting by taking ownership and initiative.
• Decisive and action-oriented who can get things done, make rapid decisions even when they are short of information, and someone who has high energy and stamina.
• Highly motivated, independent, and deeply passionate about sustainability and impact.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills (minimum C1 level-proficient user).

More About Clarity AI ⭐

Clarity AI’s Founder and CEO, Rebeca Minguela, is a successful entrepreneur who has been recognised by prestigious institutions like the World Economic Forum as one of the most distinguished leaders under 40. 

Clarity AI has received several awards: 

• Investment Week - Best Sustainable Investment Research & Ratings Provider 2023
• Fast Company - Most Innovative Companies 2023 
• The Forrester New Wave Leader: ESG Ratings, Data, and Analytics 2022 
• European Commission | EU Seal of Excellence 2020 
• World Economic Forum - Technology Pioneer 2020
• World Economic Forum, Young Global Leader - Rebeca Minguela

Clarity AI believes diversity, inclusion, and belonging are essential for creating an innovative and successful workplace. By actively promoting and engaging in sustainability efforts, we can help create a more equitable and resilient future for our planet and all its inhabitants.