Scope Group: Graduate Programme 2025

Job description:

The future of credit analysis  starts with you

Start Date: September 2025 
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany Duration: 12 months 
Cohort Size: Up to six graduates each year

Join Scope’s 12-month Graduate Programme.

We are offering high-potential graduates a unique career-development opportunity. Develop broad analytical skills, gain deep insight into credit markets, and build a career as a credit analyst in Fundamental Ratings or Transaction Analytics.

Profit from practical, step-by-step training through on-the-job, multi-sector instruction.

Choose growth, choose Scope!

The European rating agency: Be part of a purpose-driven, multicultural company committed to “upgrading the rating industry”.

Small team, big impact: Join a group of ambitious graduates with high visibility, mentors, and access to senior analysts.

Hands-on experience from day one:  Work on credit projects, attend rating committees, and participate in issuer and investor meetings.

Theory and practice: Take part in internal and external workshops, technical seminars, and interactive training to sharpen skills.

Fully sponsored certifications: Profit from paid certification study, exam coverage:  CFA Level I/Data Science, DataCamp Data Engineer, Power BI Data Analyst Associate.

Start your analyst career: Make the transition to Associate Analyst.

A culture that drives growth: Thrive in a collaborative, international environment which nurtures curiosity and ambition. 
 

Duties & responsibilities

Immersing graduates in the credit-rating process

• Rotation through teams: Hands-on experience with analytical teams
  • Track 1: Fundamental Ratings Group: sovereign, corporate, financial institutions
  • Track 2: Transaction Analytics & Quantative: structured finance, project finance, covered bonds, quantitative analytics & modelling
• Credit projects: Work with senior analysts on multiple sectors and asset classes through rating committees, rating/research reports, cross-sector projects
• Training & workshops: Gain skills in rating methodologies, research, report writing plus insights into ESG and regulation
• Capstone project: Showcase your expertise, achievements in a final project in your specialisation

Professional & personal qualifications

• Master’s degree (recent graduate or final-year student) in Economics, Finance, Econometrics, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience with economic, financial, or accounting data analysis (programming skills are a plus for Track 2)
• Strong analytical thinking, the ability to work independently, and a solution-driven mindset
• Eagerness to learn and thrive in a stimulating, high-performance environment
• Excellent English skills (our working language) another European language is an asset
• Previous work or internship experience in related fields is a plus

Interested?

If this sounds like a journey for you, please contact f.klinke@scopegroup.com for more information on the graduate programme. We look forward to learning more from your convincing application. Please note: For non-EU applicants, a valid work and residence permit is a prerequisite for this job position. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer relocations from non-EU countries.

What we want to see

• Current English CV
• Motivational Letter
• Copy of your university degrees and certificates
• Criminal record certificate (can be provided at a later date)
• At least 3 letters of reference (can be provided at a later date)

About Scope

With more than 250 employees operating from offices in Berlin, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Oslo and Paris, Scope Group is the leading European provider of independent credit ratings, ESG and fund analysis. Based on forward-looking and innovative methodologies, Scope offers a European perspective that contributes to greater diversity of opinion for institutional investors worldwide. Scope Ratings is the largest European credit rating agency, registered in accordance with EU and UK rating agency regulation, offering opinion-driven and non-mechanistic credit risk analysis. Scope ESG Analysis provides tools for analysing and reporting on ESG impact and risk, as well as second-party opinions on green, social and sustainable bonds. Scope Fund Analysis rates more than 10,000 funds and asset managers across all major asset classes.

At Scope Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with respect and fairness. We embrace people from all backgrounds, regardless of culture, ethnicity and gender. We ensure that our application processes are free from discrimination. By valuing each individual's unique background and perspectives, we strive to create an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute their best. Our dedication to equality and inclusivity reflects our belief that diversity drives innovation and success.