Assc Dir - SPM

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Moody’s Data Solutions Group is looking for a Product Consultant to join our team. This role sits within the Business Development practice and will engage in various integration efforts to bolster solution offerings across the Moody's umbrella of products with a focus on interoperability.

The successful candidate will work with product teams to understand, refine, and document business requirements for the inclusion of data assets into a wide array of solutions. Additionally, the candidate will keep our stakeholders at the forefront and thrive in a dynamic and complex environment, possessing a strong mix of data analysis, operations management, and project management skills.

A willingness to engage, learn, and contribute to addressing functional and technical challenges on product projects is a must.

Key Responsibilities and Objectives:

• Acquire and maintain comprehensive knowledge of the data assets and solutions provided by the Data Solutions Group, focusing on their potential applications and benefits across different units within Moody’s.
• Collaborate with diverse, international teams to support the definition, review, and analysis of requirements for new product initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Conduct analyses of existing Moody’s offerings for functional or data overlap, evaluate their commercial potential, and offer well-founded recommendations that adhere to best practices for empowering other organizational units.
• Clearly document use cases, highlighting their priority and any dependencies, to facilitate understanding and implementation.
• Design and document both the current and envisioned future state of business processes, data flows, data transformations, and user interfaces, enhancing integration and efficiency within Moody’s ecosystem.
• Work closely with various groups within Moody’s to oversee project dependencies, expedite R&D efforts, and establish process controls to minimize risks.
• Relay feedback regarding data coverage, quality, and usability back to the Data Solutions product strategy teams, fostering continuous improvement.
• Serve as a point of contact for inquiries related to the Data Solutions Group’s offerings, addressing questions and concerns regarding products, data, and technology.
• Actively promote the Data Solutions Group’s assets, emphasizing upcoming enhancements to solutions and data, to drive awareness and adoption.
• Track and analyze product data utilization, identifying trends to inform strategic decisions and reports for stakeholders and leadership.
• Develop and maintain robust relationships across the organization, enabling effective communication and strategic discussions with senior management and key stakeholders.

• Requirements and Experience:
• Undergraduate/first-level degree (e.g., Bachelor’s degree) required and graduate/second-level degree (Masters or MBA) preferred.
• Minimum 7 years working for a financial services and/or data -centric organization.
• Ability to effectively partner with a variety of business and technical teams and work in a cross-functional setting.
• Understanding of data and analytics; can learn quickly in areas with little prior experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, and an ability to communicate complex business and technical concepts to a wide audience.
• Problem solver and independent thinker with the ability to create innovative solutions.
• Client focused, proactive, and results oriented with an ability to support clients across multiple locations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong professional relationships at all levels.
• Experience working with remote teams across time zones.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.

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Please note: STP categories are assigned by the hiring teams and are subject to change over the course of an employee’s tenure with Moody’s.