Assc Dir-Product Strategy

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.

If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong expertise in data strategy, governance, and management, with the ability to balance compliance requirements with practical innovation.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to and delivering data strategies, frameworks, and operating models that support measurable business outcomes.
• Sound commercial acumen, with experience supporting vendor evaluation, selection, and ongoing partnership management.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, align interests, and build support for initiatives.
• Experience leading and contributing to cross-functional teams within complex, matrixed global organizations.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments, resolve stakeholder issues thoughtfully, and remain resilient in dynamic settings.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (Master’s preferred) in Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Science, Economics, Engineering, or Statistics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support alignment between enterprise data strategy and segment and product strategies to enable business growth.
• Gather, synthesize, and help prioritize segment needs, ensuring inputs inform enterprise data strategy and investment discussions.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and the Chief Data Office to shape and deliver elements of Moody’s Analytics’ data strategy across segments.
• Represent commercial segment perspectives, ensuring client needs and market feedback inform data priorities and solutions.
• Translate market and client insights into data strategy inputs, supporting the development of investment cases tied to commercial outcomes.
• Act as a key advisor to senior stakeholders, providing clear, data-driven recommendations to inform decision-making.
• Identify risks and propose pragmatic solutions that balance commercial opportunity, regulatory requirements, and operational considerations.
• Promote a data-driven culture by embedding best practices for prioritization, governance, and execution.
• Contribute to horizon scanning for emerging data sources, tools, and technologies, providing informed recommendations to leadership.
• Work closely with data governance and technology partners to translate customer and segment needs into consistent enterprise policies and practices.

About the Team

Our Chief Data Office team supports the development and execution of Moody’s Analytics’ data strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities across segments and products.
By joining our team, you will be part of exciting work in:

• Supporting strategic data initiatives across Moody’s Analytics.
• Enabling collaboration between commercial segments and the enterprise data estate.
• Delivering insights and innovation that support business growth and client outcomes.