Asst Dir-Data Analyst

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

• 10+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, Data Validation, Release Management, or Testing within data, analytics, reporting, or enterprise data environments
• Proven ability to design, implement, and govern enterprise-wide testing frameworks, quality standards, and governance processes
• Strong expertise in software testing methodologies including functional, regression, system integration, user acceptance, end-to-end, smoke, and sanity testing
• Deep understanding of data quality, data warehousing, ETL/ELT processes, dimensional modeling, and modern data platforms such as Databricks
• Experience with analytics and reporting technologies, including Power BI and related enterprise platforms; knowledge of Salesforce or similar CRM systems is advantageous
• Strong stakeholder management, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive a culture of quality and continuous improvement

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience

Relevant certifications in Quality Assurance, Testing, Data Analytics, or Agile methodologies are a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead the establishment, governance, and continuous enhancement of an enterprise-wide testing framework supporting data, reporting, analytics, and AI-enabled solutions
• Define and maintain testing standards, release readiness criteria, governance processes, and quality metrics to drive consistent delivery across projects and business-as-usual (BAU) operations
• Provide independent oversight of testing activities, ensuring adequate coverage, risk mitigation, defect resolution, and successful production deployments
• Partner with Data Engineering, Analytics, Product, and Business teams to ensure solutions are thoroughly validated and meet business and technical quality expectations
• Drive the adoption and scaling of automated testing capabilities across data pipelines, reporting solutions, and analytical products to improve efficiency and reliability
• Monitor quality metrics, identify risks and process improvement opportunities, facilitate root cause analysis, and provide leadership with actionable insights on release quality and operational readiness
• Champion a quality-first culture by promoting best practices, strengthening governance, and continuously evolving testing approaches for modern data platforms and agile delivery models

About the team 
The Data Management & Analytics team delivers trusted data, reporting, analytics, and AI-enabled solutions that empower critical business decision-making across Moody’s Analytics. As part of this team, you will play a key role in enhancing the reliability, accuracy, and integrity of data products while helping shape enterprise testing standards, accelerate automation, and enable confident delivery of innovative analytical solutions. 

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.