Sr Dir-Strategy & Innovation | Property Insurance

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The Role / Responsibilities:    

The Commercial Strategy team plays a crucial role in analyzing and monitoring key demand and competitive trends impacting Moody’s customers and prospects within the Insurance segment. Additionally, the team evaluates methods to enhance resource deployment and operational efficiency. The market strategist's findings and recommendations are instrumental for senior management in several strategic areas, including:

*    Identifying potential growth opportunities with existing customers or in new customer sub-segments and workflows.
*    Prioritizing and deploy product, sales, service and marketing resources to improve profitability. 
*    Supporting M&A and investment activities.
*    Informing marketing messages and positioning. 

Key Responsibilities:

*    Subject Matter Expertise and Market Insight: Leverage deep knowledge of the Property Insurance segment, including use cases, workflows, and regional differences, to pinpoint opportunities, shape product and go-to-market strategies, and drive customer acquisition, retention, and expansion.
*    Industry and Market Analysis: Offer expert insights into industry trends, regulatory changes, emerging technologies, competitive landscape, market and customer needs, and effective product positioning.
*    Product Knowledge and Value Proposition: Cultivate and maintain an in-depth understanding of our solutions, their features, and the value they provide to customers, ensuring alignment with market demands.
*    Strategic Collaboration: Work closely with product strategy, GTM enablement, sales, and marketing teams to align on initiatives and strategies that drive growth.
*    Customer and Market Needs: Provide detailed input on customer and market needs related to data, models/analytics, and software to inform product development and strategy.
*    Partnership and Acquisition Evaluation: Assess potential strategic partners and acquisition targets to broaden our market reach and enhance our offerings across various sub-segments and workflows.
*    Content Creation and Thought Leadership: Contribute to the creation of sales and marketing materials and thought leadership content to effectively promote our solutions and strengthen our brand presence.

Opportunities: This role provides the opportunity to influence Moody’s strategic direction, drive growth in the Insurance segment, and contribute to the company’s success through expert market analysis and strategic recommendations.


The Candidate:

*    Holds an undergraduate degree in a business-related field; an MBA or other graduate degree is preferred.
*    15+ years of relevant experience in strategy, product, marketing, or market research within the Property Insurance space.
*    Deep understanding of market dynamics, customer personas, and the Property Insurance sector.
*    Translates market insights into actionable business strategies.
*    Demonstrates a proven track record of leading strategic initiatives that drive business growth and market expansion.
*    Develops innovative business strategies and plans, and reviews and fine-tunes those created by team members for optimal presentation.
*    Synthesizes ideas, analyses, and concepts into clear, impactful presentations for senior management.
*    Inspires and mentors teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and high performance to achieve strategic goals.
*    Exceptional problem-solving skills, capable of identifying root causes and proposing innovative solutions.
*    Cultivates strong working relationships with senior executives and key stakeholders.
*    Effectively communicates and advocates for strategic initiatives to senior leadership and key stakeholders, driving alignment and organizational commitment.
*    Effectively collaborates with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
*    Demonstrates meticulous attention to detail and manages multiple projects simultaneously with strong interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $198,300.00 - $287,550.00, depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full-time position. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for incentive compensation. Moody’s also offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.

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This position may be considered a promotional opportunity, pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

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