Team Lead-Fin Data & Analytics

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.

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 organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
• In-depth understanding of structured finance and good understanding of capital markets.
• Proficient in technical and operational aspects of assigned deliverables.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex analytical concepts to people from other fields.
• Commitment to Moody’s values: openness, diversity, inclusivity, respect, and a willingness to learn.

Education:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, or Business/Accounting.

Responsibilities:

• Perform a range of data, analytical, and research work that serve as inputs to Moody’s ratings, as well as process improvement and mentorship responsibilities.
• Lead projects supporting data, ratings, research, analytical outreach, and apply specialized technical knowledge to guide junior team members and lead process improvements.
• Serve as a Process Owner for one or more Data & Analytics processes:
  • Responsible for process re-engineering and process improvements. Utilize expertise to identify inefficiencies, suggest improvements, build consensus, and implement the change.
  • Responsible for end-to-end delivery of select business as usual (BAU) tasks such as complex data, research, and data processing for use in models.
  • Independently interact with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely deliverables, especially of complex and non-standard tasks.
• Provide technical and process guidance to junior team members related to:
  • Methodology updates and components of credit ratings and their application to projects for which they are responsible.
  • Perform various data intake tasks, including scrubbing and validating data for further use in research and ratings.
  • Project management and stakeholder management.
• Train new hires and mentor the team to perform work (such as spreading, credit opinions components, etc.).
• Coordinate allocation of work across the team and manage workload pipeline to provide sufficient time for completion.
• Provide feedback to the manager on the quality and accuracy of work produced by team members while providing constructive and proactive feedback.
• Undertake initial reviews or quality assessments of other team members' work for select complex tasks, and address improvement areas through feedback or training.
• Lead projects or participate in working groups. For example, analyze the impact of methodology updates on the team’s processes and lead the implementation; partner with other departments to move work into ROC, building well-defined processes and output targets.

About the team: Our Data & Analytics team is responsible for providing data, analytical, and research services that support the overall credit analysis function. By joining our team, you will be part of exciting work in predictive analytics, unstructured data processing, and creating actionable insights for the business.

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.