Associate Director-Product Manager

Moody's Corporation; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Moody's Corporation seeks a senior product leader to own the Model Context Protocol portfolio, driving AI-native workflows from discovery through delivery. You’ll shape the product vision, roadmap, and backlog across server and application domains while partnering with engineering, design, data, security, and strategy teams to translate client needs into actionable milestones.

With deep expertise in AI and strong stakeholder management, you will influence analytics and risk software strategy,

Qualifications

• Typically 8–10 years of product management experience in financial services, fintech, or risk software.
• End-to-end product ownership from discovery to post-launch iteration with independent drive over a product area.
• Deep understanding of generative AI, LLMs, agentic AI, and API/protocol-based products; exposure to Model Context Protocol preferred.
• Strong agile leadership: ceremonies, backlogs, retrospectives, KPI reviews.
• Market analysis and competitive intelligence with roadmap influence.
• Technical fluency to discuss architecture, security, APIs without hands-on coding.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Deep expertise in AI; track record delivering AI-driven transformations with governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, development, and delivery of Model Context Protocol products for AI-native workflows.
• Own product vision, roadmap, and backlog for server and app portfolio with a coherent platform experience.
• Define and prioritise requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria balancing capability, stability, governance, and debt.
• Collaborate with engineering, design, data, security, and strategy to translate needs into milestones and releases.
• Conduct customer, partner, developer, and market research to stay competitive in AI ecosystem.
• Lead squad cadence: planning, prioritisation, retrospectives, and improvements for delivery consistency.
• Define and monitor KPIs for adoption, usage, reliability, and developer satisfaction to inform roadmap.
• Manage delivery risks, dependencies, and release readiness with security and quality controls.

Skills

Product management

End-to-end ownership

Generative AI / LLMs

Agile methodologies

Market analysis

API design understanding

Stakeholder management

AI risk governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

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.

Skills And Competencies

• Typically 8–10 years of product management experience, including experience in financial services, financial technology, or risk management software
• Proven experience owning products end-to-end from discovery and specification through launch and post-launch iteration, with the ability to independently drive a product area
• Deep understanding of generative artificial intelligence, large language models, agentic artificial intelligence, and application programming interface or protocol-based products; direct exposure to Model Context Protocol or comparable agent‑tooling protocols preferred
• Strong grasp of agile methodologies with experience leading ceremonies, managing backlogs, improving ways of working through retrospectives, and driving outcomes through key performance indicator reviews
• Strong market analysis and competitive intelligence capabilities with the ability to identify opportunities and influence product roadmap direction
• Technical fluency to participate in architecture, infrastructure, authentication, security, and application programming interface design discussions while effectively evaluating trade-offs without requiring hands‑on coding
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills across engineering, design, data, business, and partner teams
• Deep expertise in artificial intelligence, with a track record of implementing advanced AI solutions to drive strategic transformation and operational efficiency. Strong experience using AI tools to lead innovation initiatives. Demonstrated leadership in managing AI‑related risks, ensuring ethical governance, and fostering a culture of responsible AI adoption across the organization

Education

• Bachelor's degree required
• Relevant Master's degree preferred depending on the nature of the product and business needs

Responsibilities

Lead the strategy, development, and delivery of Moody's Model Context Protocol products that enable agentic and artificial intelligence-native workflows.

• Own the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for the Model Context Protocol server and application portfolio, ensuring a coherent, extensible, and well‑documented platform experience
• Define, prioritize, and deliver product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria while balancing new capabilities, platform stability, governance requirements, and technical debt
• Partner with engineering, design, data, security, and strategy teams to translate customer and business needs into actionable product milestones and releases
• Conduct customer, partner, developer, and market research to identify opportunities, validate concepts, and ensure the platform remains competitive within the evolving artificial intelligence ecosystem
• Lead the squad operating rhythm through planning, prioritization, retrospectives, and continuous improvement activities that drive delivery consistency and accountability
• Define and monitor product and platform key performance indicators including adoption, usage, reliability, and developer satisfaction to measure impact and inform roadmap decisions
• Manage delivery risks, dependencies, and release readiness while ensuring appropriate controls, security reviews, and quality standards are maintained across the product lifecycle
• Build strong relationships with business units, client‑facing teams, and technology partners to identify new application opportunities and support internal and external developer success

About The Team

The Digital Insights product organization is responsible for developing innovative data, analytics, and artificial intelligence solutions that help clients make informed decisions in an increasingly complex financial landscape. By joining the team, you will help shape the future of agentic artificial intelligence experiences and intelligent workflows, working alongside product, engineering, design, and data experts to deliver scalable solutions that unlock the value of Moody's intelligence for clients, partners, and internal teams worldwide.

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.