Associate Director Solution Specialist - Insurance Solutions

Moody's; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Moody's Corporation is seeking a senior pre-sales and solutions expert to lead Moody's insurance offerings, data management, and AI capabilities. You will act as the functional and technical expert, designing solutions that address client needs across underwriting, portfolio management, and exposure management.

You will partner with sales and Industry Practice Leads, conduct client discovery, and deliver tailored demonstrations. Travel up to 50% and enjoy a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in business, finance, data analytics, engineering, CS, or related field.
• 7+ years in a client-facing, pre-sales, or consulting role in relevant industries.
• Experience in underwriting solutions, portfolio management and exposure management.

Responsibilities

• Act as the functional and technical expert, designing insurance solutions across underwriting, portfolio management and exposure management.
• Partner with sales and Industry Practice Leads as the pre-sales lead for Moody’s insurance solutions, data management and AI capabilities.
• Stay informed on evolving insurance market trends and client needs, translating them into solution-led strategies.
• Lead client discovery sessions to define optimal solution architectures, data integration approaches, and governance frameworks.
• Develop and deliver tailored solution designs, demos, and technical presentations showcasing Moody’s value.
• Lead complex RFI/RFP responses from qualification through deal closure.
• Bridge clients, sales, and product teams, providing market feedback to inform roadmaps.

Skills

Client-facing experience

Solution architecture

Data integration

GenAI / AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Data Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

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

• 7+ years of experience in a client-facing, pre-sales, or consulting role within the insurance, information services, data analytics, or enterprise software industries
• preferred technical expertise in underwriting solutions, portfolio management and exposure management.
• Demonstrated experience in solution architecture, including end to end data workflow design and multisource integration
• Deep understanding of structured and semi-structured data and formats including past experience with SQL, Python, or APIs for data integration is encouraged
• Proficiency in artificial intelligence concepts, with a strong understanding of GenAI. Hands-on experience using AI tools to streamline workflows is highly desirable
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment, and demonstrated ability to work in a high‑pressure, deadline‑oriented environment
• This position offers a dynamic work environment, requiring up to 50% travel to engage with clients face‑to‑face, while also providing the flexibility of hybrid working

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Data Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is required as a minimum

Responsibilities

This role will work closely with sales representatives, serving as the functional and technical expert and designing solutions to address client needs through Moody’s products and capabilities. Key responsibilities include:

• Serve as the functional and technical subject matter expert, designing insurance solutions that address client needs across underwriting, portfolio management and exposure management.
• Partner closely with sales representatives and Industry Practice Leads as the pre-sales lead for Moody’s insurance solutions, data management and AI capabilities
• Stay informed on evolving insurance market trends and client needs in casualty and financial lines, translating them into solution‑led client strategies
• Lead client discovery sessions to define optimal solution architectures, data integration approaches, and governance frameworks
• Develop and deliver tailored solution designs, proof‑of‑concept demonstrations, and technical presentations that showcase Moody’s value proposition
• Lead and contribute to complex RFI and RFP responses, supporting opportunities from qualification through solution alignment and deal closure
• Act as a bridge between clients, sales, and product teams, providing structured market feedback to inform product innovation and roadmap development

About the team

By joining this team, you will work in a high‑impact, collaborative environment at the forefront of innovation, helping insurance clients navigate complexity while driving sustainable growth for Moody’s. The team designs data‑driven insurance solutions supporting underwriting, portfolio management and exposure management for casualty and financial lines, and partners closely with sales representatives and Industry Practice Leads to deliver technically executable, commercially viable outcomes.

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.