Associate Director - Project Manager

Moody's Investors Service; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Moody's Investors Service seeks a seasoned Project Leader to deliver large-scale lending technology implementations across the Middle East. You will lead prioritization, planning, and management of complex projects for Moody's clients, ensuring stakeholder satisfaction.

Based in Moody’s Riyadh office, you will onboard in Dubai before relocating to Riyadh to support financial institutions in KSA. Strong English, PMP/PRINCE2/Agile, and AI tooling experience are preferred for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Master's degree, or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of project management experience in financial software or IT for leading financial institutions in Saudi Arabia.
• Delivery experience of SaaS/hosted software solutions.
• Fluent English; Arabic language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leads the delivery of large-scale lending technology implementation projects for Moody's clients across the Middle East.
• Manages prioritization, planning, and project portfolio delivery.
• Coordinates project scope, risks, and change management across lifecycle.
• Liaises with Product Management, Engineering, and Client Services to ensure client success.
• Provides governance and mentoring on project management practices and team dynamics.
• Support pre-sales activities from a services perspective when requested.

Skills

Project management

SaaS delivery

PMP/PRINCE2/Agile

MS Project

English fluency

Arabic language skills

Client-focused

Leadership

Generative AI

Agentic AI

Education

Master's degree

Tools

MS Project

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

• Minimum of 8 years' relevant project management experience gained within leading financial software vendors and/or the IT departments of leading financial institutions in Saudi Arabia
• Proven delivery experience of SaaS/hosted software solutions
• Excellent understanding of the full project lifecycle and associated methodologies (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, Agile) and tools (e.g., MS Project)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with fluency in English required. Arabic language skills are a plus
• Strong client-focused orientation, with the drive and enthusiasm to achieve results and ensure stakeholder satisfaction, and a proven ability to lead and motivate project teams
• Experience with Moody's Commercial Lending solution, CreditLens, and risk management experience in lending, Basel regulation, or asset liability management, are highly valued; preferred
• Demonstrated proficiency in artificial intelligence concepts, with hands‑on delivery experience of Generative or Agentic AI solutions used to streamline project delivery and improve operational efficiency
• Proven ability to apply AI-powered tools to solve client and project management challenges, with a growing awareness of AI risk management and a commitment to responsible and ethical AI use

Education

• Minimum of a Master's degree, or equivalent professional experience

Responsibilities

Leads the delivery of large-scale lending technology implementation projects for Moody's clients across the Middle East.

• Leads the prioritization, planning, and management of projects within an assigned project portfolio
• Manages organizational team deliverables and project responsibilities across the project lifecycle
• Plans, coordinates, and prioritizes project efforts, and accurately captures and communicates project priorities
• Builds and maintains mutually beneficial relationships with client project teams and other stakeholders
• Records and manages project issues and risks, escalating where necessary
• Controls project scope and manages change management processes where necessary
• Coordinates the work of consultants and allocates resources efficiently, maintaining a cooperative and motivated project team
• Provides expertise and consulting to other project managers on project management practices and team dynamics, team building, and group motivation
• Provides analysis and recommendations, and develops content to continuously improve project management methodologies, processes, and documentation
• Ensures adherence to governance guidelines set by the Project Management Office (PMO)
• Liaises with internal functions such as Product Management, Engineering, and Client Services
• Reports on project progress to clients, senior internal stakeholders, and delivery team members
• Provides services that satisfy existing or new client business needs, and offers proactive solution and product support to clients
• Engages with clients on‑site and off‑site in a professional and timely manner
• Supports pre‑sales activities on request from a services perspective
• This position is based in Moody’s Riyadh (KSA) office. The successful candidate will initially be onboarded at Moody’s Middle East headquarters in Dubai before relocating to Riyadh to support financial institutions in KSA

About the team

Our Middle East Lending Implementation Services team, part of Moody's Banking Customer Engagement team, is responsible for planning and delivering large-scale Lending technology implementation projects for Moody's clients across the Middle East, with a particular focus on Saudi Arabia.

We help clients successfully adopt Moody's Lending solutions, strengthening long-term client relationships across the region. We set the standard for project management best practice across the Middle East, sharing knowledge and continuously improving our delivery methodologies. We are increasingly incorporating Generative and Agentic AI tools into project delivery, from streamlining implementation workflows to supporting client advisory, while maintaining strong governance and responsible AI practices. By joining our team, you will be part of exciting transformative lending technology projects within leading financial institutions across Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East.

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.