Assistant Vice President- Legal & Professional Services Sourcing

PowerToFly; New York (NY); On-site; USD 119,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Moody's is seeking a senior sourcing leader to drive end-to-end procurement for Legal and Professional Services. You will lead strategic sourcing events, analyze spend and market trends, and develop category strategies to optimize costs and deliver value across the enterprise.

The role requires navigating executive-level relationships and leveraging AI/analytics to improve decision-making. Based in the US, the role offers a competitive base salary with incentive compensation and a comprehensive

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of Legal and Professional Services Sourcing and Category Management experience in large global corporations.
• Demonstrated success leading complex sourcing initiatives and commercial negotiations.
• Proven ability to manage external Legal Services spend and relationships with major law firms.
• Knowledge of alternative legal fee arrangements, legal spend analytics, legal operations, or alternative legal service providers.
• Experience across multiple Professional Services categories such as consulting, accounting, tax, and advisory.
• Strong stakeholder and supplier relationship management skills with a track record of navigating executive-level relationships.
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for learning how AI tools, automation, analytics, and emerging technologies can be applied to analyze trends, forecast demand, model costs from diverse data sources, improve processes, drive efficiency, and deliver strategic insights.
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills, and judgment, with the ability to work across regions, manage multiple priorities, and deliver against deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-visibility sourcing projects across Legal and Professional Services, delivering commercial outcomes that move the business forward.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing for key supplier agreements across Legal and Non-IT Professional Services categories, including managing strategic sourcing events such as Requests for Proposal, Requests for Information, and targeted negotiations.
• Analyze spend, demand, supplier markets, business requirements, and external market trends to identify strategic opportunities.
• Develop category strategies that address cost optimization, value creation, supplier consolidation, demand management, innovation, risk, and business continuity.
• Execute strategies related to law-firm panels, preferred provider programs, rate structures, alternative fee arrangements, matter management, and appropriate use of alternative legal service providers.
• Lead category planning with the business and establish measurable savings and value-delivery targets.
• Proactively manage the renewal pipeline in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, and Technology to align sourcing strategy with enterprise priorities.
• Build strong relationships with senior business leaders, report savings metrics, and leverage analytics, automation, and AI to improve sourcing efficiency and decision-making.

Skills

Sourcing leadership

Legal spend management

External relationships

Alternative fee arrangements

Spend analytics

Professional services categories

AI analytics

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)

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

• 7-10 years of Legal and Professional Services Sourcing and Category Management experience in large global corporations
• Demonstrated success leading complex sourcing initiatives and commercial negotiations
• Proven ability to manage external Legal Services spend and relationships with major law firms
• Knowledge of alternative legal fee arrangements, legal spend analytics, legal operations, or alternative legal service providers
• Experience across multiple Professional Services categories such as consulting, accounting, tax, and advisory
• Strong stakeholder and supplier relationship management skills with a track record of navigating executive-level relationships
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for learning how AI tools, automation, analytics, and emerging technologies can be applied to analyze trends, forecast demand, model costs from diverse data sources, improve processes, drive efficiency, and deliver strategic insights
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills, and judgment, with the ability to work across regions, manage multiple priorities, and deliver against deadlines

Education

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from an accredited college or university

Responsibilities

Lead high-visibility sourcing projects across Legal and Professional Services, delivering commercial outcomes that move the business forward.

• Lead end-to-end sourcing for key supplier agreements across Legal and Non-IT Professional Services categories, including managing strategic sourcing events such as Requests for Proposal, Requests for Information, and targeted negotiations
• Analyze spend, demand, supplier markets, business requirements, and external market trends to identify strategic opportunities
• Develop category strategies that address cost optimization, value creation, supplier consolidation, demand management, innovation, risk, and business continuity
• Execute strategies related to law-firm panels, preferred provider programs, rate structures, alternative fee arrangements, matter management, and appropriate use of alternative legal service providers
• Lead category planning with the business and establish measurable savings and value-delivery targets
• Proactively manage the renewal pipeline in collaboration with internal stakeholders
• Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, and Technology to align sourcing strategy with enterprise priorities
• Build strong relationships with senior business leaders, report savings metrics, and leverage analytics, automation, and AI to improve sourcing efficiency and decision-making

About the Team

Our Procurement & Sourcing Group (PSG) team is responsible for driving strategic sourcing initiatives and delivering cost optimization across Moody's global operations. By joining our team, you will be part of exciting work in legal and professional services procurement and vendor management, leveraging innovative technologies — including AI — to enhance efficiency and support business transformation.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $119,100 - $196,750.00, 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.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital or familial status,sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Moody’s also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about a reasonable accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email [e-mail]. This contact information is for accommodation requests only, and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications

For San Francisco positions, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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

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.