Dir-Sr Strategist

Moody's Investors Service; New York (NY); On-site; USD 145,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Moody's Investors Service is seeking a strategic leader to shape growth opportunities across insurance customer sub-segments and workflows. You will analyze demand, trends, and technologies, identify opportunities, and build data-driven business cases for market expansion and profitability.

Collaborate with product, GTM, sales, and marketing to align initiatives, drive execution, and contribute to thought leadership.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in strategy, product, marketing, or market research within the Insurance sector, in particular Property and Casualty.
• Good understanding of market dynamics, customer personas, and workflows in the Insurance sector, in particular Property and Casualty.
• Proven ability to translate market insights into actionable business strategies.
• Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving and communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience working in Agile and fast-paced environments and managing multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously.
• Demonstrated proficiency in artificial intelligence concepts, with hands-on experience using AI tools to streamline workflows and enhance operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• This role supports the identification and assessment of future growth opportunities across Insurance customer sub‑segments and workflows to shape market strategy.
• Analyze and monitor demand, competitive landscape, and industry and regulatory trends, as well as emerging technologies impacting customers' businesses
• Identify and assess growth opportunities across customer sub‑segments and workflows
• Drive the development of business cases including estimation of addressable market, target customer and segmentation, ARR projections, cost estimations, and financial viability assessments through data‑driven analyses
• Translate vision into execution scenarios across identified growth levers, lines of business, and markets
• Actively participate in identifying and evaluating strategic partner and investment opportunities, including organic investment and mergers and acquisitions
• Maintain a strong understanding of Moody's solutions and their value propositions
• Collaborate with product, go‑to‑market enablement, sales, and marketing teams to align initiatives and support commercial execution
• Contribute to sales and marketing materials and thought leadership content

Skills

Insurance strategy

Market dynamics

Strategy translation

Strategic thinking

Agile execution

AI proficiency

Education

Undergraduate degree in business

MBA 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.

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

• Extensive experience in strategy, product, marketing, or market research within the Insurance sector, in particular Property and Casualty
• Good understanding of market dynamics, customer personas, and workflows in the Insurance sector, in particular Property and Casualty
• Proven ability to translate market insights into actionable business strategies
• Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving and communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Experience working in Agile and fast-paced environments and managing multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously
• Demonstrated proficiency in artificial intelligence concepts, with hands‑on experience using AI tools to streamline workflows and enhance operational efficiency. Proven ability to implement AI-powered solutions to solve business challenges. Demonstrates a growing awareness of AI risk management and a commitment to responsible and ethical AI use

Education

• Undergraduate degree in a business‑related field required
• MBA or other relevant graduate degree preferred

Responsibilities

This role supports the identification and assessment of future growth opportunities across Insurance customer sub‑segments and workflows to shape market strategy.

• Analyze and monitor demand, competitive landscape, and industry and regulatory trends, as well as emerging technologies impacting customers' businesses
• Identify and assess growth opportunities across customer sub‑segments and workflows
• Drive the development of business cases including estimation of addressable market, target customer and segmentation, ARR projections, cost estimations, and financial viability assessments through data‑driven analyses
• Translate vision into execution scenarios across identified growth levers, lines of business, and markets
• Actively participate in identifying and evaluating strategic partner and investment opportunities, including organic investment and mergers and acquisitions
• Maintain a strong understanding of Moody's solutions and their value propositions
• Collaborate with product, go‑to‑market enablement, sales, and marketing teams to align initiatives and support commercial execution
• Contribute to sales and marketing materials and thought leadership content

About the Team

The Insurance Commercial Strategy team partners with Strategic Planning, Product, Go-to-Market, Marketing, and Sales to drive objective, fact‑based decision making, optimize portfolio performance, and support sustainable growth for Moody's Analytics' Insurance Business Unit. The team operates at the intersection of strategy and execution, leveraging data, market intelligence, and AI-enabled insights to identify and capture growth opportunities across the global insurance landscape. By joining this team, you will contribute to high‑impact work that shapes how Moody's serves the insurance market — helping clients navigate risk and uncertainty with greater clarity and confidence.

For US‑based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is$145,300.00-$210,700.00, 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.

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.