Senior Commercial Lending Solutions Consultant

Moody's Investors Service; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Parental leave

Paid time off

401(k) plan with employer contribution

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Moody's Investors Service is seeking a Lending Advisory and Pre-Sales professional to design lending solutions for commercial banking clients. You will lead workshops, translate requirements into high-level designs, and collaborate with sales and delivery teams to ensure successful implementations.

The role emphasizes strong communication, client engagement, and the ability to translate complex concepts into actionable plans, with opportunities to influence product strategy and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience
• Fluency in English required; Spanish or French language skills preferred

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients and internal teams to design lending solutions that support commercial banking objectives and successful customer outcomes
• Establish a clear understanding of customer lending goals, operational challenges, and future business objectives
• Facilitate business requirements and solution design workshops to analyze loan origination and underwriting processes
• Lead and support solution design activities, evaluate alternatives, and present recommendations to internal and external stakeholders
• Create and define implementation scope, process flows, project estimates, timelines, and supporting engagement documentation
• Support commercial discussions regarding project scope, technical capabilities, implementation approaches, customer expectations, and contractual requirements
• Collaborate with clients, sales teams, and delivery teams to formalize project engagements and ensure successful handoff to implementation
• Develop proposals, statements of work, and responses to RFPs, RFIs, and other sales support activities
• Share industry best practices, support product improvement initiatives, and deliver knowledge-sharing sessions

Skills

Commercial lending workflows

Client-facing roles

Requirements gathering

Solution design

Executive stakeholder influence

Banking systems knowledge

AI concepts & AI tools

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Reporting tools

Database technologies

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

• Strong knowledge of commercial lending workflows including loan origination, underwriting, risk rating, portfolio management, due diligence, loan documentation, and Know Your Customer and Know Your Business processes
• Experience in commercial banking, commercial credit, pre-sales, customer success, technical consulting, or related client-facing roles
• Ability to independently lead client workshops, gather business requirements, and translate client needs into high-level functional solution designs
• Experience supporting solution design, project scoping, implementation estimation, proposals, requests for proposal responses, and contract discussions
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence executive-level stakeholders and articulate complex concepts clearly
• Experience with commercial lending, loan origination, or credit risk technology platforms preferred; familiarity with reporting tools, database technologies, and banking system architectures is a plus
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, adaptable, and proactive with a continuous improvement mindset
• 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

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant industry experience
• Fluency in English required; Spanish or French language skills preferred

Responsibilities

Partner with clients and internal teams to design lending solutions that support commercial banking objectives and successful customer outcomes.

• Establish a clear understanding of customer lending goals, operational challenges, and future business objectives
• Facilitate business requirements and solution design workshops to analyze loan origination and underwriting processes
• Lead and support solution design activities, evaluate alternatives, and present recommendations to internal and external stakeholders
• Create and define implementation scope, process flows, project estimates, timelines, and supporting engagement documentation
• Support commercial discussions regarding project scope, technical capabilities, implementation approaches, customer expectations, and contractual requirements
• Collaborate with clients, sales teams, and delivery teams to formalize project engagements and ensure successful handoff to implementation
• Develop proposals, statements of work, and responses to requests for proposal, requests for information, and other sales support activities
• Share industry best practices, support product improvement initiatives, and deliver internal and external knowledge-sharing sessions

About the Team

Our Lending Advisory and Pre-Sales team partners with financial institutions to help transform lending operations through innovative technology, industry expertise, and consultative engagement. The team works closely with clients to understand business needs, design effective lending solutions, support successful implementations, and provide valuable market insights that influence product strategy. By joining this team, you will contribute to high-impact client engagements, collaborate with cross-functional experts, and support the adoption of data-driven and AI-enabled solutions that enhance lending efficiency and risk management.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is$119,100.00-$172,650.00, 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.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• parental leave
• paid time off
• a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities
• life
• disability
• accident insurance
• a discounted employee stock purchase plan
• 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.