Moody's
Global Head of Financial Institutions Group
New York, NY
Mar 1, 2025
Full Job Description

Location(s):

  • 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, New York, 10007, US

Line Of Business: Financial Institutions Group(FIG)

Job Category:

  • Credit Analysis & Research

Experience Level: Experienced Hire

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.

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.

The Global Head of FIG is a high-profile leadership role at Moody's, responsible for overseeing Moody's global banking, global insurance franchises, and the managed investments rating team. This role ensures the credit quality of the portfolio of existing and new ratings, research and outreach strategy and execution, ratings operations, and best practices to support ratings quality, research operations, and outreach activities. Additionally, the role encompasses responsibility for the growing area of Private Credit.


The position has overall responsibility for approximately 135 Lead Analysts plus approximately 20 team managers and managers-of-managers in 9 countries across AMER, EMEA, and APAC.


Key Responsibilities:
* Lead initiatives to enhance rating quality, thought leadership, and customer and stakeholder engagement. Embrace innovation and support the implementation of technology enablement.
* Simplify and standardize ratings workflows (both analytic and non-analytic) across Ratings & Research (R&R) to drive efficiencies and strengthen controls. Identify opportunities to invest in key initiatives that will drive transformation within Moody's Ratings.
* Engage with senior market participants, including banks, insurance companies, asset managers, capital market groups, research departments, media, industry trade groups, academic institutions, governments, regulatory agencies, and various investor groups, to demonstrate Moody's value proposition, transparency, and credibility.
* Attract, assess, develop, and retain a high-performing and inclusive global team of analysts and leaders needed for the future state of digitally enabled analytic functions.
* Ensure a continuous improvement mindset is embedded to drive improvements in operational processes.

Experience/Qualifications
* Over 15 years of leading professional analytic or support services in a financial institution or consulting firm. Broad credit experience is essential, with expertise in banking, insurance or fintech a real plus.
* Proven track record of enhancing existing relationships and market outreach, as well as identifying opportunities in new markets. Demonstrates a resourceful, resilient, customer-oriented, and market-centric perspective.
* Committed to continuous improvement in the processes, approaches, and factors used in the rating process. Encourages innovative to build for the future.
* Demonstrated ability to identify operational efficiencies and successfully translate strategic vision into actionable goals.
* Possesses the vision and acumen to lead technology enablement across the organization.
* Proven capability to manage multi-level leadership with compassion and empathy, and effectively develop individual and team talent.
* Strong leadership abilities with the capacity to proactivity drive change and inspire confidence and motivation in others to follow.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is$400,900.00-$581,350.00, 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, national origin, citizen status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, 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 accommodations@moodys.com. 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.

Click here to view our full EEO policy statement. Click here for more information on your EEO rights under the law. Click here to view our Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination statement.Click here to view our Notice to New York City Applicants.
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.



Moody’s Corporation is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended by the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002, 38 U.S.C. 4212 (VEVRAA), which requires Government contractors to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment: (1) disabled veterans; (2) recently separated veterans; (3) active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans; and (4) Armed Forces service medal veterans.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor

We Request Priority Protected Veteran and Disabled Referrals for all of our locations

Please contact Donna Hutchinson, Assistant Vice President, Talent Attraction for any questions regarding this listing.

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