Let's begin! VP-Business Analysis (Quantitative) (9472)

At Moodys we unite the brightest minds to turn todays risks into tomorrows opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they arewith 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.

Skills and Competencies

• Highly organised and efficient with ability to multitask and manage multiple projects
• Strong oral and written communication skills able to communicate clearly and succinctly
• Experience working with and leading selfdirected teams
• Understanding of fixed income; understanding of structured finance is a plus
• Experience developing and/or documenting financial models and/or scorecards credit risk credit derivatives or structured finance a strong plus
• Understanding of model development including model design and implementation
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with a proven ability to analyze complex data and processes
• Good coding and development skills in VBA and Excel a plus
• Experience with mentoring or managing team members is a plus

Education

• MSc or PhD in relevant areas such as Economics Finance Statistics Financial Engineering Mathematical Finance Mathematics
• 10 years of working experience in related field

Responsibilities

The Model and Methodology Development Group at Moodys Ratings (MR) is a group of professionals who oversee the development and publication of all methodologies models scorecards and tools for the rating agency. We are looking for an Vice PresidentBusiness Analysis in the Business Analyst Team to shape the future of Moodys methodologies models scorecards and tools.

This is a good opportunity for a seasoned rating analyst with interest in model development to join a growing team where you will be expected to work on documentation training oversight and maintenance of the rating agencys Credit Rating Models and Credit Rating Scorecard. You will also be expected to help draft requirements for the endtoend model and scorecard development process and respond to requests from the Methodology Review Group and external regulators.

• Manage junior staff within the Business Analyst team
• Develop indepth knowledge of our Moodys Credit Rating Models and Credit Rating Scorecards
• Assist model coordinators drafting requirements for the endtoend process for new model and scorecard developments
• Create user guides and provide user training on new and existing Credit Rating Models and Credit Rating Scorecards
• Draft and review Model Specification Documents to ensure completeness and consistency
• Prepare and coordinate responses to model and scorecard related requests from external and internal parties e.g. model support regulatory requests
• Lead efforts and coordination around submissions of software updates for approval with the Methodology Review Group and coordinate with Risk Process Oversight for documentation of model errors
• Lead efforts on professional training of models and scorecards for rating teams and other analytical teams. You will also be expected to help rating teams to understand model and scorecard results as needed

About the team

The Model and Methodology Development Group (MMDG) at Moodys is responsible for developing and publishing all new methodologies and revisions to existing methodologies as well as the related models scorecards and analytical tools used in Moodys Ratings.

The Business Analyst Team is responsible for owning the business logic and writing the relevant specification documents of the credit rating models trainings user guides and getting the appropriate approvals for release.

Moodys 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 Moodys Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moodys 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.