Let's begin! Senior Director, Business Development Insurance Vertical
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
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. Moodys is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment were advancing AI to move from insight to actionenabling 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.
- Deep understanding of the (re)insurance market with particular focus on Property and Casualty underwriting communities.
- Proven ability to build maintain and expand senior-level client relationships across insurers reinsurers and brokers.
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to identify evaluate and prioritize growth opportunities.
- Demonstrated experience engaging executive stakeholders including CEOs CROs and CUOs.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts to senior audiences.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with sales product marketing and senior leadership teams.
- Experience contributing to thought leadership through publications speaking engagements or industry research (preferred).
- Willingness and ability to travel approximately 25%.
- Fluency in English required; additional European languages advantageous.
- Bachelors degree or equivalent undergraduate/first-level degree required.
- Graduate or second-level degree such as an MBA Masters or Ph.D. preferred.
- Work closely with the Americas insurance sales team to create new connections and deepen client relationships across insurers reinsurers and brokers.
- Develop a strong understanding of the insurance client base and market opportunities in the Americas with a focus on the Property and Casualty sector.
- Partner with sales product and marketing teams to drive market engagement and raise awareness of Moodys vision capabilities and expertise.
- Build and maintain a network of senior industry stakeholders facilitating connections with Moodys executive leadership and participation in client advisory boards.
- Conduct a high level of self-initiated client meetings to broaden touchpoints within client organizations.
- Identify attend and actively participate in key industry events to expand Moodys reach and professional network.
- Establish and strengthen relationships with key industry associations.
- Source new business opportunities through event participation client networking customer profiling and market intelligence.
- Collaborate with product management to stay informed on product offerings and provide structured market feedback based on client interactions.
- Work closely with senior management to highlight and support specific growth opportunities.
- Provide support coaching training or leadership on specific opportunities where collaboration will drive successful outcomes.
- Refer qualified leads to sales colleagues enabling potential downstream sales activity.
- Partner with marketing to develop and execute outreach plans including PR initiatives conferences events speaking engagements and publication agendas.
- Identify and analyze opportunities assess risk and reward trade-offs screen opportunities and contribute to business case development.
- Support the manager in developing and executing strategies to accelerate go-to-market success.
For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is$163300.00-$236800.00 depending on factors such as experience education level skills and location. This range is based on a full-time addition to base salary this role is eligible for incentive compensation. Moodys 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.
Moodys 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 statussexual orientation gender identity gender expression genetic information physical or mental disability military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Moodys 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 . 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.
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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.
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About Company
Moody's CreditView is our flagship solution for global capital markets that incorporates credit ratings, research and data from Moody's Investors Service plus research, data and content from Moody's Analytics.