SVP Manager - Systems Engineering; SAP Ecosystem

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.

• 15+ years of experience in SAP leadership roles, with deep expertise across SAP Financials (FI/CO), Billing/Revenue (RAR), Tax, AP/AR, Fixed Assets, Group Reporting, and core ERP modules
• Proven ownership of global ERP platforms supporting multi-entity, multi-currency, and highly regulated financial environments, including demonstrated success with S/4
  
  HANA transformations and large-scale ERP modernization
• Demonstrated success delivering complex, multi-year SAP programs — including ERP upgrades, compliance remediations, global order-to-cash initiatives, and cross-system integrations — with measurable outcomes and executive-level visibility
• Strong grounding in clean-core architecture, Dev Sec Ops  practices, cloud integrations, automation, and embedded analytics within the SAP ecosystem
• Deep understanding of global financial processes — record-to-report, order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, revenue operations, and audit/compliance — with the ability to translate financial and regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Proven ability to lead and develop large global organizations spanning internal teams, contractors, and strategic vendors; skilled in influencing senior business executives and steering enterprise-wide initiatives
• Experience managing multi-million-dollar global budgets across run, transform, and innovation portfolios, including vendor negotiation, contract management, and delivery model optimization
• Deep expertise in artificial intelligence, with a track record of implementing advanced AI solutions to drive strategic transformation and operational efficiency. Strong experience using AI tools to lead innovation initiatives. Demonstrated leadership in managing AI-related risks, ensuring ethical governance, and fostering a culture of responsible AI adoption across the organization

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, or a related field;
  Master's degree or MBA preferred

This executive role is accountable for the strategy, modernization, operations, and global delivery of Moody's enterprise-wide SAP ecosystem across Finance, Controlling, Billing, Revenue, Tax, and cross-functional ERP platforms.

• Define and own the global SAP ERP strategy, driving a multi-year roadmap that includes upgrades, cloud modernization, clean-core standardization, and reduction of technical debt in alignment with corporate financial transformation objectives
• Champion AI enablement, data platform integration, automation, and emerging capabilities within the SAP ecosystem, including S/4
  
  HANA embedded analytics, tax and compliance automation, and intelligent ERP features
• Own global SAP production operations, ensuring high availability, resiliency, risk-controlled financial processing, and enforcement of Dev Sec Ops  practices, configuration standards, and change-management rigor
• Lead all SAP-related programs and govern multi-million-dollar initiative portfolios, ensuring predictable delivery, value realization, and executive transparency across Finance, Ratings, Analytics, Compliance, Tax, Audit, and Technology stakeholders
• Manage a…