Sr Dir Banking Strategy - Lending

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.

• 15+ years of progressive experience in banking, financial services, consulting, product strategy, or commercial leadership roles, with deep expertise in commercial and corporate lending gained within financial institutions and/or banking solution providers
• Experience leading customer discovery and senior client conversations, converting insights into differentiated value propositions and investment recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence diverse cross-functional stakeholders, aligning teams behind a shared strategic vision and coordinating execution to deliver measurable business outcomes in complex environments
• Highly developed written and verbal communications skills and interpersonal savvy, with the ability to articulate compelling strategic rationale to diverse audiences
• Collaborative team player who works effectively with colleagues and project stakeholders across functions and geographies
• Proven ability to prioritize, multi-task, and manage multiple complex bodies of work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment with strong analytical and problem-solving skills and meticulous attention to detail
• 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

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field required
• Advanced degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred

The Senior Director, Banking Strategy – Lending owns the medium-to-long-term domain vision for Lending within Moody's Analytics Banking Business Unit, translating strategy into measurable business outcomes.

• Define and maintain the medium- to long-term vision, strategic direction, and priorities for the Lending domain, aligned with Banking growth goals and the Grow/Win/Monitor/Optimize customer lifecycle
• Develop deep understanding of lending workflows, personas, jobs-to-be-done, customer pain points, target customer profiles, and differences across segments and bank tiers
• Lead market assessment and segmentation, including market trends, regulatory developments, emerging technologies, customer needs, and competitive dynamics
• Translate customer and market insight into a clear domain strategy, strategic use cases, value-chain opportunities, and recommended future-state positioning for Moody's
• Lead domain-level build, partner, or buy assessments and shape investment priorities, business cases, and resource recommendations
• Partner with Product Strategy to convert domain priorities into differentiated propositions and high-level solution direction
• Coordinate execution across Product, Engineering, Data Estate, Advisory, Partnerships, Go-to-Market/Sales, Finance, and other Moody's businesses; surface dependencies and resolve strategic misalignment

The Banking Commercial Strategy team sits at the heart of Moody's…