Have you ever thought about applying your structured finance experience in a strategic role? Are you an experienced credit professional with an understanding of CDO's and the structured market? If you have a background in structured products then this is the position for you! Become part of a growing team as an Associate Product Strategist working in an entrepreneurial environment and make an impact.

Moody's Analytics, a fast-growing subsidiary of Moody's Corporation, is rapidly expanding its product offering and global reach. We provide market-leading credit research and analytic tools to close to 3,000 institutions around the globe.

The Role
Working closely with the Senior Product Strategist and Managing Directors across the Moody's structured finance rating groups, the Associate Product Strategist will help manage a fast growing business line at Moody's; design new products that will provide alternative sources of revenue growth; create and pitch business plans for new products to senior management; and manage the products through their respective life cycles.

Responsibilities:
New Product Development
-Implement market research to identify new product opportunities.
-Develop ideas and business plans for new products to serve the CDO market, and pitch the strategy and financial impact to senior management.
-Manage product development teams consisting of technology and product management resources from specification and development of the new product to roll out and maintenance.

Business Line Management
-Develop strategies to grow revenue of existing offerings of CDO research and analytic models.
-Take active role in recommending and justifying corporate acquisitions.
-Take responsibility for all aspects of product offerings including features, price and positioning.
-Monitor competitive developments and develop strategic responses.
-Source market feedback on Moody's products and services. Recommend, design and implement product enhancements.
-Develop yearly sales forecasts and business plans and track performance throughout the year.
-Educate sales force about products at team meetings and product roadshows.
-Assist in development of external distribution channels and 3rd party licensing agreements.

Market Outreach/Coordination
- Represent Moody's at client meetings, company-sponsored events and third-party conferences.
- Develop materials for and lead product related roadshows.
- Coordinate and monitor client outreach activities globally.

Qualifications:

-MBA or equivalent graduate degree with relevant experience preferred OR bachelor's degree with minimum 7-10 years relevant work experience.
-Strategic thinking & a basic understanding of global capital/credit markets, especially the CDO market
- Strong verbal and written skills, as well as high level of confidence interacting with senior business professionals
-Flexibility & prioritization skills (handle varied and ad hoc requests from multiple parties)
-Strong quantitative and analytic skills (including intermediate knowledge of Excel and Access and relational database queries)
-Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
-Consulting or investment banking experience desirable as candidates tend to be strategically oriented or have advanced modeling skills and knowledge of the financial services market
-Experience in marketing, strategic planning or product development also favorably considered

Benefits:

Moody's offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage with 401k plan (up to 121% match), 15% discount on Moody's stock purchase, Pension Plan, Tuition Reimbursement and Employee discounts to various educational, cultural, arts/entertainment and world class sporting events

Company Profile:

Please submit your resume to the email below for consideration.

Moody's Investors Service is among the world's most respected, widely utilized sources for credit ratings, research and risk analysis. The firm publishes market-leading credit opinions, deal research and commentary, serving more than 9,000 customer accounts at some 2,400 institutions around the globe.

Moody's ratings and analysis track debt covering more than 100 sovereign nations, 11,000 company issuers, 25,000 public finance issuers, and 70,000 structured finance obligations.
Moody's Investors Service is a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO). The corporation had reported revenue of $1.7 billion in 2005.

Additional information about the company is available at www.moodys.com.