Asst Director, Market Strategy Job in New York City 10007, New York US
The Company
Moody's Analytics, a fast-growing subsidiary of Moody's Corporation, is rapidly expanding its product offerings and global reach. In addition to distributing the credit ratings and proprietary research of Moody's Investors Service, we offer training and consulting services as well as award-winning software that is tuned to our clients' business challenges and powered by sophisticated models. We reach over 5,000 institutions around the globe, putting the best practices of the entire world of credit, economics and financial risk management at our clients' fingertips, helping them compete in an evolving marketplace.
Department
The Marketing and Strategy team includes corporate marketing, cross-products marketing, market strategy and business analytics functions across our New York, London and HK offices. The Marketing and Strategy team coordinates activities across several distinct business units, working closely with the Product Management, responsible for product development, operations and product marketing, Customer Service team, responsible for managing the customer experience, and the Sales team globally.
The Role
The market strategist is responsible for analyzing and monitoring key demand and competitive trends that affect MA's various customer segments. The market strategist's findings and recommendations are primarily used by senior management to prioritize and deploy sales and marketing resources, to educate and train the sales force and to inform marketing messages and positioning.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and execute primary and secondary research on market trends and competitive environment in various geographical markets and/or industry verticals in which MA competes
- Analyze and keep abreast of key regulatory developments affecting MA's customers and MA offerings to identify potential opportunities and threats
- Develop detailed business cases for new initiatives that includes global demand forecasts, competitive analysis, investment analysis and financial projections
- Provide quick market assessments of various corporate development opportunities to senior management
Experience
- 7 - 9 years of experience in a strategy or market research role in financial services industry
- Bachelor's degree required, MBA a strong plus.
- Management consulting experience a strong plus.
Key Tech and Non-Tech Skills
Technical
- Superior ability to design and execute market research
- In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry
Non-Technical
- Ability to lead and manage multi-disciplinary project working groups
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional problem solving capability
- Comfort working with senior executives
This job description is issued as a guideline to assist you in your duties, it is not exhaustive and we would be pleased to discuss any constructive comments you may have. Because of the evolving nature and changing demands of our business this job description may be subject to change. You may, on occasion, be required to undertake additional or other duties within the context of this job description, and according to the needs of the business.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Moody's Corporation is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in its recruitment practices. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are dedicated to the fair and equal treatment of potential and existing employees, candidates and clients regardless of sex, marital status, ethnic origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, age or any other characteristic protected by law.
