Tech Talks & Job Opportunities with Moody’s Corporation
Join us for a virtual experience with Moody’s Corporation, a global integrated risk assessment firm that empowers organizations to make better decisions. As Moody’s relies on data to pinpoint client growth opportunities and assess risks, their tech organization is a critical component of success. During this session,…
About this event
Join us for a virtual experience with Moody’s Corporation, a global integrated risk assessment firm that empowers organizations to make better decisions. As Moody’s relies on data to pinpoint client growth opportunities and assess risks, their tech organization is a critical component of success. During this session, you’ll meet a few of the company’s most prominent women leaders and gain insight into the evolving financial technology industry.
This event is a fit for Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Quantitative Analysts, and Financial Engineers. Plus, Moody’s is hiring.
This event took place on Wednesday, October 28th, from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET (5:00 PM - 6:30 PM CET).
Agenda:
- 12:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM CET - PowerToFly Kickoff
- 12:05 PM ET / 5:05 PM CET - Welcome & Keynote Address from Fabian Astic, Managing Director, Global Head of Analytical Tools and Solutions
- 12:15 PM ET / 5:15 PM CET - Tech Talk from Ashit Talukder, Senior Director, Machine Learning
- 12:25 PM ET / 5:25 PM CET - Panel Discussion Featuring:
- Irina Korablev, Senior Director, Analytics Product Management
- Nivedita Patil, Data Scientist
- Michelle Yang, Senior Vice President, Model Development, Analytical Tools & Solutions
- Sandra Dirkx-Westerhof, Senior Vice President Manager, Model Development, Analytical Tools & Solutions
- 12:55 PM ET / 5:55 PM CET - Closing Remarks from PowerToFly
- 1:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM CET - Breakout Sessions Begin
- 1:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CET - Event Concludes
About Moody’s Corporation: Moody’s is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools, and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody’s Corporation consists of Moody’s Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, and Moody’s Analytics, which provides financial intelligence and analytical tools to help business leaders make better, faster decisions.
As data becomes increasingly abundant, Moody’s technology organization provides organized, relevant, and proprietary data resources. They have the world’s largest collection of private credit risk data, allowing them to bring fast, valuable insight to clients.
About PowerToFly: PowerToFly is a women-run startup that works with companies to identify skilled professionals they’d like to network with. Over the past few years, we’ve produced 300+ events across the world with brands like American Express, Microsoft, Deloitte, and Slack, which have resulted in countless hires.
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Where you could fit in
The team is actively hiring. Here are a few open roles this event is built around.
Meet the speakers
Sandra Dirkx-Westerhof
Senior Vice President, Manager Model Development, Analytics Tools & Solutions
Sandra Dirkx-Westerhof is a Senior Vice President Manager of Model Development and Analytical Tools & Solutions at Moody's Corporation. She heads up two teams: the global team that develops deal specific cash flow models in SFW (Structured Finance Workstation) and team of business analysts who are responsible for model specification, training and user guides. Sandra has been with Moody's for 18 years.
Fabian Astic
Managing Director, Global Head of Analytic & Technology Solutions
Fabian Astic is the Managing Director and Global Head of Analytical Tools and Solutions at Moody's Corporation. He's in charge of the group responsible for developing the quantitative models and analytical tools used in the rating process and across the organization, as well as MIS technology innovation activities, including advanced capabilities in machine learning and artificial intelligence. In 2018, Fabian was nominated as a BEQ Pride LGBTQ Leader Under 40.
Ashit Talukder
Senior Director, Machine Learning
Ashit Talukder is the Senior Director of Machine Learning at Moody's Corporation. He has 20+ years of experience with strategic/technical leadership and management in Machine Learning, AI, and Data Science. Ashit has been with Moody's for 3+ years.
Nivedita Patil
Data Scientist
Nivedita Patil is a Data Scientist at Moody's Corporation. She works to solve problems and build predictive and classifying models to gain insights from raw data. Nivedita is at her best when breaking down complex probability and statistics concepts for anyone to understand.
Michelle Yang
Senior Vice President, Mgr/Model Development, Model Rating Group
Michelle Yang is a Senior Vice President of Model Development and Analytical Tools & Solutions at Moody's Corporation. In this role, she manages a quant team that builds asset models to estimate credit risks for Structured Finance Group that cover RMBS, CMBS, Consumer/Corporate ABS, and Structured Credit. Michelle holds a PhD Degree in Econometrics & Statistics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Irina Korablev
Senior Director, Analytics Product Management
Irina Korablev leads product management and go-to-market strategy for the CAP Solution, the next generation platform to bring clients a successful end-to-end model lifecycle management experience leveraging cloud infrastructure, proprietary data, analytics framework and expertise. In addition, Irina’s product management responsibilities expand to analytics heavy features across multiple products within Credit Analytics franchise.
Previously, Irina led a Data Science team that explored application of text analytics to credit risk, provided data driven insights, products and innovations based on the data assets and delivered validation studies for default probability models and led operations for the Data Alliance, one of the world’s largest private firm credit risk data repositories that enabled the Moody’s Analytics RiskCalc™ product line.
She holds an MS in Applied Mathematics from Lomonosov Moscow State University and MA in Economics from Central European University completing her studies in the University of Essex, UK and CEU Budapest, Hungary.
Moody's
Our culture is rooted in belonging. We strive to create a place where everyone feels not only a sense of belonging, but also feels welcome to be themselvesIn a world shaped by increasingly interconnected risks, Moody's helps customers develop a holistic view of these risks to advance their business and act decisively. With a rich history of expertise in global markets and a diverse workforce in more than 40 countries, Moody's unites the brightest minds to turn today's risks into tomorrow's opportunities.
We unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities
Our people are the foundation of our success, and we’re invested in helping you reach your highest potential. At Moody’s, we empower you to do your best work and give you the support you need to thrive over the course of your career — and beyond.
Our values:
- Invest in every relationship: We create a world-class experience for our people and our customers.
- Lead with curiosity: Curiosity keeps us ahead of the curve.
- Champion diverse perspectives: We include diverse voices to get to smarter decisions.
- Turn inputs into actions: We deliver clear results.
- Uphold trust through integrity: Trust is integral to who we are.
Investing together
Inclusion is essential to our business
Our culture is rooted in belonging. We strive to create a place where everyone feels not only a sense of belonging but also feels welcome to be themselves.
We understand the value our Business Resource Groups (BRGs) bring to our organization. By creating a place where everyone can come together, they foster a sense of belonging and community and create a space where employees feel they can be their most authentic selves at work.
Each of our 11 BRGs works closely with the Inclusion team and our Executive Global and Regional Sponsors to play an important role in advancing inclusion at Moody’s. We have 53 regional chapters that are open to all employees across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, serving as networks for purposeful engagement and a critical point to bring the organization together. Learn about inclusion at Moody’s.
115 years of unlocking potential
- 14,000+ Employees
- 40+ Countries
- 1 Mission
We are recognized globally and within our industry as a world-class employer and best place to work. We’re proud that our people love working here. See our awards.
Your next career move is calling
In addition to our open jobs around the world, we offer career programs for you to join us on the next chapter of your journey.
Build a better future through our early careers programs
Whether you’re in school or looking to start a new career journey, discover ways you can learn, build friendships, and connect with experienced professionals around the world. Learn about students and early careers opportunities.
Re-ignite your career with Moody’s
Ready to re-ignite your career? Moody’s RE-IGNITE is a paid full-time opportunity for people who have experienced a two-year hiatus from work or more. Our 16-week program introduces you to one of our dynamic teams with hands-on projects, coaching & mentoring, leadership development, and networking events. Many of our participants have gone on to full-time roles with Moody’s. Join RE-IGNITE today.
Veterans, your next career move is calling
Whether you’re just starting your transition to civilian life or exploring the next step in your career, we’re here to unlock opportunity, together. Learn about being a veteran at Moody’s.
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