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At Moody’s Analytics, we empower our customers to make better, faster decisions. We do so by providing research, data, analytics, software, and professional services solutions. We are a global firm with an extensive local presence, serving more than 11,000 customers in 155 countries. As a community, we strive each day to approach all interactions and challenges with an open mindset, with a promise to each other and to our customers to apply excellence in everything we do, and to be united in our focus on meeting our customers’ needs.

The Data Solutions operating unit (OU) is the commercial data business of Moody’s Analytics. A substantial portion of Moody’s Analytics’ revenue comes from Data Solutions. We are comprised of more than 1000 professionals who curate, manage, and provide data to over 7,000 customers worldwide. We are best known for our Orbis database, which is the world’s most comprehensive database of public and private companies. We are also the definitive source of ratings-related data for companies and securities that have been rated by Moody’s Investors Service. There are four market-facing groups within Data Solutions: Data Applications, Data Feeds, Media Solutions, and Contributory Data Solutions. In addition, we have various strategic and operational teams that specialise in curating and sourcing data and keeping all our databases accurate, relevant, and up to date. Any analytical activity depends on reliable and accessible data, and we are proud to be a mission-critical information resource for decision makers around the world.

Our software development lifecycle is inspired by SAFe with an Agile Release Train - teams are progressively transitioning to scrum.

We constantly enhance our data quality and our data coverage. Significant enhancements are prioritised, planned, and managed as unitary projects. They follow a common data integration life cycle, and they usually involve ten to twenty contributors.

Responsibilities:

As a Project Manager for Data Solutions, you will report to the Data Operations Program Manager.

Your mission will consist of coordinating data related projects and ensure that they are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.

You will work closely with the project team and guide them through all phases of the project including from initiation through to planning, execution and closing.

Your duties will typically include:

• Building a project charter and a Work Breakdown Structure
• Developing a detailed project plan
• Ensuring resource availability and allocation
• Tracking changes in the project scope/schedule/costs
• Performing risk management to mitigate risks
• Creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation
• Regularly report the project status and escalate to management as needed
• Regularly facilitate retrospectives
• Recommend suggestions for best practices

Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree - Master’s degree is a plus.
• 5+ years of project management experience, especially in a technology-intensive or data-intensive environment.
• Experience working with a distributed multi-cultural team
• Experience leading others, without direct oversight (transverse management).
• Effective at building relationships
• Orientation towards work efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Highly organised and attentive to detail.
• Good problem solving and analysis skills.
• Strong communication and high proficiency in English is required.
• Additional fluency in French is highly preferred (fluency in Dutch/Flemish is a further plus).
• Familiarity with tracking or project management tools (Jira, Microsoft Project, etc.)
• Industry certifications (e.g., PMI-ACP, CSM, ICAgile, Six Sigma Green Belt, PMP -Project Management Professional) are a plus.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.