Director - Business Development Public Sector

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Responsibilities

The Director -Business Development will work closely with the sales, strategy, customer engagement and product management teams to develop sales opportunities and drive new product development across a range of public sector customers and prospects. The role involves engaging with existing and prospective customers to help uncover their needs in relation to data sourcing and workflows to help develop sales activities.

• Understand the public sector client base and market opportunities
• Work with sales, product, and marketing teams to drive market engagement and raise awareness of Moody’s vision, capabilities, and expertise
• Develop a network of senior stakeholders to connect with Moody’s executive leadership and participate in client advisory boards
• Conduct elevated levels of self-initiated meeting activity to broaden our touchpoints within client organisations
• Identify and participate in key industry events that will help Moody’s expand its reach and network
• Source new opportunities through event participation, client networking, customer profiling and market intelligence
• Work with the product management team to understand the latest product offerings and share market feedback from interaction with the marketplace
• Work closely with senior management to highlight specific growth opportunities
• Provide support, coaching, training or take a leadership role to guide or assist a colleague on a specific opportunity, where they are well positioned to make key contributions
• Collaborate with the marketing to team to develop an outreach plan that will include PR, conferences, and event appearances, speaking engagements and a publication agenda

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $135,700.00 - $196,750.00, depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full-time position. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for incentive compensation. Moody’s also offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Moody’s also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about a reasonable accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email [email protected] . This contact information is for accommodation requests only, and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications

For San Francisco positions, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

This position may be considered a promotional opportunity, pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

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