Senior Director, Business Development - Insurance Vertical

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If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.

Skills and Competencies

• Deep understanding of the (re)insurance market, with particular focus on Property and Casualty underwriting communities.
• Proven ability to build, maintain, and expand senior-level client relationships across insurers, reinsurers, and brokers.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to identify, evaluate, and prioritize growth opportunities.
• Demonstrated experience engaging executive stakeholders, including CEOs, CROs, and CUOs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to senior audiences.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with sales, product, marketing, and senior leadership teams.
• Experience contributing to thought leadership through publications, speaking engagements, or industry research (preferred).
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 25%.
• Fluency in English required; additional European languages advantageous.
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Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent undergraduate/first-level degree required.
• Graduate or second-level degree such as an MBA, Master’s, or Ph.D. preferred.

Responsibilities

The Business Development Officer is responsible for expanding Moody’s presence and influence within the Americas insurance market by developing senior-level relationships, identifying growth opportunities, and driving strategic market engagement.

• Work closely with the Americas insurance sales team to create new connections and deepen client relationships across insurers, reinsurers, and brokers.
• Develop a strong understanding of the insurance client base and market opportunities in the Americas, with a focus on the Property and Casualty sector.
• Partner with sales, product, and marketing teams to drive market engagement and raise awareness of Moody’s vision, capabilities, and expertise.
• Build and maintain a network of senior industry stakeholders, facilitating connections with Moody’s executive leadership and participation in client advisory boards.
• Conduct a high level of self-initiated client meetings to broaden touchpoints within client organizations.
• Identify, attend, and actively participate in key industry events to expand Moody’s reach and professional network.
• Establish and strengthen relationships with key industry associations.
• Source new business opportunities through event participation, client networking, customer profiling, and market intelligence.
• Collaborate with product management to stay informed on product offerings and provide structured market feedback based on client interactions.
• Work closely with senior management to highlight and support specific growth opportunities.
• Provide support, coaching, training, or leadership on specific opportunities where collaboration will drive successful outcomes.
• Refer qualified leads to sales colleagues, enabling potential downstream sales activity.
• Partner with marketing to develop and execute outreach plans, including PR initiatives, conferences, events, speaking engagements, and publication agendas.
• Identify and analyze opportunities, assess risk and reward trade-offs, screen opportunities, and contribute to business case development.
• Support the manager in developing and executing strategies to accelerate go-to-market success.

About the Team

The role sits within Moody’s Americas insurance business, working in close partnership with sales, product, and marketing colleagues to support strategic growth initiatives. The team is focused on strengthening Moody’s market presence, deepening executive-level client engagement, and delivering insights and solutions that support the evolving needs of the global insurance industry.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $163,300.00 - $236,800.00, 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.

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