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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

• Must be fluent in English and German, additional European languages are beneficial but not a requirement
• 5+ years of experience in a client-facing role (e.g. technical sales, solutions consulting) within information services, or data analytics industries. Preferably with exposure to SaaS solutions
• Demonstrated experience in technical sales, with the ability to lead product demos, proof-of-concepts, and trial evaluation for data and software solutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and present to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Commercial mindset with a drive to win new customers and experience supporting complex sales cycles
• Interest in or experience with Supplier Risk, TPRM, KYC, Compliance or Sales & Marketing use-cases is desired
• Strong team player and enjoying interacting with people of all levels in a multicultural environment
• Technical understanding of API’s, Python, Spark, SQL, and ability to discuss possibilities/limitations is beneficial

Education:

Bachelor's / Master's degree in Business, Finance, Economics or relevant field

Responsibilities

Drive the pre-sales function for the corporate segment by understanding client workflows, aligning Moody’s solutions, and demonstrating their value.

• Understanding Client Needs: Engage with potential clients to uncover business requirements, challenges, and opportunities; analyze risk/reward trade-offs and build compelling business cases
• Client Workshops & Discovery: Lead interactive sessions with prospects and clients to explore needs and problem statements, enabling tailored solution proposals
• Product Demonstrations: Deliver demos that highlight product features and benefits to prospective clients
• Solution Design: Develop customized solutions addressing client needs, collaborating with product teams to enhance quality and drive new revenue opportunities
• Proposal Development: Create detailed proposals and presentations, respond to RFIs/RFPs, and support the sales cycle with clear value articulation
• Proof of Concept (PoC): Design and manage PoC initiatives to validate solution feasibility and impact
• Technical & Product Support: Provide expert guidance during the sales process, addressing product-related questions and concerns
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Partner with sales, delivery, customer success, and product teams—including Government, Large Corporates, Mid-Market, and Workflow Specialists—to execute strategies aligned with company goals
• Position requires travel (approximately 10% to 20% of your time)

About the team

Our Solution Specialist Corporate team is responsible for providing technical support and designing solutions that meet customer needs, ensuring feasibility and alignment with requirements. We collaborate closely with sales to shape solutions meeting customer requirements, and accelerate the sales cycle, building strong customer relationships to enhance satisfaction and loyalty. Documentation and reporting of our findings and strategies are also key aspects of our role. By joining our team, you will be part of exciting work in various regions with a wide scope of solutions such as screening, client-onboarding, investigations, Transfer Pricing, M&A activities, Supply Chain Risk, perpetual KYC, data management, and workflow solutions.

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.