At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.

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

• Risk Management Expertise: 7–10+ years of experience in risk management, AI/ML development, audit, or compliance roles, with a focus on technology, product, or enterprise risk is required.

• Model Risk Management: A strong execution background in model risk management, specifically with SR 11-7, is required to ensure regulatory requirements are consistently applied.

• AI/ML Knowledge: Hands-on knowledge of AI/ML development and governance, including GenAI risks and agentic architectures, is essential for conducting effective risk assessments.

• Technical Acumen: Strong technical understanding of AI systems, including LLMs and AI vendor platforms (e.g., OpenAI, Azure AI), is needed to evaluate AI features for risk and compliance.

• Governance Frameworks: Familiarity with AI governance frameworks (e.g., NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001) and evolving regulatory landscapes (e.g., EU AI Act) is necessary to keep our practices current.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Excellent communication, project management, and collaboration skills are required to engage with teams across Legal, Compliance, Cybersecurity, and Product.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Risk Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline is required.

• Preferred certifications: CRISC, CGRC, AIGC, CIPP/US or CIPP/E, ISO/IEC 42001, PMP.

Responsibilities Support AI risk governance and assessments across Moody’s Analytics to enable responsible AI adoption in our products and operations.

• Oversee the day-to-day execution of AI/ML risk governance across multiple business units.

• Maintain the AI use case and model inventory, lifecycle governance, and associated risk determinations.

• Coordinate the intake, risk assessment, and documentation of AI use cases, ensuring alignment with Moody’s governance protocols.

• Translate enterprise AI risk policies into practical procedures, templates, and workflows.

• Partner with technical and product teams to embed governance checkpoints into development pipelines.

• Conduct and document risk assessments covering fairness, bias, explainability, security, and resilience.

• Consolidate reporting and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) for senior leadership, audit, and regulators.

• Act as the primary governance liaison with model development, validation, and engineering teams.

About the team
Our Risk Management team is responsible for overseeing Moody’s Analytics’ enterprise risk framework and implementing risk management activities across the organization. By joining our team, you will be part of exciting work in enabling responsible AI adoption, supporting alignment with global regulatory frameworks, and driving innovation through proactive risk governance.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $143,800.00 - $208,600.00, 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 accommodations@moodys.com. This contact information is for accommodation requests only, and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications

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

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