Senior Director – Industry Practice Lead (Subject Matter Expert) – Energy & Resources

Overview

In this role you will be the subject-matter expert for Moody’s Energy & Resources practice, helping clients in energy, utilities, and related sectors leverage data, analytics, and AI to improve risk management and strategic decision-making. You will act as a trusted advisor, translating complex market, regulatory, and sustainability concepts into business value while collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape go-to-market strategies. The position combines client-facing leadership with industry thought leadership and solution enablement. You will help drive AI-enabled risk insights across energy markets and infrastructure projects, contributing to Moody’s mission of turning risk into

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor during sales cycles for Energy & Resources clients
• Align Moody’s data, analytics, and AI capabilities with energy market and risk use cases
• Demonstrate how Moody’s solutions strengthen counterparty risk, market analysis, and portfolio risk
• Lead workshops and POCs by applying industry best practices in Energy & Resources
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and product teams on GTM strategies and market outreach
• Lead strategic discussions with customers and industry stakeholders on third-party risk and transition challenges
• Guide customers in applying Moody’s solutions to assess counterparties and monitor emerging threats
• Provide internal enablement on energy sector workflows and market trends
• Support and run industry thought leadership events and regional activities

Key requirements

• Deep subject matter expertise in Energy & Utilities (electricity generation, transmission, distribution, B2B & Water)
• Experience managing operational & third-party risk across the Energy & Resources value chain
• Ability to translate complex concepts into clear business value for energy clients
• Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Strategic and analytical mindset with ability to identify market trends and transition risks
• Strong commercial acumen with experience supporting discovery, solution design, and complex sales
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams across geographies
• Thought leadership capabilities: public speaking, content creation, training delivery

• relationship building
• curiosity
• influence at senior levels
• Artificial intelligence concepts
• data analytics
• risk assessment technologies

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