Let's begin! Dir-Product Manager, Search Relevance (9116)
Apply NowCompany: Moody's Investors Service
Location: New York, NY 10025
Description:
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.
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.
Role / Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $169,800.00 - $246,150.00, 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
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.
Click here to view our full EEO policy statement . Click here for more information on your EEO rights under the law . Click here to view our Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination statement . Click here to view our Notice to New York City Applicants.
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.
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.
Role / Responsibilities:
- Product Management : The role involves overseeing a software product from its development phase through to its release. This includes working closely with internal stakeholders to understand business needs, leading discovery and delivering solutions. Coordination with various internal teams is crucial, as is gathering and implementing feedback from both internal and external sources.
- Technical Writing and Research : Writing product specifications and user stories is a key part of the role. Conducting technical research based on features and themes, engaging stakeholders, and managing cross-team projects are also essential tasks. The role requires working with engineering teams to develop solutions with limited supervision.
- Prioritization: Strong prioritization skills and the ability to handle ambiguity and fast changes.
- Search Domain Deliveries : The individual is accountable for deliveries within the Search domain, ensuring that solutions are managed from development through to production release.
- Support and Collaboration : Supporting internal teams, clients, and technical teams is a significant aspect of the role. This includes assisting the product management team in assessing business needs and defining strategies for platforms and products.
- Client Needs and Feature Functionality : There is a strong focus on assessing client needs and feature functionality. The role involves working directly with engineering teams to define and develop the product based on these requirements.
- Legacy Infrastructure : The role includes a focus on eliminating legacy infrastructure.
- Communication and Feedback : Facilitating internal communications and soliciting product feedback from both internal and external sources is essential.
Qualifications:
- Extensive Industry Experience: Typically requires at least 8 years of product management experience within the financial services and risk management software industry. This includes a deep understanding of industry-specific challenges and solutions.
- Technical Expertise: Proficient in tools, technologies, and best practices used in search development, particularly Open Search and Solr. Strong knowledge of search algorithms, indexing, semantic search, search data analysis, and search relevance.
- Team Leadership: Experience leading data science teams, especially evaluating search relevance, platform teams and providing an API as a service.
- Specialized Skills: Experience scaling vector database
- Experimental and Analytical Skills: Demonstrated experience with A/B testing, experimentation, and leveraging large language models (LLMs) to enhance search experiences. Ability to interpret data and make informed decisions based on analysis.
- Project Management: Highly detail-oriented with a proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Strong organizational skills and a data-driven approach to decision-making.
- Collaborative Abilities: Excellent ability to work within cross-functional teams and influence decisions. Strong interpersonal skills to foster collaboration and drive project success. Experience managing multiple stakeholders, both internal and external.
- Educational Background: Bachelor's degree required. A master's degree in business, Economics, Finance, or a related field is preferred, showcasing advanced knowledge and expertise.
- Availability for Support: Willingness to provide periodic evening and weekend on-call support as needed to meet business requirements.
For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $169,800.00 - $246,150.00, 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
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.
Click here to view our full EEO policy statement . Click here for more information on your EEO rights under the law . Click here to view our Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination statement . Click here to view our Notice to New York City Applicants.
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.