Senior Director - Software Engineering Manager

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Moody's is a global integrated risk assessment firm that empowers organizations to make better decisions.

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At Moody's Analytics Know Your Customer (KYC) / Know Your Supplier (KYS), we solve problems that matter. We are a cross-functional team of sales and marketing, technology and product professionals who are all passionate about preventing criminal infiltration of the world's financial system and bringing transparency to global supply chains by detecting fraud, terrorism, human trafficking, and other criminal threats.

We combine the agility, passion, and dynamism of a startup with the strong positioning and stability of an established institution, providing our people with dynamic career paths and mobility options across the globe, all while having access to the entire Moody's network. We empower our people and are committed to helping them reach their goals.

As a Senior Director Software Engineering Manager, you will focus on the direct line management of a team of software engineers focusing on our next generation Supply Chain Risk product. You will practice an Agile, highly customer focused, and learning-based approach in every step of your journey.

Specifically, you will have the opportunity to:

• Communicate the vision from senior management and set and communicate business objectives for your team that align with this vision
• Strategically align your team with the overall vision of the KYC business, and lead your team through successful delivery of technology which enables that vision
• Ensure that your team members work collaboratively with all functional areas to deliver quality technology products to both internal and external customers
• Collaborate with other technology Directors to continuously improve engineering practices for the broader KYC Technology team
• Fill a leadership role within both the global Engineering team and within the management team of your assigned business unit
• Oversee preparation and implementation of project plans, resource estimates and costs. Monitor project status and ensure appropriate resource levels and mix of competencies across organization
• Provide advice to senior management on quality engineering advancements, and make strategic methodology and development recommendations
• Own talent management plan for Software Engineering, including talent acquisition, career planning/development, succession and retention. Develop on boarding plans for new joiners
• Guide your subordinates to plan their careers, set both long-and short-term goals
• Accurately assess the performances of your direct reports, perform timely performance evaluations, coach and provide guidance based on performances and potential
• Understand what motivates each of your team members; manage morale and turnover
• Nominate candidates for promotion with reasonable justifications

Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related majors from top institutions, Master's degree is a plus
• 12+ years of professional software design and development experiences on multi-tiered, cloud-based enterprise applications
• Proven ability to manage a large Product-centric Software Engineering team of local and distributed software individual contributors, technology leads, and project managers
• Proven ability to lead teams to success in a fast-paced agile environment; is a calming influence in the face of strong pressures to meet deadlines
• Expert in development activities throughout all stages of the SDLC
• Proven success setting technology objectives and driving them through delivery; is able to communicate the vision of the business, translate the vision into technology objectives, and enable successful execution
• Proven experience managing software developers, including performance evaluations, career mentorship, and professional growth
• Proven ability to successfully collaborate with other functional areas of the organization, such as Product, Data Science, and Release Management

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.