Assc Director-Public Sector Partnerships

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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

• 3-4+ years experience with public sector partnerships
• Demonstrated proficiency in partner success, customer success, alliances, or program management within complex, matrixed organizations
• Strong understanding of public sector procurement, partnering, and delivery models, including work with prime contractors, systems integrators, and resellers
• Proven ability to manage and influence senior stakeholders across Sales, Product, Legal, Solutions Engineering, and Delivery without direct authority
• Excellent communication, organizational, analytical, and execution skills with the ability to balance strategic thinking and operational rigor
• Demonstrated proficiency in artificial intelligence concepts, with hands-on experience using AI tools to streamline workflows and enhance operational efficiency.
• Proven ability to implement AI-powered solutions to solve business challenges. Demonstrates a growing awareness of AI risk management and a commitment to responsible and ethical AI use.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, marketing, or a related field

Responsibilities

The Associate Director, Partner Success is responsible for owning the post-onboarding partner lifecycle for public sector partners, ensuring enablement, execution readiness, performance management, and delivery of successful customer outcomes.

• Lead onboarding and enablement for public sector partners, ensuring strong understanding of Moody’s solutions, value propositions, and priority government use cases
• Develop and deliver partner training, enablement materials, and Partner Success playbooks in collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Serve as the primary point of contact for partners post-onboarding, supporting active pursuits, deployments, and partner-led customer engagements
• Track and manage partner performance against defined success metrics, including pipeline influence, execution quality, delivery outcomes, retention, and customer satisfaction
• Identify execution risks and coordinate cross-functional support to address gaps in partner capability, capacity, or alignment
• Partner with Sales and Partnerships teams on joint go-to-market initiatives, account planning, and opportunity execution
• Coordinate internal resources to support partner-led government deals, including procurement and contracting considerations
• Act as a trusted partner and customer advocate, providing strategic guidance aligned to public sector mission environments and workflows
• Ensure partner activities align with third-party risk, compliance, security, and governance requirements in regulated environments
• Contribute to the development and scaling of Partner Success processes, governance models, and best practices

About the Team

This role sits within Customer Engagement, a team focused on maximizing customer and partner value through purposeful engagement, strong cross-functional collaboration, and disciplined execution. The team plays a critical role in scaling Moody’s public sector business while maintaining high standards of quality, compliance, and customer outcomes.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $135,700.00 - $196,750.00, 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 View email address on powertofly.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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