Role/Responsibilities :
The MIS Research group’s objective is to enable MIS to get the right research to the right people at the right time. The Research group is responsible for driving research content, organizing product management, overseeing operations & managing operational controls. This role is part of the function that supports the overall MIS Research objective by managing onshore and/or offshore research, ratings and data activities.
Research Support is a global team with members located in New York, London, Gurgaon and Bangalore.  This role supports the creation and publication of various types of research reports for Moody’s Investors Service, across multiple regions and a wide range of industry sectors. The team’s output includes a mix of financial and descriptive written content.

Key activities include:
•    Independently create foundational credit research reports demonstrating conceptual understanding of multiple credit parameters; ensuring product quality is appropriate per service level agreements (SLAs)
•    Ability to independently handle large streams of data and effective analysis to support Business Intelligence aided decision-making process
•    Research and analyse various sectors across different regions, market/regulatory developments and capture emerging trends. 
•    Identify research topics and perform comprehensive & targeted secondary research to validate those ideas, extract key insights and synthesize findings
•    Clearly communicate and explain the key findings backed by research and analysis, be part of discussions with senior stakeholders to get their buy-in.
•    Ensuring adherence to research workflow by managing delivery deadlines and work allocation 
•    Lead, train and mentor team members at Research associate and Senior Research associate levels
•    Demonstrate good writing quality skills to prepare high quality content consistent with MIS standards
•    Interact with global MIS Research teams in supporting high quality research products, including receiving, reviewing, and analysing data and other reports as well as coordinating responses on data investigation/issues as necessary 

Qualifications :
•        At least a Bachelor’s Degree in business, finance, accounting, economics or similar field with up to 5 years of professional work experience, preferably in thematic or sector specific report writing.
•    Experience with business and data analysis with strong analytical and problem-solving skills 
•    Exceptional attention to detail relating to written and financial research content, metrics tracking and reporting, creating, modifying, manipulating high volumes of data
•    Highly proficient in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; knowledge of SharePoint helpful but not required
•    Excellent communication, presentation, and administrative management skills
•    A positive outgoing attitude with good interpersonal skills, and the ability to build strong professional relationships with both local and global stakeholders