Location
London

Hours
Full Time

About the Role
At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We strive 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. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.
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.

As an Operations Specialist II, you will review lengthy debt documents and rating relevant provisions within deal documents or pricing supplements. You will apply various rules, guidelines, and procedures to a subset of issuances submitted for rating assignment, determine qualification using defined criteria for current published ratings or whether analysis is required by the Lead Analyst, and enter debt data following document review, ensuring accuracy.
You will continue to develop broad-based knowledge of financial instruments, policies, and related business practices, facilitate comprehensive issuance portfolio management and issuer relationship management where needed, and promptly escalate, identify, and research issuance discrepancies or conflicts, summarizing findings for the Lead Analyst.
As part of the rating process, you will interact with issuers, investors, and intermediaries as needed, provide professional and prompt resolution related to inquiries for both internal and external clients, and demonstrate flexibility with last-minute changes in commitments and deadlines. Participation in ad hoc special projects will also be expected.

About the Team
The Ratings Operations team plays a critical role in supporting the ratings process by reviewing debt issuance documentation, ensuring adherence to established policies and procedures, and maintaining the accuracy and integrity of rating-related data. Working closely with analysts, issuers, investors, and other market participants, the team helps facilitate efficient rating operations while supporting high-quality service delivery for internal and external stakeholders.

Experience
Minimum 2-3 years of relevant work experience.
Familiarity with debt capital markets preferred (e.g., coursework and/or relevant work experience) with prior experience of financial/legal documentation review.

About you
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
Demonstrates strong knowledge of MS programs including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Clear written and verbal communication skills with an ability to communicate complex business concepts to a senior audience.
Excellent stakeholder management skills with the drive and enthusiasm required to achieve results and assume customer satisfaction.
Ability to adapt to a changing environment and prioritize tasks accordingly.
Willing to accept new challenges and demonstrate flexibility with last-minute changes in commitments and deadlines.
Proficiency in German language, both verbal and written, is a plus.

Qualifications
Minimum undergraduate degree (e.g., Bachelor’s degree).