Vice President Manager

**Experience Level**: Experienced Hire

**Categories**:

- Corporate Services

**Location(s)**:

- 6 Shenton Way, #14-08, OUE Downtown 2, Singapore, 68809, SG

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.

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.

Skills and Competencies
- A minimum of 8-10 years of communications and media relations experience in a corporate environment, ideally within the financial services sector.
- Ability to manage a small team of entry-level to mid-career communications professionals.
- Experience with development and activation of integrated, multi-channel communications strategies and campaigns, including social media.
- Ability to successfully build and maintain media relationships.
- Strong and persuasive verbal and written skills (concise, impactful, compelling content).
- Attention to detail and ability to prioritize and handle a variety of tasks simultaneously under tight deadlines.
- Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively.
- Must be a professional, creative, organized, enthusiastic and flexible individual, who can work effectively both as a collaborative team member and independently.
- Computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office 360, specifically Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint; demonstrated experience using GenAI tools and technology to power Communications activities is a plus.

Education
- Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism or a related field.

**Responsibilities**:
The VP Manager - External Communications in Singapore plays a pivotal role on our Regional Communications team, positioning Moody’s as a leading provider of insights on risk in the media and with other stakeholders in the APAC region. The role is that of a trusted communications counsellor who will lead a small team in order to:

- Assume responsibility for regional communications across APAC markets.
- Lead the implementation of communications strategies in support of a wide range of business units within Moody’s.
- Be responsible for developing and maintaining media relationships, ensuring robust relationships with journalists covering Moody’s content.
- Maintain our media contacts database, regional media monitoring and analysis, manage our media engagement tracking and maintain detailed records of media activity
- Partner with Moody’s Employee Communications team on the implementation of regional employee communications initiatives
- Provide Communications support for senior leadership traveling in the region
- Partner with Moody’s Branding team to identify and develop content showcasing Moody’s regional impact and engagement as part of its global brand story
- Provide communications support for Moody’s regional market engagement conferences and events
- Develop and post clear, concise and engaging social media content, with a focus on LinkedIn. Track, analyze and report on content performance.
- Develop and maintain relationships with key internal business stakeholders.
- Based in Singapore managing a hybrid team of geographically distributed contributors

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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.