Asst Dir-Product Manager

In this role at Moody's, the product leader drives end-to-end management for a scalable entity matching platform, overseeing data ingestion and search capabilities with a focus on AI-enabled solutions and cross-functional collaboration to improve data quality and system performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end product management of a scalable entity matching platform, ensuring high-quality data ingestion and search capabilities.
• Independently manage the product lifecycle from discovery through release and post-launch iterations.
• Prioritize features and tasks based on business value, effort, and stakeholder input.
• Write clear product requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to guide engineering teams.
• Define and track key performance metrics including match accuracy, ingestion latency, API throughput, and user adoption.
• Lead agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Identify user needs through research, stakeholder engagement, and usability testing to validate solutions.
• Own the roadmap for data ingestion, including pipelines, indexing, and storage to ensure data quality and performance.
• Collaborate with engineering, data, and cross-functional teams to optimize search relevance, integrations, and product delivery.

Requirements

• 5–8 years of product management experience with demonstrated ownership of products or feature areas from discovery through launch.
• Strong experience owning API-based or data platform products, including data ingestion pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows.
• Solid understanding of entity resolution, entity matching, or reference data management, with familiarity in OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, embeddings, and data normalization.
• Proven ability to manage complex cross-functional programs with internal stakeholders and enterprise clients.
• Ability to write clear product documentation for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with agile product tools such as Jira and Confluence, and strong data-driven decision-making skills.
• Technical fluency to engage in architecture discussions and evaluate trade-offs across data ingestion and infrastructure approaches.
• 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; shows growing awareness of AI risk management and a commitment to responsible and ethical AI use.

Technologies

• OpenSearch/Elasticsearch
• Jira
• Confluence
• AI tools

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Accident insurance
• Discounted employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement

About the team

Our team focuses on building scalable, data driven platforms that power critical entity resolution and matching capabilities across Moody’s. By joining this team, you will collaborate closely with engineering, data, and product partners to deliver innovative solutions that enhance data quality, search accuracy, and client outcomes while contributing to the evolution of advanced data and AI enabled platforms.