Associate DIR – Business Application Architect ( Salesforce Functional Lead) Job Description This individual will serve as the primary contact with business clients to own the lead to cash workstream related to Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A). They will gather / validate requirements and designs; develop and maintain strong relationships with these clients and keep them informed and engaged throughout the entire project lifecycle. This individual will work as a liaison between Moody Analytics' business groups, product management, senior internal personnel, and with the application development teams-to. They will be responsible for leading a M&A project team in the lead to cash and support process areas to ensure business outcomes are met. Responsibilities: • Own the MA Lead to Cash and Support systems workstream for M&A • Enhance and improve the process including bringing in and evaluating new technologies to improve acquisition integrations • Work on due diligence with head of Business Systems to determine sizing, scope and timing • Manage and lead the project BAs assigned to the acquisition work to ensure business outcomes are met and delivery is on-time / on-budget • Participate in cross-functional teams as subject matter expert to support system enhancements, as well as on new development. • Design and write specifications for new features and/or new releases according to business/client requirements. Act as a liaison with internal teams to ensure understanding of the design requirements. • Assist in the configuration of products, product/price rules within online tools. • Participate in multiple client projects involving Moody's Analytics M&A activities. • Proactively gather requirements from Moody's clients and engage in discussions around these requirements, possibility within the context of on-site workshops. • Perform requirement analysis, and work closely with Project Managers to estimate durations for project components. Keep clients informed and engaged throughout the entire project lifecycle. • Perform collaborative development work with other members of the project team globally; and with colleagues across Moody's departments. • Resolve requirements conflicts between business units or between business and technology. • Provide content, high-quality documentation and review documentation for release or new features. • May train on the technical and analytical aspects of the product. • Managing technical appropriateness and/or feasibility of requirements and designs. Qualifications • Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in Computer Science or holding a degree with a high Computer Science content, with excellent technical development and problem solving skills. • Salesforce experience required; 5-8 years' experience implementing sales cloud and service cloud; Salesforce certification • Experience with business process reengineering, organizational change management, and cost-benefit analysis is desirable • Strong Access/Excel skills • Deep technical understanding lead to cash processes • Ability to coordinate and assist large teams in resolving complex analytical and technical issues • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects with tight deadlines • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including good presentation skills • Excellent problem solver and independent thinker who has the ability to create innovative solutions • Strong analysis/quantitative skills and the ability to translate analysis into actionable tasks • Strong track record of excellent results delivered to internal or external clients • This position requires the individual to be available to provide periodic evening and weekend on call support in line with business needs Moody's is an equal opportunity employer. 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