VP, People Messaging

15789 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. 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. The RoleThe VP, People Messaging shapes and stewards what it means to work at Moody's, turning our Employee Value Proposition, Employer Guiding Principles and People programs into one clear, compelling story told consistently across every people-facing channel.This is a senior individual-contributor role that leads through expertise and influence. Reporting to the Head of People Strategy & Employee Experience, the VP owns the People narrative, message architecture and content standards, and partners day to day with Corporate Affairs/Communications and Social Media, who own enterprise channels. Success depends on building trust and momentum in a highly matrixed organization with many stakeholders.What Success Looks Like in the First 12 Months * A refined, leadership-endorsed set of Employer Guiding Principles and message architecture for internal People Team communications * A single People communications calendar and content intake process in place, covering pay, performance, career development, recognition, wellbeing, benefits, and learning * A reusable toolkit (templates, house style guide, and key-message library) adopted across the People Team consistent with MCO's Branding Guidelines. * A baseline and measurable improvement in employee comprehension and confidence on priority topics (for example, how pay, performance and careers work), drawn from BES and channel analytics * Workday go-live communications that leave employees and managers knowing what's changing, why it matters to them and where to go for help, delivered in partnership with the program vendors and change management teamsKey Responsibilities * Partners with the Office of the Chief People Officer, Talent Attraction, and Employee Experience to define the Employer Guiding Principles and articulate Moody's Employee Value Proposition (EVP) to ensure it reflects employee and business insight over time * Develops and executes the communications strategy for People content across enterprise channels, in partnership with Corporate Affairs/Communications, and owns a single People communications calendar and intake process * Translates the full breadth of People programs (pay, performance, career development, recognition, wellbeing, benefits and learning) into a cohesive narrative that helps employees understand and use what's available to them * Writes and edits flagship People content, sets editorial standards and tone of voice, and runs a pre-release review for People Team materials, coaching program owners to produce clear, engaging work * Builds trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across the People Team, Corporate Affairs and the business, and uses them to keep work moving. Navigates competing priorities and multiple approvers, resolves disagreements early, and finds a path through roadblocks so that important messages land on time and intact. * Equips people managers to explain People changes t