Data Research & Insights Consultant

Data Research & Insights Consultant

Who we are

For over 50 years, we have worked closely with investment and asset managers to become the world’s leading provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 3,000+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds.

SimCorp is an independent subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse Group. Following the recent merger with Axioma, we leverage the combined strength of our brands to provide an industry-leading, full, front-to-back offering for our clients. SimCorp is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated into our everyday work. We believe in the continual growth and development of our employees, so that we can provide best-in-class solutions to our clients.

Why this role is important to us

SimCorp is the world’s leading provider of integrated investment management solutions to international financial institutions. Our clients include 300+ of the world’s leading asset managers, fund managers, asset servicers, pension and insurance funds, wealth managers, central banks, and sovereign wealth funds.

The Analytics, AI & Data (AAID) team uses corporate data to build internally used data products for the entire company. We deliver, deploy, and maintain a plethora of vital data products such as dashboards, predictive models, web apps, and ad-hoc analyses that are used by all parts of the organization. This enables our colleagues to increase their productivity and thus our customers’ satisfaction, as well as to make better decisions that increase our revenue. Most importantly, we are involved in the entire life cycle of the data product and don’t hand over Proof of Concepts. We develop and deploy all our solutions inhouse, collaborating with several stakeholders within the organization.

Within the AAID team, the Data Research & Insights team supports various departments across the organization with researching new data, managing data quality and developing insights from customer feedback that can inform decision making. To support these efforts, we are searching for a Data Research & Insights Consultant who can assist in our efforts to increase our knowledge of customers and prospective customers.

Our search is for an imaginative and grounded problem-solving expert with a zest for enterprise. You will work in an AGILE and international team which delivers value to the business with much curiosity and fun.

What you will be responsible for

• Use various research methods (e.g. desk research, surveys, databases, interviewing colleagues) which support our overall efforts to gain new insights about our customers, prospects and competitors.
• Research and organize financial data for companies including key financial figures, strategic developments and other pertinent information.
• Assist with surveys to support various teams and their decision making.  
• Manage and maintain the quality of data that we collect for analyses and dashboards including reviewing the priority data points for completeness and accuracy.
• Support stakeholders across different teams with ad hoc research and data management requests.
• Utilize data from external data providers (e.g. company financial data, contact data, news) including organizing the data and using it to support ad hoc research requests.

What we value

Most importantly, you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above. How you gained the skills needed for doing that is less important. We expect you to be good at several of the following and be able to - and interested in - learning the rest. 

• A university or Master’s degree in Business with solid foundation; helpful to have a concentration in Finance, Accounting or comparable quantitative subject
• 1-2 years of full-time or internship experiences working with data or research projects.
• Experience or familiarity in conducting desk research of companies such as reviewing annual reports, reading financial statements and general online research. 
• Comfortable working with and organizing data in Excel.
• Proficient communicator with fluency in English.
• Motivated to expand skills and insights.
• Detail-oriented and organized.
• Proficient with Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience in the financial services sector.
• Highly motivated and eager to develop skills.
• Collaborative and maintains a joyful disposition.

Benefits

Attractive salary, bonus scheme, and pension are essential for any work agreement. However, in SimCorp we believe we can offer more. Therefore, in addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide a good work and life balance: flexible working hours and a hybrid model. And opportunities for professional development: there is never just only one route - we offer a tailored approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take.  

Next step

Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photo, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process.

For any questions you are welcome to contact Azeta GUITI, Lead Talent Acquisition Partner. If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks. 

We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated.

#Li-Hybrid