Principal Derivatives Operations Specialist

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

Business Services is a new business unit within SimCorp, delivering Technology Enabled Business Services, leveraging SimCorp with the best of our market-proven technology platforms. Our team consists of expert professionals to create world class investment accounting services (IAS), investment operations services (IOS) and data management services (DMS). Ensuring effective adoption of our technology platforms is crucial to ensure we reach our full potential which is why this role is essential to us.

To support the standardization agenda and hereby enhance the operational efficiency across the platform we are looking for IOS and IAS Super User. You will act as an internal expert in Business Services, a change agent and support our Investment Accounting Team (IAS) and Investment Operations team (IOS) with daily operations.

This position will work closely with the Business Services operations team to provide technical support and will take part in facilitating organizational change to ensure successful adoption of new systems and ways of working.

The position requires a deep understanding of SimCorp Dimension with focus on transaction processing, reconciliation, asset servicing and accounting (IBOR/ABOR areas). You will be expected to participate in Client Onboarding projects as a subject matter expert and will report to Head of Business Development & Scaling.

What you will be responsible for

• Making tactical short-term solutions to support the operations team in Business Services.
• Safekeeper of the standardisation agenda internally in Business Services and towards internal stakeholder
• Support the dialogue internally in Business Solutions about short term vs. long term solutions.
• Support day-to-day Business Services operations team with technical support as an internal expert
• Support client onboarding projects as SME
• Conduct training sessions, and guide colleagues on how to use the system efficiently.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects to identify business process improvements aimed at enhancing efficiency and reducing costs.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects to evaluate the benefits of implementing Standard Release cycle changes.

What we value

Most important is that you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above. We would expect you to be proficient in several of the following skills and be able to upskill to a high standard for the remainder.

• +10 years of profound SimCorp Dimension skills – IOS (IBOR) / IAS (ABOR)
• Profound experience within the Derivatives and Collateral space
• Problem-solving skills to identify problems, analyze them, and propose solutions.
• Attention to detail to ensure accuracy, completeness of deliverables and a service mindset.
• Project management skills to manage multiple tasks and prioritize workload effectively.
• Interpersonal skills to be able to build relationships and collaborate effectively
• Proficient communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Comprehensive knowledge of financial technology and business processes, especially with asset managers, pension funds, insurance companies or Asset servicers.
• Fluent in English  
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or a related field. MBA or relevant certifications (e.g., CFA) are beneficial.

Benefits

An 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 and opportunities for professional development: there is never just only one route - we offer an individual approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take.

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Next steps:

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. 

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. 

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