Senior Director, Solutions Engineering - Front Office Team Leader

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 

We are looking for a Senior Director to lead our Americas Front Office Solutions Engineering team. The Front Office Solutions Engineering (“PreSales”) team is focused on front-office workflows (portfolio valuation and optimization, pre-trade, compliance, risk management, and trading) to showcase our investment platform capabilities to prospective and existing clients across the buy-side. You will work closely with the sales teams and guide them to make optimal decisions about their approach to opportunities, and explain how SimCorp supports the newest industry trends. You will be a key liaison with product teams on providing market feedback and staying up-to-date on the many new developments being built within the platform. You will coordinate with teams across the globe for shared intelligence and assistance on deals where required SME resources sit globally.   

What you will be responsible for

• Allocate technical resources for each business growth opportunity.  
• Development of team capabilities and ensuring the right career paths to create a robust presales organization.  
• Cultivate high employee engagement and a common culture / ‘sense of belonging’ to the business.   
• Developing, implementing and maintaining presales tools, processes and methodologies.  
• Participate in deal reviews and general qualification with the sales teams using established sales best practices.  
• Developing presales intelligence to support ongoing improvement efforts.  

What we value

• 15+ years of experience in investment management within the financial services industry, with 5+ years of experience leading teams 
• Knowledge insights into buy-side technology industry and its structure, trends and hurdles; with prior experience in front office buy-side technology and trading tools. Domain knowledge within Front Office (Trading, EMS, OMS, PMS, Compliance, Performance, Risk, covering fixed income, equities and derivatives) is essential.   
• Familiar with various types of financial instruments: from vanilla securities and derivatives to complex structured instruments (static data, trade life cycle, valuation).   
• Solid presentation and communication (both written and oral) skills are essential.  
• Empathy driven relationship builder, able to collaborate both cross functionally within SimCorp's employee base as well as within external partners and clients. 
• Capability to handle multiple tasks/projects with tight deadlines efficiently.   
• Creating and delegating tasks to further the development of individual employees within the team. 
• Willingness to travel as required.  
• Flexibility to work remotely up to 2 to 3 days per week per our hybrid policy

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.

For New York City only: The salary range for this position is $184,000 - 270,000 USD. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including health care, leave, and retirement plans. Your total compensation may vary based on role, location, department and individual performance. 

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