Knowledge Leader – Investment Operations

WHAT MAKES US, US

Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp!

At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values — caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered.

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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

The Knowledge Leader is a strategic role responsible for curating and maintaining the firm’s operational knowledge base, enhancing process transparency, and improving training and onboarding within the Investment Operations function. You will work closely with the Operations Teams to build and embed best practices, ensuring consistency, clarity, and control across all investment operations processes.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Develop and maintain a centralized knowledge management framework for Investment Operations.
• Own and continuously update process documentation, SOPs, workflows, and operational policies.
• Collaborate with SMEs to ensure operational knowledge is accurately captured and disseminated.
• Lead and plan training programs for the Operations teams.
• Support operational readiness for new products, systems, and regulatory changes.
• Drive documentation for business continuity, operational resilience, and audit preparedness.
• Partner with change and transformation teams to ensure smooth transition and knowledge transfer during projects.
• Ensure all knowledge assets are version-controlled, well-organized, and easily accessible.
• Cultivate a culture of continuous learning, process ownership, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Measure and report on the effectiveness and adoption of knowledge assets and training materials.

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.

• 10+ years of experience in Investment Operations within asset management or financial services.
• More than 5 years of experience working with Simcorp Dimension
• Deep understanding of operational processes across the trade lifecycle (trade capture, settlement, cash & position reconciliation, corporate actions).
• Experience creating or managing documentation, SOPs, and operational process maps.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, along with a significant focus on detail.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and collaborate across business functions and seniority levels.
• Experience in training design and delivery.
• Effective organizational and project management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required

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 an individual 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 Paweł Andrzejewski, Talent Acquisition Partner, at pawel.andrzejewski@simcorp.com. 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.

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 in general.

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.

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