Lead Investment Operations Professional

This role is for a Lead Investment Operations Knowledge Leader at SimCorp, focusing on operational excellence, knowledge management, and process optimization. Responsibilities include leading client onboardings, building team capabilities on the SimCorp platform, and ensuring robust reconciliation processes. The position offers autonomy to enhance the platform and redesign workflows, driving efficiency and scalability within the organization.

Must Have

• Execute and oversee daily investment operations tasks
• Share knowledge and train colleagues
• Identify and implement process improvements
• Support system testing and maintain documentation
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders
• Participate in client onboardings
• Proven experience in investment operations (Back Office)
• Strong SimCorp platform knowledge (+5 years)
• In-depth understanding of operational processes and controls (Trade Matching, Settlement, Reconciliation, Corporate Actions)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to problem-solving
• Familiarity with system testing and documentation best practices

Perks & Benefits

• Attractive salary
• Bonus scheme
• Pension
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid model
• Opportunities for professional development

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 for us

We are seeking a highly skilled Investment Operations Knowledge Leader to join our team. This role is ideal for someone who combines deep operational expertise with strong leadership in knowledge management and process optimization.

You will take lead in client onboardings, ensuring a seamless experience and operational excellence. At the same time, you will be responsible for building team capabilities on our platform and ensuring robust reconciliation processes. This position offers significant autonomy to enhance the platform and redesign workflows, driving efficiency and scalability across the organization.

What you will be responsible for

• Operational Excellence: Execute and oversee daily investment operations tasks, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Mentorship & Training: Share knowledge and train colleagues on processes, systems, and best practices to build team competence.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for efficiency gains and implement enhancements to workflows and controls.
• Testing & Documentation: Support system testing, maintain clear documentation, and contribute to operational readiness for new initiatives.
• Collaboration: Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure smooth execution and continuous improvement across the investment operations function.
• Onboarding: Participate in client onboardings, ensuring capabilities and platform is ready to deliver services to the client.

What we value

• Proven experience in investment operations (Back Office) within asset management, banking, or similar financial services.
• Strong SimCorp platform knowledge (+5 years)
• In depth understanding of operational processes and controls within one or more of the following areas; Trade Matching, Settlement, Reconciliation, Corporate Actions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a talent for teaching and coaching.
• Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to problem-solving and process optimization.
• Familiarity with system testing and documentation best practices.

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 work-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 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.

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.

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