Project Manager - All level

WHAT MAKES US, US

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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

SimCorp EMEA is building out our Project Management Service Line, with a focus on improving commercial and delivery management of SimCorp’s offerings. We are looking for experienced Project Managers to manage the delivery of SimCorp Dimension and related services with asset managers, fund managers, banks, insurance companies and pension funds in the Middle East region.

You will be responsible for all aspects of implementation projects including client engagement, resource and financial management, and stakeholder complexity. You will lead project execution with a focus on providing greater customer value and outcomes while better measuring and reducing risk for SimCorp.

What you will be responsible for

• Managing all aspects of the SimCorp implementation across products and services, including clarification and design, configuration, data conversion, integration, testing and training
• Managing multiple implementation-related workstreams - identifying all required tasks, dependencies, and time/resource estimations as well as providing regular status updates
• Managing handovers from Presales to Onboarding and from Onboarding to Run
• Facilitating business requirements gathering workshops
• Contributing to improvement and documentation of best practices for implementation projects globally in collaboration with Global PMO
• Creating and maintaining required project artefacts such as project plan, reports and RAID change requests
• Effectively monitoring customer feedback and reporting
• Actively identifying and mitigating risk
• Motivating the project team and ensuring continuous improvement within the team

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.

• Proven track record in delivering multi-stream projects in complex business environments
• PMI/Prince 2 or equivalent certification
• Knowledge and experience of the Investment Management/Asset Management/Financial Services industries is a strong asset
• Familiarity with implementation focused projects in the Financial Technology sector is a plus
• Willingness to travel to client site from time to time
• Availability to come into the SimCorp office 2 times a week

Benefits

An attractive salary and bonus scheme 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. Visit our career pages to learn more about working at SimCorp: www.simcorp.com

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.

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.

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 2,800+ 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.

About Us

SimCorp is a provider of industry-leading integrated investment management solutions for the global buy side. Founded in 1971, with more than 3,000 employees across five continents, SimCorp is a truly global technology leader that empowers more than half of the world’s top 100 financial companies through its integrated platform, services, and partner ecosystem. SimCorp is a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse Group. As of 2024, SimCorp includes Axioma, the leading provider of risk and management and portfolio optimization solutions for the global buy side.