Head of Value Stream Management Office

WHAT MAKES US, US

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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT FOR US

As a global leader in our space, Simcorp is on a mission to transform from a traditional enterprise software company into a technology-enabled services business, while sustaining our ongoing double-digit highly profitable growth. To further support, enable and drive this journey we're transitioning to a horizontal delivery model, aligned to client outcomes and are now recruiting for a Head of Value Stream Management Office Management to establish the vision, strategy and operating principles for the value streams that will deliver the needed outcomes to our clients.

The Head of the Value Stream Management Office will go beyond defining best practice approaches to ensure a holistic approach that defines how the organization identifies, navigates, implements and operates their value streams

As Head of the Value Stream Management Office, you will be a key member of the Operations organization Senior Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Chief Operations Officer and you will provide support to the Outcome Stream Leads and will work closely with the Head of Transformation and Business Management.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement the VMO's strategic vision and roadmap, ensuring alignment with the organization's overall goals.
• Value Stream Mapping and Analysis: Oversee the creation and analysis of value stream maps, identifying areas for improvement and optimization.
• Architecture: Define and maintain enterprise architecture for the service. Drive consistency across multiple value streams. Enable and ensure repeatability and scalability across value streams.
• Optimize Flow: Uses Lean principles and metrics like flow time, flow efficiency, and lead time to improve how quickly and effectively work gets done via the value streams
• Tooling: Own the identification, implementation and maintenance of the toolset required to operate the value chain, working closely with the Platform value stream
• Governance and Transparency: Uses data and dashboards to make progress visible, and to support informed decision-making and prioritization.
• Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives within value streams, focusing on efficiency, quality, and cost reduction.
• Change Management: Facilitate and support change management initiatives within value streams, ensuring buy-in and adoption of new processes and practices.
• Collaboration and Communication: Facilitates collaboration across product, engineering, platform, marketing, finance, etc., all working toward common goals, to ensure alignment and effective communication.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with senior leaders, business units, and external stakeholders.
• Best Practices: Stay up to date on industry best practices and trends in value stream management, ensuring that the VMO remains at the forefront of innovation.
• Training and Development: Develop and deliver training programs for employees on value stream management principles and practices.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Analyze value stream data to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for improvement, and report findings to stakeholders.

WHAT WE VALUE

• 10+ years of experience in Lean, Agile, and Value Stream Management principles and practices.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to build and manage effective teams.
• Change tolerance and willingness to make big operating model decisions to the organization, to meet changing client needs and market opportunities
• In-depth understanding of Lean Portfolio Management and its application in large-scale Agile environments.
• Proficient communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in working with cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Skilled process understanding and optimization mindset
• Ability to mobilize stakeholders and form trusting relationships in a broad organizational context
• Great collaborative skills, highly motivated individual who supports and inspires colleagues with a positive mindset.
• Understanding of the technology industry and the fundamentals of a SaaS business

BENEFITS

SimCorp offers several benefits that might play a significant factor in considering whether to accept a job offer. Since SimCorp operates in 30+ offices worldwide, the benefits package may vary from country to country. Take advantage of this section and indicate the most-valued benefits for candidates, considering training and certification, as well as benefits that can improve a candidate's work-life balance, such as flexible hours, vacation time, work-from-home options, etc. Please note that this may not be possible for multiple location postings due to the difference in benefits.

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.

Regardless of location, we encourage people to apply for this position.

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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