Senior Business Consultant - Investment Compliance

Note: This is a pipeline requisition which means we are actively processing candidates for the future requirements in the team. We will let you know about the recruitment process once we have reached out to you.

The role could either be offered at a Senior or Lead level depending on the experiences and skills of the successful candidate.

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 3,100+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds in general.

SimCorp is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated in 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.

While striving to deliver client value, we believe it is vital to consider our people and our planet in every business decision we make. Acting carefully is not optional. It is essential.

WHY THE ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

Our flagship product, SimCorp Dimension®, is a fully integrated front-to-back investment management solution, used by more than 200 clients located all over the world. It includes front office, middle office, back office data, and reporting solutions. 

SimCorp continuously enhances the portfolio of offerings to keep on top of industry technology and trends. On top of this, over the last few years, we have been honing our service delivery and support model to implement SimCorp solutions to our clients and oversee running installations in the best possible way. 

This is why our Advanced Delivery Center (ADC) has been forged. First established in 2016 in Warsaw, Poland, extended to Manila, Philippines in 2021 and to Mexico City in 2023. Business Consultants in the ADC work, in close collaboration with our market units, on business functionality and solution workflows to tailor and deploy configuration of SimCorp Dimension to our customers. 

We are looking for a Business Consultant in Investment Compliance to join our Investment team, based in ADC Manila. You will contribute to the effective delivery of SimCorp Dimension, becoming a part of a global company with more than 200 clients that include many of the top tier buy-side asset managers, and who control over $30 trillion of assets. 

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

Your day to day work will be, but not limited to:

• Support onsite consultant and customer in preparing specification of regulatory and internal investment compliance requirements 

• Develop detailed specification based on reference data and validate with client/onsite consultant 

• Build compliance investment rules in SimCorp Dimension 

• Design and deliver an overall solution set to meet client requirements, modelling operational workflows around SimCorp Dimension, customizations and delivering standard configuration solutions, and developing and delivering new solutions 

• Customize the standard components to meet client requirements  

• Assist the client in developing an overall test strategy and test plans and support the client in the execution of test cases, troubleshooting, and resolving issues as they arise. 

• Perform configuration hand-over to the onsite consultant and the client 

• Cooperation with customers Legal Departments. 

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

• A degree in Finance, Economics, Physics, Maths, Law, Science or Engineering 

• Broad financial market knowledge gained through several years of experience, particularly in the financial sector in one of the following fields: Front Office, Back Office, Accounting, Fund Accounting, Consulting or Professional Services within the Financial sector or implementation role for a software vendor 

• Experience defining investment restrictions or trading limits in financial IT systems 

• Familiarity with a broad range of asset classes and financial instrument types, including derivatives 

• Effective communication skills especially in virtual collaboration and fluency in English 

• Ability to work collaboratively with minimal direction, while also maintaining appropriate levels of collaboration and cooperation with other team members 

• Ability to organize yourself well in a distributed environment with diverse and varied tasks 

• Drive to optimize, develop and innovate around solutions and processes 

ADVANTANGEOUS TO HAVE

• CFA level 1-3, GARP or PRMIA 

• SQL knowledge 

• Practical experience in compliance systems like Sentinel, MIG21, etc. 

• General Business Analysis / Project Management exposure  

• Knowledge of front office or back-office processes and financial transaction workflows 

• High-level understanding of requirements gathering sessions  

• High-level understanding of projects and their lifecycle for the role of a project member 

• Enthusiasm and intent to meet goals 

• Firm sense of ownership and obligation to deliver quality business outcomes. 

• Additional language skills: German, French, Italian, Nordic languages. 

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 an enhanced work life balance and opportunities for professional development: there is never just 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/career  

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 BJ Chua, Lead Talent Acquisition Partner, at beej.chua@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. 

By Joining our team, you will have the chance to:

• Become part of a thriving company comprising collaborative, curious, courageous, and capable employees

• Explore a multitude of exciting learning and development opportunities, supported by our tailored learning guild

• Engage with highly skilled and experienced colleagues, each bringing their diverse backgrounds and perspectives

• Join a company that not only values but consistently advocates for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, promoting a truly inclusive and empowering environment

**We are also honoured to have been voted as a WealthTech100 company for three consecutive years. The new WealthTech100 list aims to highlight tech innovation leaders in the investment management industry.**