Principal Business Consultant - Front Office

SimCorp • Toronto, ON

46d • Hybrid

About The Position

At SimCorp, we facilitate the streamlining of investment decisions, accounting, and operations for major global financial institutions. We do this through IT systems, processes, and financial knowledge. Implementing our software by way of high-quality projects is at the core of what we do. To introduce our software to our clients, and deliver the outcomes they will adopt, business consultants are essential to us. In the role of Principal Business Consultant specializing in Front Office (Portfolio construction, Compliance checks, Trading), your participation will be instrumental in the expansion of our market unit in a strategic vertical, for SimCorp. We are outcomes based driven with the objective to deliver deliveries with high quality to our customers. You will normally be working full-time on implementation projects, which require your special expertise in the Front Office area. You will own specific work streams of the project plan, with direct engagement with our clients end users (portfolio managers, traders, compliance and performance team members) from designing solutions, to delivering outcomes for their final adoption. You will act as an important sparring partner for SimCorp clients and effectively monitor, coordinate, and escalate issues as needed with projects stakeholders.

Requirements

• Experience working as a Consultant for asset managers, asset owners, banks or consulting firms
• Solid know-how in at least two of the following areas Portfolio management (analyze, and optimize for investment decision-making)
• Trading and order management
• Compliance, regulatory and internal restrictions
• Performance measurement and attribution
• Risk management (market and liquidity)
• Regulatory topics, such as Solvency II (incl. ORSA)
• Instrument valuation and analytics (theoretical pricing)
• Capable of managing own workload with an analytical approach
• Effective communication and consulting skills
• High degree of commercial awareness, customer orientation and quality consciousness
• Team spirit and a willingness to share your knowledge
• Readiness to travel

Nice To Haves

• CFA, CIPM, FRM or other relevant certifications/designations are desirable
• Ideally, you have SimCorp Dimension® experience or you are familiar with implementing and configuring financial software

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for major parts of SimCorp Dimension® implementation projects:
• You know the customers‘ requirements and processes related to the buy-side industry specifically asset managers, asset owners, insurers and outline solutions for optimal use of SimCorp Dimension®
• Close cooperation with the project manager and key role in developing projects to success
• Key contact for our customers for all questions in connection with SimCorp Dimension®
• Instruct and mentor less experienced colleagues on the job
• Prepare requirement specifications for enhancements to our product management
• Identify opportunities to offer tailored services beyond the project scope to our customers in your role as a trusted advisor
• Contribute to improving best practices for implementation processes and promote topics across projects
• Engage in know-how exchange with colleagues on an international level

Benefits

• 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: flexible working hours and a hybrid model - working from SimCorp’s office two days a week.
• And opportunities for professional development: there is never only one route - we offer a personal approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees