Lead Business Consultant - Market Data Integration
Posted 21 days 15 hours ago by SimCorp
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.
WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US
We are looking for a Lead Business Consultant to join our Data and Communication Service Line. It enables SimCorp clients to manage their data portfolio end to end and integrate with all kinds of data sources and technologies to drive business operations.
The Data and Communication team is responsible for implementing the connectivity to internal and external data sources for and together with our clients. After the technical integration, the data needs to follow a quality enhancement process using SimCorp Data Management modules like Security Master, Market Data or Corporate Actions. Once the data quality is verified it will be used to manage the complete spectrum of lifecycle events of financial instruments, from plain vanilla equity and fixed income instruments to complex OTC derivatives.
WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
- Analyze back office and IT processes related to data management or fund accounting.
- Implement and configure SimCorp software products for the client on premise or in the cloud.
- Support clients throughout the project timeline.
- Collect best practices learned from clients and document them properly.
- Discuss business and technical requirements with clients and guide them to a proper technical solution.
- Document the requirements including use cases for the development team.
- Provide input to the product roadmap.
- Onsite work at a client in Zurich (2-3 days a week).
WHAT WE VALUE
- Technical background (as a Developer), ideally in combination with Oracle (or similar) database environment and some experience in Microsoft .NET Framework.
- Experience from a software vendor, consultancy firm, service vendor or financial institution.
- Experience as a Business Analyst in Enterprise Software implementations for data management, fund accounting or compliance/reporting solutions would be ideal.
- Product knowledge of a data management tool would be ideal.
- Some experience with market data vendors like Bloomberg, Refinitiv, SIX etc. would be of advantage.
- Familiar with Agile (Scrum) requirements gathering, user stories, grooming, backlog.
- Degree in Computer Science, Technology, Finance/Accounting or similar.
- Very good interpersonal skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively in multinational environments.
- Fluency in English and good German skills.
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 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.
For any questions you are welcome to contact Azeta Guiti, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, at . 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.