Senior Business Consultant - Alternative Investments

at  Simcorp

Do you want to be a key player in SimCorp Dimension® projects and part of a team of professionals with a proven track record in delivering successful projects?
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 2,100+ 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 responsibly is not optional. It is essential.
Why this role is important to us
In SimCorp, we help some of the biggest financial institutions in the world to be successful by simplifying their investments, accounting, and operations. We do this through IT systems, processes, and financial knowledge. Implementing our software by way of high-quality projects at the core of what we do. To introduce our software to our clients, business consultants are essential to us.
As a Senior Business Consultant and expert on Alternative Investments, you will contribute to development of our market unit’s knowledge in the Alternative Investments Service line and contributing to achieve customer satisfaction and driving our client’s projects to success.
You will normally be working full-time on implementation projects, which require your special expertise in the financial instruments area, and you will be responsible for all aspects of the project stream.
You will act as an important sparring partner for your clients and proactively manage, coordinate, and escalate issues as needed.

What you will be responsible for

• Responsibility for major parts of SimCorp Dimension® implementation projects: You know the customer requirements and processes within Alternatives Investment and outline solutions for optimal use of SimCorp Dimension®
• Close cooperation with the project manager and key role in leading projects to success
• Key contact for our customers for all questions in connection with SimCorp Dimension®
• Conduct workshops to explore client requirements, working with clients and SimCorp’s team to help capture, define, and agree on system functional requirements
• Consult with clients on solutions for the work stream and configure SimCorp Dimension in line with standards and experiences
• Contribute to improving the standards and solution for implementation processes and promote topics across projects
• Actively participate in knowhow exchange with colleagues on an international level
• Constantly expand your knowledge of SimCorp Dimension and the clients’ business in order to ensure that clients get the optimal configuration and workflow.

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.

• Degree in economics/finance, mathematics/computer science or similar qualification
• Work experience with Alternative Investments as a Senior Business Analyst or Senior Consultant from banks, asset managers, insurers or consulting firms
• Ideally you have SimCorp Dimension® experience or you are familiar with implementing financial software
• You are persistently appreciative and client-oriented with a resilient can-do mindset and an above-average energy level.
• Team spirit and a desire to share your knowledge
• Strong communication and consulting skills and a high degree of commercial awareness, customer orientation and quality consciousness
• Fluency in English, other European language skills are considered an advantage
• Willingness to travel

Benefits
Competitive 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 excellent work & 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.
Next steps
Please click below to apply or get in touch with Azeta GUITI to learn more about the vacancy and what SimCorp has to offer regarding salary, benefits, and perks.
Applications are continuously assessed, so please send your CV in English as soon as possible. If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is the right fit, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to help 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
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• Responsibility for major parts of SimCorp Dimension® implementation projects: You know the customer requirements and processes within Alternatives Investment and outline solutions for optimal use of SimCorp Dimension®
• Close cooperation with the project manager and key role in leading projects to success
• Key contact for our customers for all questions in connection with SimCorp Dimension®
• Conduct workshops to explore client requirements, working with clients and SimCorp’s team to help capture, define, and agree on system functional requirements
• Consult with clients on solutions for the work stream and configure SimCorp Dimension in line with standards and experiences
• Contribute to improving the standards and solution for implementation processes and promote topics across projects
• Actively participate in knowhow exchange with colleagues on an international level
• Constantly expand your knowledge of SimCorp Dimension and the clients’ business in order to ensure that clients get the optimal configuration and workflow