Lead Data Advisor

Job description

Lead Data Advisor WHAT MAKES US, US Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp! At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values — caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered. If you like what we’re saying, keep reading! WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US SimCorp DMS is a complete data management solution for pricing and reference data, provided as a Managed Service. The SimCorp DMS Advisory and change management service is a team of industry and data management experts who consistently monitor for any industry, regulatory and vendor feed changes that may affect our client’s business operations. The Advisory Service regularly informs clients of these changes, and how best to adapt. As a Senior Data Advisor, you will be responsible to look after the client onboarding, monitoring vendor changes, maintaining the standard data model and orchestrating change management activities for the SimCorp DMS clients by liaising with internal service teams from IT and Operations. You will be directly reporting to the head of Data Advisory team WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR Create and maintain data standards (lookups, mappings, conventions, and rules), data models and data ontologies (how are data objects related to each other) Maintain meta data information documentation regarding data models, data interpretation, data lineage and utilization along the key processes and make it available to internal and external stakeholders. Monitor, track and conduct assessment of all vendors related changes that impacts SimCorp DMS and Enterprise Data Manager clients. Facilitate Change & Control Board (CCB) governance with internal service teams to prioritize and deliver the standard and client change requests. Design and implement a robust client onboarding framework for a seamless DMS client onboarding Serve as the advisor and quality gateway regarding data and change integrations related to data. Support design and maintenance of an overall data test concepts and conduct regular data tests to assure data and service quality. Support DMS Operations on various process improvement initiatives. Advise clients on data needs and data usage for new requirements. Build and maintain in-depth know-how on industry and regulatory changes within data management. This is a client-centric role that involves regular interaction with our valued customers Continuously develop a comprehensive understanding of the latest industry and regulatory trends in the data management space and promote best practices within the SimCorp community to benefit our clients. 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. Have a relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent in finance Relevant experience in areas of Change Management with data vendor feeds (Bloomberg, IDC, Reuters, etc.) Have good knowledge of financial products and markets including derivatives, structured instruments etc. Have experience in requirements engineering, data modelling and full SDLC approach. Have a structured approach, attention to detail, service mindset, and solid organizational and interpersonal skills. Process management, control and design experience are beneficial skills but not mandatory. Have relevant experience in Data Management and Business Analysis Possess strong knowledge of various investment/trade lifecycle activities Show the ability to collaborate easily with various departments to ensure client success. Exhibit clear verbal and written communication to engage and inform various stakeholders BENEFITS Global hybrid work policy - We ask you to work 2 days a week from the office. If you choose you can work remotely the other days. Of course you are welcome at the office if that is your preference. Growth and innovation - Every 6th sprint is reserved for planning and innovation. So, with regular intervals you have a chance to explore and learn new skills or improve something that you believe will be beneficial to you, your team or the application. Self-Direction - High degree of self-organization. Each team and developer have a high degree of freedom to plan, organize and design their work. Inclusive and diverse company culture Work-life balance – We believe that an equilibrium between professional responsibilities makes us all the best version of ourselves, both in private life and as colleagues in the workplace Empowerment – We believe that all voices are valuable and must be heard. You will be involved in shaping our work processes 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. 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 and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, without regard to race, gender, age, disability, or any other protected status under applicable law. 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. #Li-Hybrid