Value Team Manager - Front Office

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 professional development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in creating an environment where everyone can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered.

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

As our Front Office organization continues to grow, we are seeking a Value Team Manager to lead and develop an effective team within our SimCorp One Value Stream

This is a key leadership role combining people management, delivery leadership, and functional expertise. You will be responsible for supporting a team of consultants and specialists, ensuring effective execution of initiatives, promoting continuous improvement, and helping evolve our ways of working within a modern Value Stream operating model

Working closely with Product Management, Engineering, and business stakeholders, you will ensure your team delivers high-quality outcomes while building collaboration, engagement, and professional growth

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys leading people, managing execution through Value Stream Management and DevOps practices, and bringing strong Front Office or investment management domain expertise to support business success

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

People Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of Front Office solution consultants and engineers.
• Develop a high-performance culture focused on collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning
• Support resource planning, workload management, and career development conversations.
• Create an engaging team environment that promotes employee growth and retention.

Delivery & Value Stream Leadership

• Use Value Stream and DevOps methodologies to drive solution development and client onboarding with success
• Continuously improve team processes, workflows, and operating practices.
• Monitor priorities, capacity, risks, and dependencies to ensure effective execution.
• Act as an escalation point for delivery challenges and help remove obstacles affecting team performance.

Functional & Business Expertise

• Provide leadership and guidance on investment management business processes and workflows.
• Partner with Product Managers, Architects, and Engineering teams to align business goals with delivery outcomes.
• Leverage domain expertise to support decision-making, prioritization, and operational excellence.
• Help ensure solutions meet client and business expectations while maintaining quality standards.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong partnerships across Product, Engineering, Operations, and Management teams.
• Communicate progress, risks, and strategic priorities to stakeholders effectively.
• Drive improvements across teams and support organization-wide initiatives

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Required Experience

• Demonstrated experience leading and developing teams in a people management capacity
• Experience managing delivery within Agile, DevOps, Product, Project, or Value Stream environments.
• Solid stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Experience balancing people leadership, delivery oversight, and operational priorities.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement and implement scalable ways of working.

Preferred Technical & Domain Expertise

• Experience within Investment Management, Capital Markets, Asset Management, Banking, Trading, or Financial Technology environments.
• Understanding of front office, performance, risk, and valuation business processes and operating models.
• Experience working with Agile frameworks, Azure DevOps, Value Stream Management, Scrum, Kanban, or similar methodologies.
• Familiarity with delivery planning, capacity management, and project execution.
• Experience with SimCorp Dimension
• Candidates with solid Front Office expertise and transferable Agile/DevOps leadership experience are encouraged to apply

Personal Attributes

• An inspiring and collaborative leader who brings out the best in others.
• Forward-thinking, curious, and solution-oriented mindset
• Skilled communicator who can build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups
• Comfortable working through uncertainty and guiding teams during periods of change
• Demonstrates a growth mindset and commitment to continuous improvement.

WHAT WE VALUE

• Effective people leadership and coaching capabilities
• Experience leading teams in Agile, DevOps, or Value Stream environments.
• Front Office or investment management domain knowledge.
• Commercial awareness and customer-focused decision making.
• Collaboration, curiosity, ownership, and continuous improvement
• A commitment to building high-performing teams and delivering business value

Why this role stands out

• First leadership hire supporting a rapidly growing Front Office organization.
• Opportunity to shape team structures, operating models, and future ways of working.
• Significant exposure to senior leaders and strategic initiatives.
• Ability to guide both people development and delivery outcomes across the value stream

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 workplace model. SimCorp follows a global hybrid policy, asking employees to work from the office two days each week while allowing remote work on other days.

There is never just only one route - we practice a personalized approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take.

For Poland only:

Compensation ranges are being disclosed at the initial stage of candidate engagement.

For Toronto only:

The salary range for this position is $126, 720 - $175, 000 CAD. Base pay may vary based on factors such as years of experience, skills and qualifications. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and benefits including health and dental care, time off and Group RRSP/TFSA.

This position is an active, existing vacancy.

Please note: Only applications sent through our system will be processed.

Our hiring process uses AI-enabled tools to support the screening and assessment of applications. All applicants are still reviewed by a skilled recruitment team. AI does not make hiring decisions. Human reviewers, who are trained to understand the limitations, potential risks, and possible biases associated with AI tools, evaluate all applications and AI-assisted results before any decision is made.If you have questions about how your information is processed in detail, feel free to contact us.

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NEXT STEP

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 Katkat Calimag-Rupera, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, at [email protected]. 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 4,000+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, educations, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds in general.

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.

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