Lead Compliance Operation Specialist

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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

As our Lead Compliance Operations Specialist, you will play a key role in shaping, leading, and continuously enhancing SimCorp’s global Compliance Framework. You will act as a trusted advisor to the business, working closely with stakeholders across Business Functions, Group Compliance, and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance risks are identified, managed, and embedded into day-to-day operations in a pragmatic manner. This role goes beyond execution—you will drive key initiatives, influence decision-making, and support AI & IT Compliance topics, while also support colleagues and contribute to the strategic direction of the Compliance function. The role offers strong autonomy and the opportunity to further develop the compliance agenda based on your expertise and interests.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Lead and oversee AI & IT compliance risk assessments across business functions, jurisdictions, and regulatory landscapes, ensuring risks are clearly identified, assessed, and prioritized
• Drive the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the AI and IT Compliance framework in close collaboration with other members of the team working with AI and IT Compliance.
• Act as a point of contact and subject matter consultant, providing guidance and sound advice to stakeholders at different levels of the organization.
• Oversee and evaluate the effectiveness of compliance activities, controls, and monitoring processes across the organization.
• Ensure high-quality documentation, structure and governance, including accurate maintenance of compliance records, logs, and evidence.
• Support compliance reporting, including planned and ad-hoc reports for management, internal committees, and external stakeholders.
• Monitor and follow up on completion of risk mitigating measures and other priorities in AI Compliance.
• Maintain and further develop repositories of applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies, and provide broad legal and compliance guidance to ensure their effective interpretation and application across the organization.
• Support audits, investigations, assessments, due diligences and compliance cases, balancing regulatory expectations with practical business needs.
• Provide coaching and informal leadership to colleagues and contribute to a strong compliance culture across the organization and region.

WHAT WE VALUE

• A degree in law, business law, IT law, auditing, risk management, or a related field
• Minimum 4–6 years of experience in compliance, risk, or regulatory roles within a global or complex global organization
• Experience as in-house counsel or in a regulated financial environment is a preference
• Solid experience with key compliance topics such as Artificial Intelligence, IT Compliance, Segregation of Duties, Regulatory Conduct, and related areas.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex regulations and apply them pragmatically
• Advanced English communication skills, in written and spoken formats, supporting engaging dialogue with senior stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to handle complex and sensitive compliance matters, balancing commercial realities with high ethical and regulatory standards
• Demonstrated proficiency in managing various relationships effectively while providing thoughtful guidance to the organization
• An initiative-driven, ownership-oriented mindset with the ability to work independently
• Excellent interpersonal skills—and yes, a great sense of humor 😊

Other requirements

• Ameanble to work on EMEA time schedule
• 2x RTO per week

An 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 & 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. Visit our career pages to learn more about working at SimCorp: www.simcorp.com/career. Since SimCorp operates in 20+ offices worldwide, the benefits package may vary from country to country.

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 [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 3,000+ 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 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 top-quality solutions to our clients.

**SimCorp Manila proudly announces that its Manila Delivery Center has been officially certified as a Great Place To Work for the second consecutive year – Apr25-Apr26 This certification underscores SimCorp's effort to cultivating a workplace that is not only inclusive and collaborative but also committed to the personal and professional growth of its employees

**We are also honored to have been voted as a WealthTech100 company for three consecutive years. The new WealthTech100 list aims to highlight tech innovation leaders in the investment management industry.**

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