Lead Business Analyst (Performance & Strategy)

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  

The Lead Business Analyst will play a crucial role within the Business Operations team, focusing on deal reviews and profitability. This role involves overseeing cost modeling, deal reviews, service level profitability and managing pipeline data quality.

This role involves close collaboration with Service Owners, Service Delivery Managers (SDM), Customer Success Manager (CSM) and Commercial Operations to align on deal reviews and a forecasting process based on quality data inputs.

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WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Business Reviews: Drive structured business reviews to track performance and inform strategic decisions.
• Objective Key Results: Support planning and tracking of OKRs to align teams with strategic priorities.
• Value Stream metrics: Develop and monitor metrics across value streams to measure delivery efficiency and impact.
• Scorecards: Create and maintain scorecards to visualize key performance indicators and enable data-driven decisions.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process enhancements and implement best practices to optimize operations.​
• Data: Enabling the organization to make better decisions through high quality data standards and continuous improvement.

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.  

• 5+ years of relevant experience, in finance, business performance, or a technology-enabled environment
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills (English Language) with the ability to articulate complex concepts in a clear and concise manner
• Demonstrated expertise in utilizing tools including PowerBI, SQL, VBA, macros, Excel, and financial modeling
• Ability to manage one's own tasks, multiple priorities, and drive initiatives from concept to execution
• Comfortable communicating complex ideas in a clear and engaging way to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• An analytical mindset characterized by curiosity and problem-solving
• Collaborative and eager to learn new skills, with a willingness to grow and support others in a changing and evolving environment
• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Engineering, or a related analytical or technical field is required

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 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 Paweł Andrzejewski, 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 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. 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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