Manager / Senior Manager, Contract Management

WHAT MAKES US, US

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

The Contract Management team plays a critical role in ensuring that SimCorp’s client contracts are effectively governed throughout their lifecycle, with a particular focus on the post‑execution phase.

This role leads the Contract Management (CM) team, which is part of the Legal & Compliance division, and acts as a strategic partner to stakeholders in the Legal & Compliance division, Finance, Business and Operations teams across SimCorp.

By translating executed agreements into clear operational guidance, Contract Management enables SimCorp to deliver on its contractual commitments, manage commercial risk, and identify value‑creating opportunities embedded in client contracts.

The team consists of 6 contract management professionals, based in Copenhagen and Manila, operating in a distributed, global setup and working closely with regional and global stakeholders.

OUR MISSION AND SCOPE
Manage client contracts with a focus on the post‑execution phase, ensuring contractual obligations, assumptions, and changes are properly governed, monitored, and executed across the organization.

Scope of the Contract Management team includes responsibility for:

• Managing post‑execution contract changes, including amendments, renewals, addenda, SOWs, and termination agreements

• Monitoring contractual obligations for SaaS clients to ensure timely and accurate fulfillment

• Monitoring business assumptions (e.g. users, transactions, holdings, environments) and identifying gaps, risks, and commercial opportunities

• Providing contractual guidance and interpretation to internal stakeholders based on executed agreements

• Maintaining the central contract repository, metadata, and access controls as the single source of truth

• Owning and continuously improving contract management systems, data quality, and reporting

• Defining and tracking KPIs related to contract compliance, risk, and value realization

• Sharing contract knowledge, standards, and insights across the organization

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

As Manager of the Contract Management team, you will set the direction, priorities, and operating model for Contract Management at SimCorp.

Your responsibilities include:

• Leading, developing, and coaching the team to cultivate a high‑performance, pragmatic, and collaborative culture

• Further defining the role and mandate of Contract Management in close partnership with Legal & Compliance leadership

• Establishing clear priorities, objectives, and effective ways of working for the team

• Acting as an escalation point for complex contractual, operational, and stakeholder matters

• Ensuring strong collaboration and alignment with key stakeholders

• Driving continuous improvement of contract management standards, systems, and processes

WHAT WE VALUE

Most importantly, you can see yourself thriving in this leadership role and shaping how contract management creates value for SimCorp. We expect you to bring many of the following, and the motivation to develop the rest:

• A law degree or relevant commercial / legal background

• Solid experience in contract management, legal operations, or commercial legal roles, ideally within SaaS, IT, or outsourcing

• Proven people leadership experience, including leading distributed teams

• Strong understanding of post‑execution contract governance, obligations, and commercial risk

• Ability to translate contractual complexity into clear operational guidance

• Experience working cross‑functionally in a global organization

• Experience with contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools, contract data, or legal tech solutions

• Awareness of data protection, information security, and regulatory considerations relevant to SaaS contracts

• Fluency in English, written and spoken

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-life balance: flexible working hours and a hybrid 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. Simcorp does offer 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.

If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp and you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above, 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 3,800+ 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 best-in-class solutions to our clients.

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