Head of Transformation & Business Management

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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT FOR US

As a global leader in our space, Simcorp is on a mission to transform from a traditional enterprise software company into a technology-enabled services business, while sustaining our track record of double-digit highly profitable growth. To further support, enable and drive this journey we're transitioning to a horizontal delivery model, aligned to client outcomes and are now recruiting for a Head of Transformation & Business Management to lead the transformation program and to manage the ongoing business operational activities.

The ‘Transformation’ element of this role is new, and the ‘Business Management ‘component is currently delivered by a team that covers business operations, business planning, business intelligence, and management of business tools. This function will provide strategic and administrative support to the Operations business unit delivering our SaaS solution.

As Head of Transformation & Business Management, you will be a key member of the Operations organization Senior Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Chief Operations Officer.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Strategic planning: Develop and own our transformation roadmap and implement transformation strategies aligned with the Operations organization’s overall goals
• Program Management: Oversee the delivery of transformation programs and Strategic Projects, ensuring they are on time, within budget, and meet desired outcomes
• Change Management: Design and implement functional change management programs to ensure staff engagement and adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Communication: Communicate the vision and benefits of transformation programs, and functional communication related to the Operations group to all stakeholders and via all relevant channels.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with senior leaders, business units, and external stakeholders. Drive the needed collaboration and alignment with other global functions such as Product Management and Go-to-Market to ensure operational needs and perspectives are reflected in plans
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Business Planning: Develop and implement business operating model including plans, strategies, and goals, aligned with the company's vision and objectives.
• Business Intelligence: Analyze data to identify areas for improvement, track the progress of transformation initiatives and regular business operations, identify trends, and support decision-making.
• Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate potential business risks.
• Manage Operational Cadence: Run the annual wheel and ensure leadership team meetings are well-prepared and executed
• Enhance Decision Quality: Constructively challenge and provide sparring to the COO and Operations Senior Leadership Team on strategic challenges to improve leadership decisions, incl. preparation of Executive documentation
  
  

What We Value

• 5 years of experience delivering transformation programs and a demonstrated ability to deliver complex projects
• Experience with implementing value streams and working with DevOps methodologies
• Leadership in defining and executing against a strategy for a large function
• Change tolerance and willingness to make big operating model decisions to the organization, to meet changing client needs and market opportunities
• Solid financial acumen and experience managing budgets and resources
• Excellent research, writing, listening, and verbal communication skills and an ability to build effective relationships across a global organization
• Proficient analytical and creative problem-solving skills, with ability to be hands-on and focus on the details without losing sight of the bigger picture, especially within optimization and organizational design
• Strong process understanding and optimization mindset
• Ability to mobilize stakeholders and form trusting relationships in a broad organizational context
• Great collaborative skills, highly motivated collaborator with a positive mindset.
• Understanding of the technology industry and the fundamentals of a SaaS business.
  
  

Benefits

SimCorp offers several benefits that might play a significant factor in considering whether to accept a job offer. Since SimCorp operates in 30 offices worldwide, the benefits package may vary from country to country. Take advantage of this section and indicate the most-valued benefits for candidates, considering training and certification, as well as benefits that can improve a candidate's work-life balance, such as flexible hours, vacation time, work-from-home options, etc. Please note that this may not be possible for multiple location postings due to the difference in benefits.

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.

Regardless of location, we encourage people to apply for this position.

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.

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.