Market Data Services Analyst

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.   

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

SimCorp is currently seeking a qualified professional to join our Market Data Services team as a full-time employee, based in our Warsaw office.  In this role, the Associate will produce high quality value-added content, by working closely with the Development, Research, Index, and Client Support business units.  

The output of the Associate’s work will consist of producing a suite of daily-updated multi-factor risk models, quantitative indices, and multi-asset class data analytics.

The successful candidate will provide ongoing operational support for best-in-class index products to global sell-side, buy-side, hedge funds, and asset owner investors.  The candidate will use quantitative and qualitative skills to manage the ongoing maintenance of index and data products, which include operational processes, data analysis, and quality assurance. 

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Perform Quality Assurance tasks and data analysis to ensure validity of content produced and delivered to SimCorp’s clients, for both the Analytics business line

• Provide ongoing support and maintenance for various index products with time-sensitive deadlines

• Monitor financial markets and ensure the correct processing of corporate events, such as IPOs, M&As, stock splits, rights issues, and dividend distributions

• Work closely with other team members based in the London, Hong Kong, Buenos Aires and San Francisco offices

• Manipulate large amount of financial data and use various tools to present and analyze results

• Assist the Sales and Client Support teams in resolving data inquiries

• Proactively look for opportunities to streamline processes wherever appropriate

• Collaborate and communicate across all teams involved with index and data production process

WHAT WE VALUE  

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, or other quantitative field

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work both independently and with a geographically-dispersed team

• Understanding and interest in Financial Markets and Information Technology

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, detail oriented

• Financial certifications, including CFA, FRM, and CAIA, are pluses

• Experience with SQL, Python or other object-oriented programming language, VBA, UNIX/LINUX very beneficial, but not essential

• Experience with financial software (e.g. Bloomberg, Workspace (Eikon)) and financial databases are pluses

The Associate will be joining a highly productive, diverse, entrepreneurial team, itself part of a global organization. This is an excellent opportunity for a self-starter with a strong academic background to contribute to the development, growth, and enhancement of the expanding content side of Simcorp’s business.

OUR BENEFITS

Competitive salary, bonus scheme, and pension are essential for any work agreement. However, at SimCorp, we believe we can offer more. Therefore, in addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide an excellent work-life balance: flexible work hours, a hybrid workplace model. On top of that, we have IP sprints; where you have 3 weeks per quarter to spend on mastering your skills as well as contributing to the company development. There is never just only one route - we practice an individual approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take. 

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.