At SimCorp, our success is built on our people
Our clients rely on us for our ability to constantly be on the cutting edge of software technology for the financial industry, and our knowledge is the foundation for everything we do. Consequently, our employees are the greatest asset we have – and we treat them accordingly!
People vision
In SimCorp, we recognize and value the uniqueness of every individual and we will continue to invest in our people. At the same time, our cultural fabric is what unites us and sets us apart as a company. Across our organization, we have highly capable and skilled colleagues, who work collaboratively across boundaries with trust, integrity, and respect for each other. We must preserve and nurture this.
At the core of our DNA, we are driven by our passion to create value for our clients. We feel accountable for their successes. By delivering on our commitments, by fulfilling the potential of our partnerships, and by always being one step ahead, we play a key role in enabling our clients’ success.
While we recognize and value the uniqueness of every individual, we will continue to evolve our shared culture, promoting our four key behavioral traits, which we believe are essential to achieving our Winning Aspiration:
- We are Curious to learn, explore, and innovate in an open world
- We have the Courage to take risks, make bold decisions and move ideas into action
- We collaborate across boundaries with trust, integrity, and respect
- We are highly Capable and highly skilled, empowered to deliver outstanding results.
Solving challenges and being inventive
In an industry that is constantly changing and developing, SimCorp must stay ahead of the curve. Every day is new and exciting, and every challenge is an opportunity to solve complexity and create innovative solutions for the investment management industry. In an industry where change is the only constant, you have the opportunity to build the solutions of tomorrow and support an increasingly complex world.
Global company
There are no national borders in financial markets or at SimCorp. With us, you can embark on a journey and explore the opportunities of a very global company. With over 52 nationalities working at SimCorp, spread out over 23 countries, all our employees still share one common goal: to provide investment managers with the most modern and feature rich investment management solution possible. As our expansion continues, we are opening up even more opportunities for a successful and challenging international career.
I was encouraged to follow my ambitions and move from Belgium to New York. Global mobility is key to the organization.Thierry Kelvin Ntwali, Senior Customer Service Consultant, USA
Skilled colleagues and supportive culture
Surrounding yourself with highly skilled and helpful colleagues is an opportunity for you to develop and excel. This is the environment we provide at SimCorp. With an average of 7 years seniority and 71% of employees holding a Master’s degree, or higher, you’ll surround yourself with dedicated and skilled colleagues. While our work is complex and challenging, our solutions cannot be. To achieve well-working solutions for our clients, we work with dedication, passion and high expectations in close-knit teams.
Personal development
In an industry under constant change, we must learn to both change with it and shape its direction. The answers to yesterday’s problems rarely apply today, which is why we take your career development seriously. With a host of career development tools, training and support, we help you grow both personally and professionally. Whether you are a recent graduate or experienced candidate, we see our relationship as a two-way partnership. If you are ready to grow, we invite you to grow with us.
Every day I am being challenged, and I can easily see myself learning new things for years to come.Ilaria Cataudella, Developer, Denmark
Meet two SimCorp’ers
Wade Saadi, Senior Engagement Manager in SimCorp North America, has worked with several other large industry players. To him, SimCorp is a very special place.
Jenny Ravenscroft started in SimCorp’s Product Development in Copenhagen, but her pursuit of new adventures took her to the US where she now lives with her family, still eager to try new things …
We are always on the lookout for talented new colleagues
Students and recent graduates
If you have a Master’s degree or a PhD (or are studying towards one) within IT, finance, economics, mathematics or similar field, you might have the competences we are looking for.
At SimCorp, we invest heavily in the personal and professional development of our graduate and student employees. Whether you join one of our dedicated graduate programs or as a student assistant, you’ll receive a personalized introduction program tailored to your specific position and development needs. You’ll gain invaluable experience with on-the-job training, working side-by-side with skilled colleagues.
Find out from Helen Evans and Thierry Kelvin Ntwali, what it’s like to join SimCorp as a recent graduate.
Experienced candidates
With an average seniority of 7 years, we are a company built on deep knowledge and experience. Working in the niche between IT and the financial industry is both challenging and complex, so we need the best and brightest to drive our products and services forward.
We offer a variety of interesting positions and career paths, both for manager and specialist roles, within software development, business consultancy, services, sales, marketing, finance and HR. If you are looking for a new career challenge and would like to surround yourself with skilled and passionate colleagues, SimCorp could be just the right place for you.
Sustainability at SimCorp
Acting responsibly is part of our DNA at SimCorp – as a company, as an employer, and as corporate citizens. Our CSR policy is founded on our core values. Guided by this policy, we combine business performance with socially responsible behavior, good governance, and environmental awareness.
We are a signatory to the UN Global Compact and its Ten Principles on human rights, labor, the environment, and anti-corruption. As we believe in transparency and accountability, we document our progress on our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives and targets in our annual Sustainability report.
Working to meet CSR and ESG ambitions
Across our company, we actively integrate CSR and ESG concerns into our processes, policies, and activities. We believe that SimCorp’s combined CSR activities and the ESG goals we set and strive to achieve will benefit all our stakeholders; our employees, clients, shareholders, and the society.
We support an increasing trend in our client community to consider non-financial factors in the investment process. Many of our clients are managing funds on behalf of people who are increasingly demanding an ESG responsible investment profile. We already support exclusion of undesirable ESG investment characteristics and we want to expand our support to also enable positive ESG impact investment for our clients.
Creating software with an impact
Contributing to positive ESG investing is just one way that working at SimCorp means building your career on software solutions that have a positive sustainability impact around the world. Our investment management solutions are currently empowering the investment strategies of clients responsible for funds worth trillions of dollars. That’s a lot of life savings and pensions, ultimately giving people around the globe more financial security and more opportunities to fulfil their dreams and live wealthier lives. In short, we’re enabling a more transparent, more efficient financial industry, creating more value for all of us.
Embracing diversity and inclusion
We strive to create a diverse and inclusive workplace that welcomes people of all views and backgrounds, and offers equal opportunities regardless of race, gender, religion, national origin, physical ability, marital status, or sexual orientation. We believe that we are stronger when we reflect the diversity in the world around us, making us more dynamic, more innovative and more competitive.
We believe that diversity and inclusion is about having an open and curious approach to each other and to new opportunities and ways of working. We have in place a number of processes and programs to ensure that diversity and inclusion is something we are aware of in everything we do. We want to walk the talk.