The posting
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.
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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US
At SimCorp, we build products that power investment management and financial institutions worldwide. We support some of the largest financial institutions in the world to be successful by simplifying their investments, accounting and operations.
Client trust is central to our strategy and long-term success. The Compliance and Data Protection team helps protect that trust across our daily operations and as we continue to develop our products and services. In a time of rapid technological change, this work is increasingly important and plays a key role in supporting SimCorp’s sustainable growth.
WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
As our new Senior Compliance Counsel, you will work closely together with our Group Data Protection Officer to support and monitor the implementation of our data protection framework across SimCorp. In your role, you will work closely together with the 1st LoD, cross-functional teams, to support and advise them on data protection topics and jointly drive the data protection agenda.
As the compliance team collaborates closely across different topics, this role also offers a great opportunity to familiarize yourself with other compliance areas and how they overlap with data protection, including AI and IT Compliance etc.
- Supporting the 1st LoD teams in creating RoPA entries, risk assessments and other required documentation such as DPIAs, TIAs and LIAs
- Collaborate closely with Vendor Management and Information Security to oversee data processors and perform data protection audits
- Supporting the rest of Data Protection in maintaining policies and procedures, and ensuring consistent application of those across the organization through controls and 2nd LoD audits
- Provide advice to colleagues from all departments and levels of the organization on data protection
- Facilitate training and build learning material in areas such as data protection and IT Compliance
- Support the Compliance team with third party inquiries, when necessary, ex. due diligence questionnaires, RFP’s and RFI’s.
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 - learn the rest:
Skills & Experience
- Have a degree in law, commercial law or similar relevant education
- Have at least 5 years of experience with data protection and privacy
- Have good analytical skills with attention to details
- Communicate proficiently in English both orally and in writing is required; any additional language skills are welcomed in our international environment.
- Have a good understanding of data protection issues and risks, and are able to balance the need for sound business advice with the need for maintaining a high standard of advice
- Previous knowledge from tech or financial companies.
To thrive in this position, it is important to have effective interpersonal skills and an open mindset.
BENEFITS
- Flexible working hours and hybrid model - 2 days in the office, 3 days remote
- Modern office (next to Wilanowska metro station) with quiet zones and ergonomic workstations
- Base salary with annual bonus structure
- Holiday allowance upon a 2-week vacation
- Occasional remote work across Poland and international options available (up to 24 days domestic, 20 days international per year - subject to internal policy)
- Employer-paid Medicover Platinum healthcare package (employee-paid family upgrade available)
- Multisport card with 75% employer contribution
- Unum group life insurance (employee-paid upgrade available)
- Medicover travel insurance for private trips and global business travel insurance
- Possibility to join Deutsche Börse Group Share Plan (eligible after 1 year)
- Copyrights program for certain roles
- Possibility to develop your career in an international environment
- Professional training and courses provided by SimCorp
- Polish language classes for foreign employees; German and English classes based on business needs
- Integration events, volunteering initiatives and employee-led clubs
Compensation ranges are being disclosed at the initial stage of candidate engagement. Visit our career pages to learn more about working at SimCorp: www.simcorp.com/career
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 and you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above, but are not sure if 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 4,000+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, education, 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 and welcomes 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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