Lead Operational Excellence Specialist

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. If you like what we’re saying, keep reading! WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US The Senior/Lead Operational Excellence Specialist plays a pivotal role in ensuring high-quality, reliable, and consistent operational service delivery across SimCorp’s PaaS operations. The role is incident-driven, requiring direct leadership during critical and high-impact incidents, ensuring timely resolution while minimizing client impact In addition to Incident Management, the role encompasses Problem Management, leading root cause analysis, preventive measures, and continuous improvement initiatives, and Change Management, including both reactive changes and planned changes across hosted environments, ensuring proper governance, risk mitigation, and minimal service disruption WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR Serve as the single point of escalation for operational incidents, coordinating resources, running incident bridges, and providing timely communication to stakeholders. Lead the execution of Problem Management processes, including Post-Incident Reviews (PIRs), Root Cause Analyses (RCAs), and knowledge base contributions to reduce recurrence and improve service resilience. Plan, review, and implement Change Management activities across hosted environments, ensuring all changes are aligned with governance policies and client expectations. Collaborate closely with internal teams, global peers, and external vendors/hosting partners to maintain operational performance, address issues, and promote best practices. Regularly share knowledge, and contribute to the evolution of operational processes to drive continuous improvement across global operations This role demands an analytical, decisive, and motivated professional, capable of balancing direct operational execution with strategic oversight, ensuring that clients experience reliable, predictable, and high-quality service at all times Key Responsibilities Incident Management: Lead resolution of critical incidents, orchestrate resources, manage communications, and escalate when necessary. Problem Management: Identify trends, drive root cause resolution, and share lessons learned to prevent recurrence. Change Management: Plan and implement changes across hosted environments, ensuring risk is mitigated and service disruption minimized. Vendor & Partner Coordination: Manage hosting partners and vendors to meet service commitments and escalate urgent issues. Continuous Improvement: Promote best practices, contribute to training, and enhance operational excellence across the organization. WHAT WE VALUE 3–5+ years of operational experience with mission-critical services. ITIL certification or equivalent practical experience in Incident, Problem, and Change Management. Demonstrated analytical, planning, and decision-making skills Proactive, accountable, and collaborative mindset. Clear and effective written and verbal communication with multicultural teams Familiarity with agile methodologies and global team collaboration. For Toronto only: The salary range for this position is $104,240 to 143,330 CAD. Base pay may vary based on factors such as years of experience, skills and qualifications. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and benefits including health and dental care, time off and Group RRSP/TFSA. 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. Simcorp follows a global hybrid policy, asking employees to work from the office two days each week while allowing remote work on other days. 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. 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 in 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. SimCorp Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Candidates who require accommodation during the recruitment process should contact the People & Culture team at [email protected]. This position is for an existing vacancy. Our hiring process uses AI‑enabled tools to support the screening and assessment of applications. All applicants are still reviewed by a skilled recruitment team. AI does not make hiring decisions. Human reviewers, who are trained to understand the limitations, potential risks, and possible biases associated with AI tools, evaluate all applications and AI‑assisted results before any decision is made. If you have questions about how your information is processed in detail, feel free to contact us. #LI-Hybrid