Senior Compliance Counsel

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

As a global company operating across multiple countries and serving customers in the financial sector, compliance is essential to all the work we do at SimCorp. As our business continues to evolve, we are further strengthening and maturing our global Compliance Framework, creating exciting opportunities to shape and influence key areas such as employee compliance, data protection, AI governance, and the prevention of criminal offences.

As our new Senior Compliance Counsel, you will join our global Group Compliance team based in Warsaw. The team plays a central role in helping SimCorp maintain a strong culture of compliance by developing and overseeing our compliance framework, providing second-line compliance support, driving training and awareness initiatives, and advising stakeholders across the organization on a wide range of regulatory and compliance matters.

In this role, you will be a trusted advisor to colleagues and leaders across the business, working closely with the global Compliance team and key stakeholders to further develop, enhance, and oversee SimCorp's Compliance Framework. You will provide practical, business-oriented guidance on legal, regulatory, and internal compliance requirements while helping ensure that compliance remains an integrated and valued part of how we operate globally.

This role also offers a great opportunity to help shape your own role based on your experience and interests within compliance areas. 

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Support the identification, assessment, and management of compliance risks, with a particular focus on market abuse regulations.
• Develop and maintain processes for monitoring personal trading activities and related compliance obligations.
• Developing internal training programs, including both e-learning and face-to-face training, focused on the prevention of market abuse and insider trading.
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders at all levels, providing practical guidance on complex compliance matters.
• Develop and enhance compliance policies, standards, and procedures, and support the ongoing evaluation and improvement of compliance programs across the organization.
• Participate in activities to regularly monitor compliance activities and mitigating measures across the organization, and assess their effectiveness 
• Support audits, client due diligence processes, and interactions with external stakeholders.
• 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.

WHAT WE VALUE

We expect you to be good at several of the following and be able to - and interested in - learning the rest.

• Have a degree in law or commercial law  
• Have 2-3 years of experience with Market Abuse Regulations, Insider Trading, or equivalent compliance topics – and are curious to learn about those topics, you might be less familiar with.  
• Have good analytical skills with attention to details 
• Have clear English communication skills, both verbally and in writing
• Have a good understanding of compliance issues and risks, and can balance the need for sound business advice with the need for maintaining a high standard of advice  
• To perform well in this role, you should have good interpersonal skills and a sense of humor

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 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 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 welcome 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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