Principal Product Specialist, Portfolio Management Solutions

Sim; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm is seeking a Product Specialist for its Portfolio Management Solutions team. This full-time role involves engaging with clients to support their use of Axioma products, ensuring optimal value. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a quantitative field and experience in portfolio optimization. Enjoy flexible working hours in a hybrid model at a company recognized for its innovation and commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Attractive salary

Bonus scheme

Pension plan

Flexible working hours

Hybrid workplace model

Qualifications

• Degree in a quantitative field such as mathematics, statistics, finance, econometrics, or operations research.
• Any practical experience in quantitative finance is desired.
• Experience with portfolio optimization and investment analytics.

Responsibilities

• Engage with prospective clients on Axioma and SimCorp products, explaining Axioma’s value proposition.
• Build long-term relationships with existing clients.
• Provide subject-matter expertise on optimization and risk models.

Skills

Quantitative finance

Portfolio optimization

APIs (Java, Python, R)

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in mathematics, statistics, finance, econometrics, or operations research

Job description

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!

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT FOR US

Are you interested in joining a collaborative team in a great office environment in an award-winning organization? At Axioma By SimCorp, we bring together highly skilled minds from across the world to rethink the way financial institutions think about risk and portfolio management.

Axioma By SimCorp is seeking a qualified experienced professional to join our Product Specialist team for Portfolio Management Solutions as a full‑time employee, based in our London or Frankfurt office. The ideal candidate for this role is a motivated quantitative professional looking for an exciting and engaging role supporting investment professionals.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Engage with prospective clients on Axioma and SimCorp products in the field of Portfolio Management, explaining and demonstrating Axioma‘s unique value proposition in RFP/RFIs and by running proof of concept, and trial processes. Understand prospective clients’ needs and current workflows and guide them on the effective use of our software and risk models as well as Axioma's advanced tools to deliver impressive results.
• Cooperate with a dedicated list of existing clients to build long‑term relationships, help them extract maximum value from Axioma products, and ensure high level product utilization, resulting in high retention.
• Provide subject‑matter expertise on optimization, risk models, APIs, and portfolio analytics externally and internally.
• Work directly with the product management team to influence product enhancements and improvements, guided by prospect and client feedback as well as personal experience. Update and educate clients on new product features relevant to their use cases and product subscription. Provide feedback to the Product Management team in ongoing efforts to improve and expand Axioma’s product capabilities.
• Team up with implementation experts on product installation and integration in client environments.
• Coordinate and involve additional subject matter experts, product management, research colleagues and sales reps to ensure clients have answers to important technical and commercial questions in a timely fashion.
• Work with the Investment Decision Research and marketing teams on publications and engage with clients and prospects in all sorts of marketing events.

WHAT WE VALUE

• Degree in a quantitative field such as mathematics, statistics, finance, econometrics, or operations research.
• Any practical experience in quantitative finance is desired
• Experience with portfolio optimization, factor risk models, investment analytics, and performance attribution.
• Understanding of the use of APIs (Java, Python, R, Webservices, Matlab) is beneficial
• Proficient in both oral and written forms of communication
• Proficient skills in resolving complex issues are desired

BENEFITS

Attractive salary, bonus scheme, and pension are essential for any work agreement. However, at SimCorp, we believe we can offer more. In addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide a good work‑life balance: flexible working hours and a hybrid workplace model. SimCorp follows a global hybrid policy, asking employees to work from the office two days each week while allowing remote work on other days.

There is never just one route — we practice a personalized 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, as 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 in discovering 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.

WHE 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.