Lead Agile Team Leader

SimCorp; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement (2x in office)

Great Place To Work certification

WealthTech100 recognition

Training and certification opportunity

Job summary

SimCorp Manila is seeking an experienced Agile Team Leader to establish, develop, and improve teams of Customer Application Service consultants by promoting agility, collaboration, and delivering high-quality testing within upgrade, configuration, and implementation projects.

You will coach teams, facilitate meetings, manage capacity, and collaborate with Service Owners and stakeholders to drive continuous improvement across a global delivery unit.

Qualifications

• Experience with Agile and Lean practices in an international environment.
• Skilled in facilitation, following up, removing impediments, maintaining delivery momentum.
• Goal-oriented with system thinking and continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Coaching and encouraging teams to be efficient and accountable in delivery.
• Leveraging organizational resources to handle team capacity.
• Ensure agility and effective deliveries.
• Facilitate team meetings and follow ups.
• Boost improvements and remove team impediments.
• Exhibit lean agile leadership behavior.
• Promote a learning and improvement culture.
• Protect the team from out of scoped work and maintain team’s performance on optimal level.
• Collaborate with the Service Owners and outside stakeholders.

Skills

Agile & Lean practices

Scrum Master experience

Facilitation skills

English proficiency

International environment experience

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! 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 IS IMPORTANT TO US

SimCorp is transforming the way we deliver services to our clients. We are looking for highly motivated Agile Team Leader to establish, develop, and improve teams of Customer Application Service consultants by increasing collaboration, innovation, and introducing Agile mindset and techniques that promote adaptability and flexibility in complex environment. You will work in our global Customer Application Service (CAS) delivery unit consisting of cross-located teams delivering high quality testing services embedded into Upgrade, Configuration, and Implementation testing projects. Being a member of the learning organization, you should keep updated and grow having the ability and willingness to apply knowledge in different areas and share experience. When operating at a high level, it is essential to be adept at working with others and providing meaningful contributions that affect team dynamics and collaborative efforts. We will work together to ensure that our customers gain the maximum benefit out of their investment.

What you will be responsible for

• Coaching and encouraging teams to be efficient and accountable in delivery
• Leveraging organizational resources to handle team capacity
• Ensure agility and effective deliveries
• Facilitate team meetings and follow ups
• Boost improvements and remove team impediments
• Exhibit lean agile leadership behavior
• Promote a learning and improvement culture
• Protect the team from out of scoped work and maintain team’s performance on optimal level
• Collaborate with the Service Owners and outside stakeholders

What we value

• Work experience with Agile and Lean Practices (e.g. as a Scrum Master) at an international environment
• Skilled in facilitation, following up, removing impediments, maintaining delivery momentum
• Goal orientation rather than task orientation, system thinking
• Ability to inspire to do things “better” – keen to continuous improvement
• Ability to promote empowerment of the team, ensuring each team member is fully engaged and making a meaningful contribution
• Great communicator and proficient in English
• Understanding of the financial services industry as a beneficial asset

• APAC / EMEA shift hours (May change depending on business needs)
• Hybrid working arrangement (2x a week in office)

Benefits

SimCorp offers several benefits that might play a significant factor in considering whether to accept a job offer. Since we operate in 30+ offices worldwide, the benefits package may vary from country to country. Take advantage of this section and indicate the most-valued benefits for candidates, considering training and certification, as well as benefits that can improve a candidate's work-life balance, such as flexible hours, vacation time, work-from-home options, etc. Please note that this may not be possible for multiple location postings due to the difference in benefits.

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.

SimCorp Manila proudly announces that its Manila Delivery Center has been officially certified as a Great Place To Work for the second consecutive year – Apr25-Apr26 This certification underscores SimCorp's effort to cultivating a workplace that is not only inclusive and collaborative but also committed to the personal and professional growth of its employees.

We are also honored to have been voted as a WealthTech100 company for three consecutive years. The new WealthTech100 list aims to highlight tech innovation leaders in the investment management industry.

#Li-Hybrid SimCorp is a provider of industry-leading integrated investment management solutions for the global buy side. Founded in 1971, with more than 3,000 employees across five continents, SimCorp is a truly global technology leader that empowers more than half of the world’s top 100 financial companies through its integrated platform, services, and partner ecosystem. SimCorp is a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse Group. As of 2024, SimCorp includes Axioma, the leading provider of risk and management and portfolio optimization solutions for the global buy side.