Senior Engineering Manager, Derivatives Operations

SimCorp; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Healthcare package

Bonus opportunities

Career development

Job summary

SimCorp is expanding its Derivatives Operations teams in Europe, Ukraine, and India, seeking an Engineering Manager to build and lead two agile software groups. You will partner with Product Management to translate customer outcomes into deliverables and drive continuous improvement across delivery processes.

You will guide engineers, promote best practices in testing, CI/CD, security, and architecture, and contribute to strategic decisions in a large, fintech-focused organization with a strong

Qualifications

• 4+ years leading software engineers in an international context.
• Hands-on software engineering experience expected.
• Solid grounding in testing methods, coding practices, CI/CD, security, and architecture.
• Excellent English communication and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Build up, lead, and grow two agile software teams in Investment Operations/Derivatives Operations.
• Collaborate with Product Management to refine customer outcomes.
• Lead day-to-day scrum activities and balance short-term and long-term goals.
• Ensure delivery progress transparency and mitigate delivery risks.
• Collaborate with engineering leaders to improve product quality and performance.
• Contribute to strategic direction of the product area.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Agile methods

CI/CD practices

Software engineering

English communication

Cloud/Azure

Security practices

Architecture understanding

Tools

Azure

CI/CD tooling

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!

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 support some of the largest financial institutions in the world to be successful by simplifying their investments, accounting, and operations.

Combining the strength of our existing Investment Management solutions with the use of modern technology based on Microsoft Azure, SimCorp is successfully moving our business model towards being a SaaS provider. During this transformation, it is important for us to find the right balance between building new cloud-based components in a cost-efficient way and taking advantage of our strong existing software products.

This job is a great opportunity to be part of our technology transformation and to expand our teams in Derivatives Operations area of Investment Operations. As an Engineering Manager, you will be referring to the Director of Engineering based in Europe. You will take responsibility for building up and leading two agile software development teams and establishing efficient development processes together with experienced teams across Europe, Ukraine and India.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Building up, leading, and growing two agile teams of highly skilled Software Engineers within the Investment Operations / Derivatives Operations area, including the responsibility for staffing and team development.
• Working closely with Product Management to understand and refine the customer outcomes that you and your teams are responsible for delivering.
• Leading the day-to-day work of the scrum teams and having responsibility for both the short-term business deliverables and the long-term improvements.
• Enabling the team to deliver according to expectations, create transparency in delivery progress, identify potential delivery risks and come up with measures to mitigate risks.
• Collaborating with other engineering leaders on improvements within the product area, such as product quality, security, delivery, system performance, etc...
• Providing input on the strategic direction of the product area.

What We Value

• You are a passionate leader with 4+ years of experience in leading software engineers and are able to guide and grow employees by setting clear directions and goals.
• You take pride in delivering sound software solutions to clients.
• Hands‑on experience as a software engineer in an international operating organization is a plus.
• You have a good understanding of core engineering practices such as testing methodologies, coding, CI/CD, security, and architecture, and you can comprehend the work your teams are doing on a daily basis.
• You build a collaborative and open culture and use your excellent communication skills in English to build up a network across SimCorp with colleagues and peers inside and outside of India.
• You work effectively across a large, international organization and at various levels.
• Solid understanding of the fintech industry, specifically with investment management, financial instruments, and investment operations areas.
• Experience with Agile Ways of working in software development.

Benefits

• Flexible working hoursand 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)
• MyBenefit Cafeteria with a monthly budget provided by SimCorp, which can be used to finance a Multisport card (with a 25% employee contribution) or choose other lifestyle options
• 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.