Senior Principal Product Specialist, Risk & Performance

SIMCORP SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid workplace model

Pension

Bonus scheme

Job summary

SIMCORP SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. is seeking a Product Specialist to design and implement tailored risk and performance attribution solutions for our investment clients in Singapore and Hong Kong.

The role involves collaborating with senior stakeholders, onboarding clients, and delivering analytics aligned with client use cases. The ideal candidate has a strong quantitative finance background, ratings in risk modelling, and experience with REST APIs.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Finance or Engineering.
• CFA/FRM/CAIA designations beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of risk and performance attribution solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate challenges into actionable strategies.
• Own client onboarding and training.
• Develop project documentation and integration plans.
• Manage client relationships and provide regular updates.
• Interact with research, operations and product teams as needed.
• Identify opportunities for business and product development.

Skills

Quantitative finance

Risk modelling

Performance attribution

Client communication

English proficiency

Education

Degree in quantitative field

CFA/FRM/CAIA beneficial

Tools

REST APIs

Python

Java

C#

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.

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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT FOR US

SimCorp is currently seeking a qualified experienced professional to join our Product Specialist team as a full-time employee, based in our Singapore / Hong Kong office to support our expansion in the region. The ideal candidate for this role is a highly motivated quantitative professional looking for an exciting and diverse role working with investment professionals.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Lead the design and implementation of tailored Simcorp Risk and Performance Attribution solutions, ensuring alignment with client requirements and strategic goals.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to understand business challenges and translate them into actionable strategies
• Ownership and execution of client onboarding and training
• Resolve complex issues on your own and propose creative solutions to improve service delivery and operational efficiency
• Develop and maintain detailed project documentation, including workflows, integration plans, and technical specifications
• Manage client relationships and conduct regular updates to ensure client expectations are met and exceeded Establish relationships with clients, and understand their system usage and special implementation requirements to manage and deliver analytics solutions fit to client use cases and secure high retention rates.
• Interact with quantitative research, operations and product teams as required.
• Use extensive knowledge of client issues/needs to identify opportunities for business and product development.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives.

WHAT WE VALUE

• Degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Econometrics, or Engineering. CFA, FRM, CAIA designations are considered beneficial
• 5+ years of experience in quantitative finance preferably in a similar role/industry
• Solid knowledge of risk modelling techniques and risk analytics across asset classes
• Solid knowledge of performance attribution (Brinson, factor based, hybrid) for multi-asset portfolios.
• Solid understanding of pricing models relevant to various financial instruments such as CDS, IRS and FX Derivatives
• Ability to solve complex problems using own initiative.
• Ability to articulate complex concepts and methodologies to end users with varying backgrounds and levels of experience
• Experience with usage and interpretation of granular and factor risk models
• Experience integrating with REST APIs/web services is beneficial
• Programming experience in Python, Java, C#, as well as frontier LLMs, is beneficial
• Great oral and written communication skills in English. Additional languages are a positive addition

BENEFITS:

Attractive salary, bonus scheme, and pension are essential for any work agreement. However, in SimCorp, we believe we can offer more. Therefore, in addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide a good work and 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.

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, 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 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.