Senior Compliance Counsel

For over 50 years, we have worked closely with investment and asset managers to become the world’s global provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 2,800+ 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, with SimCorp as the overarching company brand and Axioma as a key product brand. 

SimCorp is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated in 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. 

While seeking to deliver client value, we believe it is vital to consider our people and our planet in every business decision we make. Acting responsibly is not optional. It is essential 

As a global company with an organization spanning multiple countries, and customers in the financial sector, compliance is essential to all the work we do at SimCorp. SimCorp is currently undergoing a process to further mature our compliance set-up, which brings more complex tasks across topics such as AML, sanctions, data privacy and market abuse. 

As our new Senior Compliance Counsel, you will be working in Toronto as part of our global Group Compliance team. The Compliance team focuses on developing and maintaining a robust framework for regulatory compliance and helping the organization stay compliant with applicable laws and regulations. The team is responsible for providing 2nd Line Compliance support, training and awareness and advice on a broad range of compliance topics.  

As our new Senior Compliance Counsel, you will work closely together with the existing Global Compliance team to develop, implement and oversee our compliance framework. You will collaborate with 1st LoD, cross-functional teams and provide guidance to employees at all levels to help the organization stay compliant.  

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

Other responsibilities will include: 

• Assisting with risk assessments to identify compliance risks across various business functions and regulatory areas 

• Developing internal training programs, including both e-learning and face-to-face training on relevant compliance topics 

• Collaborate closely together with internal stakeholders to shape our compliance framework to the business 

• Maintain policies on relevant topics, and ensure consistent application of those policies across the organization, also setting up controls and map procedures 

• Participate in activities to regularly monitor compliance activities across the organization, and assess their effectiveness 

• Maintain accurate records of compliance activities 

As our preferred candidate you:  

• Have a degree in law, commercial law or any compliance relevant education 

• Have 3+ years of experience with relevant compliance topics, such as market abuse, sanctions, ABC, COI etc. – and are curious to learn about those topics, you might be less familiar with 

• Have good analytical skills with attention to details 

• Have excellent 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  
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• An excellent sense of humour considered an asset