SimCorp Collateral SME – Contract Opportunity

Location: London, Zurich, or Remote
Duration: 12 Months
Start Date: July/August 2026
Allocation: 100%

Skillfinder Group is supporting a leading global financial institution on a major collateral management initiative and is seeking an experienced SimCorp Collateral SME to join a high-profile transformation programme.

This is an excellent opportunity for a specialist with deep expertise in collateral management processes and strong hands-on experience with the SimCorp platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and advise on collateral management processes across OTC and ETD products
• Configure and optimise collateral workflows within SimCorp
• Support exposure calculation, margining processes, and collateral agreement setup
• Drive best practice across collateral operations and front-to-back processes
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, operations, risk, and technology teams
• Provide SME guidance on platform capabilities, configuration options, and implementation approaches

Required Experience

Collateral Management Expertise

Strong understanding of:

• Variation Margin (VM) and Initial Margin (IM)
• Bilateral and centrally cleared collateral processes
• Credit Support Annex (CSA) agreements and margin terms
• Exposure calculation and margin call generation
• Dispute management and collateral settlements
• Collateral allocation, substitution, and reuse
• Cash and securities collateral management
• Eligibility schedules, concentration limits, and haircut methodologies
• Front-to-back collateral lifecycle within derivatives environments

SimCorp Expertise

Proven experience with:

• SimCorp Collateral Management module
• Exposure calculation configuration and setup
• CSA and collateral agreement configuration
• Margining workflows and process automation
• Integration with valuation and pricing engines
• IBOR exposure generation
• Eligibility rules, thresholds, haircuts, and minimum transfer amounts
• Collateral optimisation capabilities
• Custodian and triparty agent connectivity
• Understanding of SimCorp standard functionality and customisation boundaries

Ideal Candidate

• Extensive experience delivering collateral management solutions within asset management, banking, or capital markets environments
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills
• Ability to work independently within a global programme environment
• Previous SimCorp implementation, enhancement, or transformation experience preferred