Senior Quant Analytics Lead: Product Economics

Acumen Group; Johannesburg; Vor Ort; ZAR 1.000.000 - 1.800.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Acumen Group in Johannesburg seeks a Senior Manager: Quantitative Analytics to oversee advanced modelling, pricing analytics, product economics, profitability and fund analytics. You will shape strategy, assess viability, and deliver insights to senior leadership.

The role requires 7+ years in quantitative analytics, strong SQL, Python or R skills, and proven leadership. You will collaborate with Finance, Product, and Commercial teams to drive decision-making.

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years' experience in quantitative analytics, pricing analytics, financial analytics, risk analytics, actuarial analytics, data science, or a related field.
• Advanced SQL skills (essential).
• Strong statistical modelling, forecasting, and predictive analytics experience.
• Experience with Python or R for analytics.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience leading analytical teams.

Aufgaben

• Lead development of advanced quantitative, statistical, and forecasting models.
• Analyse revenue, claims, utilisation, profitability, costs, and fund performance trends.
• Develop scenario, sensitivity, and stress-testing models to support strategic decision-making.
• Build and maintain product economics, profitability, and unit economics frameworks.
• Evaluate the commercial viability and sustainability of new products, propositions, and ventures.
• Develop business cases and financial models to support investment and growth initiatives.
• Lead pricing analytics and risk-based pricing methodologies.
• Analyse claims experience, customer behaviour, utilisation patterns, and key risk drivers.
• Assess the impact of pricing changes, product enhancements, and commercial strategies.
• Forecast fund income, claims, costs, profitability, and performance outcomes.
• Conduct variance analysis and identify key drivers of financial performance.
• Develop and maintain advanced SQL models, analytical datasets, and reporting frameworks.
• Analyse large and complex datasets to uncover commercial and financial insights.
• Automate recurring analytical and reporting processes.
• Partner with Finance, Product, Commercial, and Executive stakeholders to influence business decisions.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing analytics team.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Forecasting

Statistical modelling

Pricing analytics

Product economics

Team development

Communication

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Economics/Actuarial Science/Data Science/Quantitative Finance/Engineering

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

Acumen Group in Johannesburg seeks a Senior Manager: Quantitative Analytics to oversee advanced modelling, pricing analytics, product economics, profitability and fund analytics. You will shape strategy, assess viability, and deliver insights to senior leadership.

The role requires 7+ years in quantitative analytics, strong SQL, Python or R skills, and proven leadership. You will collaborate with Finance, Product, and Commercial teams to drive decision-making.