Senior Quantitative Markets & Risk Analyst

Boardroom Appointments; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Senior Quantitative Business Analyst for a hybrid role in South Africa. The candidate will design and analyse financial models, support pricing and risk analysis, and drive data-driven decisions across markets.

The role requires postgraduate quantitative qualifications or equivalent experience, strong SQL ability, and capital markets expertise. Collaboration with multiple stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years in quantitative, risk and business analysis
• Must have financial markets knowledge
• Experience in Capital Markets systems and data analysis
• Experience with data validation and data models

Responsibilities

• Construct and analyse financial models (pricing, curve stripping, scenario analysis)
• Design, test and troubleshoot pricing/risk-analysis processes
• Perform data analysis to identify issues and drive solutions
• Engage with stakeholders to gather requirements and validate data flows
• Coordinate system integration and vendor-driven collaboration
• Participate in weekly production support rotation
• Propose improvements to processes and systems to add business value
• Review demand and roadmaps with business units to assess impact

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Planning skills

Assertiveness

Financial markets understanding

Education

Post-graduate qualification in Mathematical Finance

Post-graduate qualification in quantitative discipline

Certifications: FRM/PRM/ACI Dealing/CFA (beneficial)

Tools

SQL

Job description

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Senior Quantitative Business Analyst for a hybrid role in South Africa. The candidate will design and analyse financial models, support pricing and risk analysis, and drive data-driven decisions across markets.

The role requires postgraduate quantitative qualifications or equivalent experience, strong SQL ability, and capital markets expertise. Collaboration with multiple stakeholders is essential.