Technical Business Analyst (Asset Management)

AES Global; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

AES Global is seeking a Technical Business Analyst for an asset-management environment, collaborating with UK teams. You will translate complex business needs into precise requirements, bridging business and technical groups on investment products.

Applicants should have 5+ years as a Technical BA in finance, basic investment knowledge, and strong Excel skills. Experience with investing tools and API explanations to executives is key in this hybrid Cape Town role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Business Analyst, ideally within asset management, capital markets or financial services
• Basic investment acumen (e.g. equity vs bond, coupon vs dividend)
• Experience working on an investing/investment product (e.g. trading tool or wealth/investment platform)
• Strong communication — able to explain an API to a CEO
• Strong analytical ability and problem-solving
• Excel proficiency (critical)

Responsibilities

• Analyse and document business requirements, simplifying complex topics
• Bridge business and technical teams on investment / investing products
• Apply a methodical approach to solving ambiguous, complex problems
• Work within change-delivery processes and tooling

Skills

Technical BA

Investment knowledge

Excel

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

API understanding

Tools

Jira

Confluence

DevOps

SQL

Job description

We’re working with an established asset-management business, and they’re looking for a Technical Business Analyst to join a team that works closely with colleagues in the UK.

The role sits in asset management — you’ll combine basic investment acumen with strong BA fundamentals, translating complex business needs into clear requirements.

What you’ll do

• Analyse and document business requirements, simplifying complex topics
• Bridge business and technical teams on investment / investing products
• Apply a methodical approach to solving ambiguous, complex problems
• Work within change-delivery processes and tooling

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years’ experience as a Technical Business Analyst, ideally within asset management, capital markets or financial services
• Basic investment acumen (e.g. the difference between an equity and a bond, or a coupon and a dividend)
• Experience working on an investing / investment product (e.g. a trading tool or wealth/investment platform)
• Strong communication — able to explain an API to a CEO
• Strong analytical ability and problem-solving
• Excel proficiency (critical)

Advantageous

• Agile / Scrum experience (very highly regarded)
• Integration and data-integration awareness (API understanding)
• Practical AI experience (using AI for productivity, ideally implemented into products or workflows)
• Change-delivery tooling (Jira, Confluence, DevOps), and SQL / basic code comprehension

Working model

Hybrid, based in Cape Town.