Quantitative Business Analysis Team Lead at Rand Merchant Bank

Job Description
The purpose of the role is as follows:

• To collaborate with cross-functional teams to collectively decipher requirements and apply a deep knowledge of quantitative methodologies in the context of the core businesses. i.e. Trading, BRM, Risk, Credit.
• To lead the analysis, investigation, collaboration, implementation, optimisation, and maintenance of business solutions.
• To be a hands-on leader for the Quantitative Business Analysts that includes line management and delivery oversight.

Are you someone who can do the following: ​

• Integrate specialist understanding of Investment banking, technology, business processes, and data analysis to provide an optimal solution that satisfies stakeholder needs and requirements, expanding the delivery footprint of the capability.
• Engage with internal business (viz. Trading, Risk Managers, XVA specialists, Quantitative specialists) and technical stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure objectives, priorities and key requirements are agreed.
• Ensure adequate and timely responsiveness and resolution on production incidents and feedback on queries relating to risk, pricing and technical queries linked to Workflows, Integration and Reporting.
• Coordinate and participate in the test effort to ensure that the delivered solution meets agreed business requirements and functional/process specifications.
• Provide input into the design and implementation of scalable, fit for purpose and resilient platform solutions.
• Liaise with external contracted suppliers (e.g., CompatibL) to implement new solutions required by business and technology users according to an agreed roadmap.
• Build and manage an effective, skilled team with appropriate succession planning.
• Manage performance of employees by clearly defining goals and objectives and providing direction, coaching and regular feedback
• Drive team optimisation and synergies by organising the team with client and output aligned goals through Quarterly Business Reviews and agile ceremonies and practices.
• Ensure compliance with relevant statutory, legislative, policy and governance requirements in area of accountability.
• Build effective relationships that allow for the managing of expectations, the sharing of knowledge and diverse insights, the creation of buy-in and aligned delivery focus.
• Initiate stakeholder engagements to track progress, manage expectations and ensure stakeholders' requirements are delivered.
• Research, enable and consult on improvements and opportunities to harness technology and platform enablement.
• Review existing processes and suggest innovative ideas to improve and streamline processes to drive efficiencies and minimise redundancy

You will be an ideal candidate if you have the following:

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: post-graduate qualification in Mathematical Finance, Statistics, or another quantitative discipline

Experience and Skills

• 3 to 5 years’ experience in a similar environment, of which 1 to 2 years ideally at junior (entry level) management level
• Experience in experience in implementing and supporting Financial Markets systems and related interfaces.
• Experience in designing, testing, and configuring quantitative systems.
• Experience and knowledge in at least one of the following areas : Market / credit risk / XVAs (incl. CVA, SA-CCR, KVA, SA-CVA, MVA, etc)
• Working knowledge of SQL and ability to analyse data.
• Multi asset class, and trade life cycle knowledge
• Business process modelling and design capabilities.
• Understanding of data models and ability to validate data flows between and within systems

Deadline:2nd April,2026