Job Openings at Coronation Fund Managers

Job Description    

• The DevOps Engineer will design, implement, and maintain automation and deployment processes across Coronation’s hybrid landscape. The role requires strong Linux expertise with working knowledge of Windows systems, supporting both legacy and modern workloads. The engineer will help drive infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD maturity, container orchestration, ensuring system reliability, scalability, and security.

Duties and Responsibilities    
Infrastructure and Automation:

• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps for both Windows (.NET) and Linux workloads (native and Kubernetes).
• Maintain automation scripts such as ansible (Linux) and PowerShell (Windows).
• Maintain shared services such as message queueing, object storage, logging infrastructure and reverse proxies.
• Support deployment and scaling of containerized workloads on Kubernetes.
• Manage configuration, provisioning, and patching of servers using infrastructure-as-code principles.

Systems Management:

• Support Windows servers running .NET APIs.
• Administer Linux-based VMs hosting shared services.
• Ensure health monitoring, performance tuning, and log aggregation.
• Maintain and optimise RDMBS databases from a DevOps perspective (backups, performance monitoring, automation).

Monitoring, Security and Compliance:

• Implement observability stack - monitoring, alerting, and logging standards across all systems.
• Contribute to security hardening, secrets management, and patch compliance.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and engineering teams to ensure compliance with internal and regulatory controls.

Collaboration:

• Work closely with software engineers, system administrators, and QA to improve software delivery processes.
• Participate in sprint planning, release coordination, and incident response.
• Provide technical guidance on best practices for DevOps tooling and automation. 
• Ideal Experience    
• 3 to 6 years of DevOps, Systems Engineering, or related experience.
• Strong experience in Linux server administration (Ubuntu, CentOS, or equivalent).
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code tools (Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.), containerization (Docker), and Shell scripting (Bash).
• Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts (deployments, services, ingress, Helm).
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps pipelines, Git repositories, and board workflows.
• Competent with Windows administration and PowerShell scripting.
• Understanding of networking, DNS, load balancing, and reverse proxy configurations (nginx, HAProxy).
• Experience integrating and managing observability tools such as Graylog, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Basic SQL Server management and automation experience.
• Strong working knowledge of financial instruments, settlement conventions, and post-trade processes.

Advantegeous:

• Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure preferred).
• Familiarity with object storage (S3, MinIO, etc.) and message brokers (RabbitMQ).
• Knowledge of CI/CD practices for .NET and containerized applications.
• Previous experience in environments transitioning to Kubernetes.
• Previous experience in asset management / wealth management industry.

Ideal Qualifications    

• A completed Information Systems or Computer Science degree, or relevant BTech Degree, is required.
• Further postgraduate studies advantageous.
• Relevant certifications (RHCE, CKAD, Azure DevOps Engineer, etc.) are beneficial.

Most Important Attribute    

Systems Knowledge    

• Linux (Ubuntu/CentOS)
• Azure DevOps
• Git
• Ansible or similar (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Docker
• Kubernetes + Helm
• NGINX / HAProxy
• Prometheus / Grafana / Graylog
• PowerShell / Bash
• SQL Server
• Azure Cloud

Closing Date    
2025/12/31

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Job Description    

• To play a significant support role within the Global Institutional Business team. This is a high-performance team that is the client face (both on a client acquisition, client service and retention basis) for institutional clients of Coronation in both the South African and International Markets.

Duties and Responsibilities    

• To be a full in-house support and back-up for the Client Service Fund Managers (FM). This includes:
• Taking key responsibility for assigned clients alongside the FM. This requires that the incumbent is able to report on all current matters pertaining to a particular assigned client and build strong client relationships so that clients feel comfortable dealing directly with the incumbent when the FM is not available.
• Work closely with the FM and the dedicated Client Relationship Manager (CRM) to ensure all queries and issues around the client and products are dealt with efficiently and professionally.
• Liaise with staff at various levels of the organization and from other departments to ensure high levels of client service and administration
• Client Surveys, Due Diligence Questionnaires, tenders, maintenance of the DDQ database of questions/responses:
• Take responsibility for the initial completion of these documents, to be reviewed by FMs. The process includes sourcing information from various areas of the business, dealing with senior managers for input and ensuring all reviews are completed timeously
• Taking ownership for the submission and delivery accurately and within stringent time constraints
• Ensure that the Due Diligence Database of answers to questions is updated and is maintained at all times.
• To be responsible for the input and maintenance of all external client / consultant databases, both local and international. These databases are the most critical interface Coronation has to clients/consultants globally (of equal importance to performance) and hence need to be accurate and updated regularly
• Collate and take responsibility for maintaining accuracy and quality of all other client-related collateral, strategy fact sheets, client queries, Salesforce updates, meeting minutes, process documents/manuals etc.
• Assist with the preparation of legal documents relating to clients and ensure accurately captured, stored, maintained and scanned
• Deal with all other business and product related queries within the team
• Ensure the CRM system (Salesforce) is up to date and accurate for funds that the incumbent is allocated as the CA
• Take responsibility for ad-hoc projects as assigned with pride and diligence
• Ensure all process documents are kept up to date and enhanced where possible
• Assist with client communication distributions via Salesforce Marketing Cloud, including contact list generation and distribution, as and when required
• Provide training and mentoring to new starters and junior team members
• Assist with general tasks in the area as and when required
• Act with integrity and professionalism at all times and uphold the Coronation culture and values

Ideal Experience    

• Asset management experience (preferred)
• Database management and advanced Excel skills
• Analytical/quantitative experience
• 5 Years working experience in finance/asset management.

Ideal Qualifications    

• Commerce or related qualification – B Comm, B Bus Sci, CA (Numerical subjects)

Most Important Attribute    

• Must possess an ownership mentality and a willingness to take responsibility for tasks through to completion.
• Attention to detail, goal orientated and a willingness to learn and be hands on,
• Highly organized, good at multi-tasking and able to deal with people at all levels
• Systems Knowledge    
• Microsoft Office Suite

Closing Date 2025/11/30

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Duties and Responsibilities    

• Liaise with arrangers, issuers and ratings agencies on upcoming and existing bond issuances.
• Investigate new entrants to the bond market and conduct research on similar organisations globally if necessary.
• Investigate creditworthiness of banks and other lenders, corporate and government-related issuers.
• Analysing financial statements to assess the creditworthiness of the entity
• Advise on appropriate through-the-cycle pricing for new and currently held instruments on a total return basis.
• Analysing legal documentation relating to bond issues and if required, following up with internal legal counsel.
• Reporting to internal credit committee on credit exposures and developments.
• Assisting other members of the credit team with operational tasks and analysis.
• Contribute to investment decisions made by the team
• Analyse and understand economic cycles and interpret economic variables.
• Valuation and dealing in fixed income assets.
• Perform quantitative analysis on various assets and markets.
• Analyse yield curves and calculate break-even levels.

Ideal Experience    
Credit analysis

• Strong accounting experience – articles
• Experience in presenting themselves articulately
• Experience within the debt investing environment
• Exposure to financial markets
• Experience requiring a strong attention to detail
• Investigative work experience

Ideal Qualifications    
Chartered Accountant

• BCom Accounts
• Business Science – finance, economics, actuarial, quantitative management
• Chartered Financial Analyst
• Most Important Attribute    
• Smart, insightful, passionate about markets, self-starter.
• Must be willing to travel around the country to meet with issuers if necessary.
• Systems Knowledge    
• Excel, Bloomberg

Closing Date    
2025/11/30

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Job Description    

• Coronation is committed to diversity and inclusion and preference will be given to underrepresented groups in South Africa and within the investment team. We are looking for the right attitude and a genuine passion for investments over years of experience. We want you to research and analyze shares listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and identify investment opportunities from which Portfolio Managers can make decisions thereby adding value to clients’ portfolios.

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Full research responsibilities, including company and sector analysis of listed companies on the JSE.
• Assimilation and dissemination of broker information, annual reports, and company visits
• Involvement in investment team debates
• Presentation of recommendations to the investment team
• Tracking performance of companies that CFM has holdings in.

Ideal Experience    

• Up to 5 years of working experience as an equity analyst within asset management or stock broking industries would be an advantage but should not be a barrier to you applying.
• Experience in building models for forecasting purposes that test and support your investment decisions.

Ideal Qualifications    

• Chartered Accountant
• Business Science – preferably finance stream.
• Engineering
• Actuarial
• Chartered Financial Analyst
• Other relevant post graduate qualifications
• Most Important Attribute    
• Proven academic ability with consistently top results during their degree as well as a demonstrated curiosity about business and financial markets.
• Systems Knowledge    
• Microsoft Office Suite

Closing Date    
2025/11/30

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Job Description    

• To lead and manage the full institutional client delivery function, overseeing a multidisciplinary team responsible for client service and new business operations, communications, presentation material, events, reporting, data, and project execution. This role ensures that all elements of client-facing execution – from daily deliverables to strategic initiatives – are delivered timeously with excellence, efficiency, and alignment to the company’s standards. The role will also ensure that systems, workflows, and operational processes are continuously reviewed and improved, leveraging off innovation where appropriate across all client delivery and new business activities.
• In addition to leadership responsibilities, the incumbent will be expected when necessary to actively contribute to hands-on task delivery as a flexible team member, particularly during periods of high demand or capacity constraints, to ensure deadlines are met and service excellence is maintained.

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Team Leadership & People Management:
• Manage a team including Client Associates, Communications Specialist, Presentation Co-ordinators, Event Co-ordinator, Data Analyst.
• Set clear objectives, provide coaching and feedback, conduct performance reviews, and drive a culture of high standards and collaboration.
• Monitor team workload and reassign resources as needed to meet business priorities.
• Collaborate proactively with other senior team members to ensure a seamless workflow within the wider team and foster effective collaboration with other departments where needed to ensure alignment and efficient cross-functional delivery. Handle complaints, provide appropriate solutions and alternatives within the time limits and follow- up to ensure resolution.

Client Associate Oversight:

• Oversee day-to-day execution of all client deliverables including reports, meeting packs, onboarding documentation and FICA/AML requirements, DDQ’s, tenders, ad hoc requests and completion of databases.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely delivery across all outputs.
• Develop service-level expectations and task tracking for better visibility and accountability.

Communications & Content Delivery:

• Work closely with the Communications Specialist to maintain and improve client content quality.
• Ensure consistent brand tone and language across platforms.
• Deliver accurate, timely communication to internal and external stakeholders. This includes ensuring a communications pipeline is maintained and monitored, with clear timelines for all re-occurring and ad hoc communications.

Presentation & Visual Material Coordination:

• Supervise Presentation Co-ordinators to maintain visual standards across all decks and presentation material.
• Support preparation of pitch decks, reviews, and bespoke client content.
• Obtain regular feedback from stakeholders with a view to continuously improving the quality of presentations and refinements of process where needed.

Event Management Oversight:

• Support and guide the Event Co-ordinator in planning, project managing and executing all client events.
• Ensure events align with client strategy and brand positioning.
• Review post-event insights and feedback to improve future planning.

Data, Reporting & Management Information:

• Oversee the Data Analyst to produce and maintain management dashboards and client analytics.
• Develop regular reporting that informs client trends, team performance, and project progress.
• Use data insights to inform improvements in service delivery, efficiency, and risk management.
• Ensure that team members, where applicable, are inputting data timeously to enable accurate, timely and integrated management information

Project & Process Management:

• Own the pipeline of strategic and operational projects within the CIB team.
• Drive execution of key initiatives such as onboarding redesign, report automation, FFS, system.
• Track progress, manage stakeholders, and mitigate risks to delivery timelines. Ensure all cross-functional teams are engaged early in projects, identify impacts on their areas, and provide the necessary inputs and deliverables to enable successful implementation.
• AI integration and adoption.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Act as the escalation point for service delivery issues across the client team.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve workflows and leverage technology.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Investments, Compliance, IT, Finance, Implementation, Operations and Marketing. Ensure appropriate cross-functional SLAs are in place, monitored and complied with.
• Promote a culture of learning and knowledge sharing within the team and cross-functionally
• Assist with task delivery, particularly within the CA Team, when necessary
• Ideal Experience    
• 10+ years’ experience in a client service or operations leadership role within investment management or financial services.
• Proven experience managing teams across multiple workstreams.
• Strong familiarity with client-facing deliverables, reporting tools, CRM systems and events.

Ideal Qualifications    

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business and/or Finance
• Most Important Attribute    
• Good people manager.
• Strong project and workflow management capability.
• Excellent communication, delegation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels, from junior team members to senior leadership.

Systems Knowledge    

• MS Office – Outlook, Excel, and Word
• Knowledge of the Salesforce system would be an

Closing Date    
2025/12/19

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Job Description    

• Assume responsibility for the efficient functioning of the day-to-day responsibilities of the investment compliance area. Interact with the compliance team and dealing team on the interpretation and implication of compliance on the various areas of the investment compliance function.

Duties and Responsibilities    

• The position focuses on the following main tasks, but not restricted to the below, and which will be applied to clients and prospective clients of the Group.

Main Tasks:        

• Dealing with all the pre-trade and post-trade compliance aspects (including but not limited to monitoring and reporting) in relation to regulatory requirements, industry guidelines and investment mandates.

Daily system / technical responsibilities:

• Daily instrument maintenance
• Rule loading and maintenance
• General maintenance of compliance systems
• Daily breach monitoring
• Breach monitoring
• Regulatory reporting
• General queries

Understanding of investment restrictions for various areas in the business.

Understanding of investment management data sets including, but not limited to, portfolio valuation and trade data.

Ideal Experience    

• 2 – 3 years’ experience in breach management and / asset management compliance will be a distinct advantage.
• Other relevant compliance/ financial services industry training; experience in financial services industry, in particular, asset management industry with sound knowledge of investment instruments and products.

Ideal Qualifications    

•  Relevant legal or financial qualification, e.g. BBusSci or B.Com. LLB

Most Important Attribute    

•  Excellent interpretation skills coupled with a business and problem-solving orientation.

Systems Knowledge    

• Advanced skills in MS Excel essential.
• Bloomberg or similar compliance systems experience is an advantage.

Closing Date    
2025/11/30