Quantitative Business Analysis Team Lead

Recruiter

Network Recruitment

Job Ref

NFP016902/KM

Date posted

Friday, June 19, 2026

Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY

Are you a quantitative professional with a passion for financial markets, risk analytics, and technology? This is an exciting opportunity to step into a leadership role where you'll work alongside traders, risk managers, quantitative specialists, and technology teams to drive strategic initiatives within a leading investment banking environment.

POSITION INFO

Join a highly skilled team responsible for supporting and enhancing critical risk, pricing, workflow, and reporting platforms across the business. This role offers exposure to complex financial products, market-leading quantitative systems, and the opportunity to influence the future direction of quantitative business analysis capabilities. If you enjoy solving complex business and technical challenges while leading a high-performing team, this opportunity is for you. Key Responsibilities: Lead a team of quantitative business analysts, providing coaching, mentorship, and performance management. Engage with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver optimal technology and process solutions. Support and enhance financial markets systems, ensuring efficient workflows, integrations, and reporting capabilities. Coordinate testing activities and ensure solutions meet business requirements and functional specifications. Drive continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to streamline processes and improve operational efficiency. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to implement strategic technology and platform enhancements. Provide support and resolution for production incidents, risk queries, pricing issues, and system-related challenges. Job Experience and Skills Required: Qualifications: Postgraduate qualification in Mathematical Finance, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Quantitative Finance, or a related quantitative discipline. Requirements: 3-5 years' experience within a quantitative, financial markets, risk, or business analysis environment. Previous experience implementing and supporting Financial Markets systems and related interfaces. Experience designing, testing, and configuring quantitative systems. 1-2 years of leadership or team management experience will be advantageous. Strong understanding of Market Risk, Credit Risk, and/or XVA methodologies including CVA, SA-CCR, KVA, SA-CVA, and MVA. Knowledge of multiple asset classes and trade lifecycle processes. Skills: Strong SQL and data analysis capabilities. Business process modelling and design experience. Understanding of data models and system data flows. Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and leadership abilities. Apply now! For more exciting Actuarial & Analytics vacancies, please visit: /> I also specialize in recruiting: Actuarial (Life, Short‑Term, Pensions, Health, Quant) Data Science & Advanced Analytics Pricing & Product Modelling Market, Credit & Quantitative Risk Machine Learning & AI Specialists If you have not received a response within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Your profile will remain on our database for future opportunities. For more information, contact: Kholo Mongalo Recruitment Researcher - Actuarial & Analytics Connect with me on LinkedIn: