Job Description

LOCATION: Cape TownR HIGHLY NEGOTIABLE PLUS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUSOur client offers distinctive investment strategies spanning equities, fixed income, multi-asset, alternatives and sustainability to help institutional investors, those advising others and individuals navigate an ever-changing world. All the employees have the opportunity to own part of the firm. The company is a global investment manager driven by people who value the power of performance and relationships. They are looking for like-minded people to join them - strong performers who create strong relationships. They are active investors. At the company they say they are investing for a world of change. Their experience lets them adapt and grow, in markets of all kinds. They are now present on five continents and manage R2.8 trillion for clients globally.. They offer their people opportunity, trust and the freedom to operate. At the company they are committed to providing equal employment opportunities. They have a strong belief in giving individuals the freedom to be themselves and ensuring all diverse perspectives are heard. Their culture provides all of the people, no matter what their background, with the opportunity to build a rewarding career.The team is responsible for developing scalable and robust investment analytics and portfolio metrics that assist with the active investment management process. The team embeds quantitative models directly into its decision-making process, as well as using a market-leading range of additional models and data to augment its traditional, analyst led research process.JOB DESCRIPTION WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

• You will be required, in this global role, to engage directly with portfolio decision-makers on a regular basis and use your software development skills to make product enhancements which will have a significant impact on the investment decisions made by the team;
• You will be required to play an active role in the development and enhancement of the analytics platform used in the investment research, portfolio construction and portfolio monitoring processes;
• You will be required to enhance the implementation of tooling and services to increase end-user's productivity, to research machine learning models and to create easy-to-use interactive decision support tools;
• You will be required to work on all aspects of the stack from data ingestion to front-end web development, using technologies such as Python, R, or JavaScript;
• You will be required to engage with stakeholders to understand their needs and communicate how software product development and technology could be used to address them;
• You will be required to work with the analytics, investment, investment services and core technology teams to formulate user stories and steps for each development sprint;
• You will be required to work in a proof-of-concept style to engage stakeholders and adopt a fail-fast approach to enable higher quality deliverables.

CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• You have the ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships;
• You have the ability to recognise and embrace change;
• You have a client focused and collaborative approach;
• You have high conviction and comfortable sharing opinions.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• You have a B.Sc honours degree in a relevant field such as computer science, engineering or similar - this would be beneficial;
• You have a minimum of 5 years current, relevant working as a quant developer in a professional capacity - including best practice software development practices (code review; unit testing; automated deployment);
• You have a broad range of skills using open-source technologies such as Python, R, React.js, Linux, Docker, Git;
• You have knowledge of the asset management investment processes is not a strict requirement but is a material advantage, including experience in portfolio construction and management; risk and performance; portfolio back testing and signal extraction techniques.

Great visibility - amazing exposure - truly global business.

Claire Bourquin Recruitment Consultants