Quantitative Analyst

Quantitative Analyst

About 10X

10X is disrupting the South African investment industry to help people get dramatically better value for their long-term savings. Helping people get more money when they need it, is our aim.

10X manages more than R65bn across our systematic strategies, over R32bn of which is invested in our flagship multi-asset fund range. Our long-term valuation driven framework delivered at low cost, drives better investment outcomes for our clients. We're on a mission to build a customer-centric and tech-enabled company, but we've only just started. We need great people to help us achieve our dreams. Sure, it's a big challenge but what's the point of spending your life doing easy unimportant things?

If you are a passionate, determined, smart, self-starting, ambitious independent thinker that wants to make a positive difference in people's long-term financial well-being, then we would love to hear from you.

Location: Cape Town

Purpose of job:

The Quantitative Analyst will have the opportunity to work alongside the team driving the next evolution of Nexus, our in-house investment platform.

The role focuses on owning and improving data processes and developing reporting and analytics across the platform.

Working closely with portfolio managers, and client solutions, and a dedicated engineering team, the Analyst will own the performance reporting requirements across the full range of funds, including index, money market, multi-asset, and client solution mandates, building a strong foundation in quantitative investment analysis and process automation.

Responsibilities:

Performance (50%)

• Own performance coverage across all funds, ETF's and solutions clients
• Own Nexus performance engine (TR): stewardship, enhancement roadmap and periodic model reviews
• Build custom performance reports to meet client requirements
• Maintain calculation policies and control evidence, keep processes audit ready
• Leverage the Nexus platform to deliver monthly/quarterly MDD's, client reports and packs
• Contribute to RFP/DDQ responses and internal policies relating to performance and data governance
• Support Portfolio Managers, Solutions, Client Service, and Investment Services queries with clear, evidence-based explanations
• Present performance and attribution outcomes in team forums and flag data or methodology risks and remediation plans
• Fulfil ad-hoc requests from business

Data (25%)

• Own data process and structure across the platform including data ingestion, storing, and validation
• Partner with engineering and third parties to ensure stable, automated, and well-documented data integrations
• Build data quality controls and exception workflows

Reporting (25%)

• Partner with developers and data engineering to improve automation and data enrichments for performance reporting across the platform: define requirements, test releases and documents process
• Build robust models for analysis and report assembly
• Integrate and leverage system outputs to create custom reports

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or related field

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years' experience in quantitative analysis, preferably within an investment management setting

Skills

• Demonstrable expertise in quantitative analysis
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Programming

Attributes

• Highly motivated self-starter
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborative demeanour

Why it's fun to work at 10X:

• Our values guide everything we do; they are: We Own it, We Challenge, We Grow, and We Care.
• We offer great benefits including an annual bonus, free breakfast, a wellness support programme, a fitness rewards app and a day off on your birthday
• We have a flexible approach to location. You can choose to work in our cool offices in Bree Street, from home, or a combination of both

We are on a drive to grow fast and to help people have more money for when they need it most

Closing date: 31 October 2025

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Note: If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks after the closing date, consider your application unsuccessful.