Quantitative Analyst: Pricing Specialist

Job Requisition Details

Requisition ID: 145349

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Closing Date: 08 April 2026

Talent Acquisition: Bongiwe Mchunu

Business Unit

Business and Commercial Banking

Department

Quantitative - Data, Modelling, Pricing & VA

Leadership Pipeline

FAIS Affected

Job Purpose

Why Join Our Team

Join Nedbank Business and Commercial Banking as a Quantitative Analyst: Pricing Specialist and be part of a high‑impact analytical environment where data drives smarter decisions. This role offers a strong foundation for graduates who are passionate about quantitative analysis, pricing models, and risk management within a leading financial institution. You’ll work alongside experienced professionals, contribute to meaningful business solutions, and gain exposure to real‑world pricing, modelling, and data‑driven insights — all while growing your technical expertise and personal capability in a purpose‑led, transformation‑focused organisation. At Nedbank, your analytical thinking helps shape sustainable growth for our clients, communities, and the economy.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
• Research and make recommendations for corporate citizenship initiatives in area of influence
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g.. Green Strategy).
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes; models and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank.
• Contribute to the development of differentiated; superior solutions (solution engineering) that meet stakeholder and business requirements through analysis.
• Ensure product and/or solution design is congruent with the required business specifications through meeting stakeholder requirements timeously.
• Contribute to the development of differentiated; superior solutions (solution engineering) that meet stakeholder and business requirements through analysis.
• Ensure product and/or solution design is congruent with the required business specifications through meeting stakeholder requirements timeously.
• Ensure business needs are met by engaging and assisting business through face to face interaction and attendance at forums and committees .
• Assist the business to address queries by extracting and analysing data.Perform ad hoc analysis and complete data requests through monitoring of data as per client specification.
• Ensure continuity and knowledge base through documenting and recording processes and models.
• Provide insights enabling growth through analytical research; systems and marketing insights by delivering analytical results and making recommendations to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance to policy through data analysis and monitoring.Create efficiencies and streamline processes through analysis.
• Establish understanding of processes by bridging the gap between operational and analytical concepts through communication.
• Support the achievement of the business strategy; objectives and values by reviewing Nedbank and Business Unit Plan and ensuring delivered systems; process; services and solutions are aligned.Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers.
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed; experience practiced and certifications obtained and/or maintained within specified time frames.
• Enable skilling and required corrective action to take place by sharing knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction
• Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.

Technical Skills Required

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Advanced functions, data analysis)
• Exposure to VBA, SAS and or/SQL would be beneficial

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Preferred Qualification

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial sience, or a related quantitative field.

Minimum Experience Level

• Graduate
• Relevant experience in a banking or financial servies environment would be advantageous

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies