Title:  Quantitative Analyst

Job Classification

REQ#: 146624

Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng

Closing Date: 7 July 2026

Talent Acquisition: Noli Madikane

Job Family

Career Stream

Leadership Pipeline

Job Purpose

To contribute to the development and maintenance of best practice models and assessment strategies in line with regulations (where applicable) in order to facilitate world class risk management. The role is responsible for a range of critical reporting and audit-related monitoring activities in the pricing space, in addition to providing daily support to senior analysts across multiple projects. These activities are essential to maintaining operational stability and delivery quality.

Job Responsibilities

Pricing Analytics & Reporting

• Produce and maintain regular pricing performance reports and dashboards.
• Monitor and analyse key pricing metrics, trends, and business performance indicators.
• Investigate pricing outcomes and provide insights to support decision-making.
• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of pricing-related reporting.

Client Value Proposition (CVP) Support

• Support the Senior Quantitative Analyst with the design, evaluation, and monitoring of CVPs and adapting to market pricing.
• Extract, consolidate, and summarise data required for CVP assessments and business cases.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses to evaluate customer uptake, profitability, and behavioural responses to pricing initiatives.
• Present findings and recommendations in a clear and concise manner.

Behavioural Analytics & Modelling

• Analyse customer behaviour related to pricing and rate negotiations.
• Assist in the development, testing, and monitoring of propensity models to predict customer behaviour and negotiation outcomes.
• Apply statistical and analytical techniques to identify opportunities for pricing optimisation and customer retention.
• Support model performance monitoring and ongoing enhancements.

Pricing Model Support

• Provide secondary support in the maintenance, enhancement, and validation of pricing models.
• Assist with data preparation, testing, and implementation activities related to pricing model changes.
• Support the translation of business requirements into analytical solutions.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with data custodians to source and validate data required for analysis.
• Engage with sales, operations, and other business stakeholders to understand requirements and provide analytical support.
• Build effective working relationships across business units to facilitate successful delivery of pricing initiatives.
• Communicate analytical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Preferred Qualification

• Postgraduate degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Quantitative Finance, or Financial Engineering.
• Professional certifications such as CFA, FRM, or CQF are advantageous.

Minimum Experience Level

• Entry-level or graduate candidates with strong academic performance.
• Exposure to pricing strategy, risk modelling, or data analysis in Home Loans (HL) or Motor Finance Corporation (MFC) environments is beneficial.
• Experience in data extraction/ cleaning, ad hoc analysis, and model documentation.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies