We’re Hiring: Quantitative Analyst Consultant

Global Markets Portfolio
Contract: Until 31 December 2026

We are seeking highly skilled Quantitative Analyst Consultants to join our Global Markets Portfolio. This role is ideal for professionals with strong quantitative modelling, trading systems, and derivatives experience who thrive in fast-paced financial markets environments.

You will play a key role in ensuring trading strategies, analytics, and integration solutions align with broader business objectives and market requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyse and document existing non-linear trading functionality and its business usage
• Analyse the financial costs of risk and uncertainty
• Lead future trading integration solution design through existing APIs and backend integrations
• Act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution
• Support inflight trading and quantitative analytics initiatives
• Provide expert support and training to internal teams and platform users
• Conduct product reviews and recommend improvements aligned to market trends and business needs

Qualifications

One or more of the following:

• BSc Mathematical Sciences (Computational Science)
• BSc Financial Engineering
• BSc Actuarial Science & Financial Mathematics
• BEng Engineering
• CQF – Certificate in Quantitative Finance
• CFA – Chartered Financial Analyst
• FRM – Financial Risk Manager

Required Experience & Skills

Quantitative & Trading Experience

• Cross Asset Trading & Risk (CATR) – Quantitative Analysis
• Derivatives Trading (Volatility)
• X Valuations & Analytics

Trading Platforms

Strong experience with:

• Front Arena
• Murex
• Calypso

Technical Skills

• Python
• C++
• C#
• SQL
• VBA
• R
• Matlab
• Java

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Deep understanding of financial modelling and trading systems
• Knowledge of risk management practices and regulatory requirements
• Strong project delivery and stakeholder management experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple initiatives
• Strategic thinking with strong business alignment capability
• Adaptability in changing market and technology environments

Part of the Business Development (BD) team, this role supports Business Development in all administrative and Salesforce support relating to Business Development activities across PFSG.

A key objective of the role is to support the BD initiatives and work alongside the other team members.

The role also includes administrative and salesforce support to Prescient Capital Markets insofar of business development activities are involved.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Business Development Support:
  • Coordinating travel, diary management and meeting logistics (Teams and in-person) for the Head of Business Development and BD team as applicable, including itineraries, accommodation and scheduling.
  • Responsible for setting up meetings in advance of client on site visits and ensuring relevant teams/people are included and notified in advance.
  • Work with catering / IT staff etc. to set up meeting room and all catering is organised for client onsite and meetings, as applicable and required.
• Administrative and Support to the Business Development team (consisting of BD and product development teams):
  • Local and international meetings coordination function (Teams and in person) as required for Business Development opportunities.
  • Facilitating the necessary marketing materials, rooms, gifting, catering etc. for Business Development pitches and team needs.
  • Assisting in the due diligence processes for new business, industry surveys, questionnaires, and other general information requests and initiatives, working alongside the BD Managers in a support / administrative role.
  • Documenting full lifecycle of BD pitches in Salesforce from initial interactive, desktop research, uploading contact, account and opportunities, to weekly follow ups around reporting and dashboards, supporting the BD Managers.
• Collaborate with the Marketing team to ensure all presentations and templates are current and accurate.
• Team Interaction:
  • The key objective to work on a collaborative basis, ensuring that the team remains cohesive and successful.
  • Always operate within the Prescient value system (internally and externally)
  • Deal with people as partners, with respect, an open mind and fairness
  • Contribute positively to morale and be solution driven

Required experience:

• At least 4 years’ experience in asset management / fund administration in a related role with exposure to institutional client service, client engagement, business development support is essential. Experience in handling RFP’s, questionnaires, Due diligences etc. required.
• Advanced skills in MS Office, particularly PowerPoint, Excel and Word will be advantageous.

Required Qualifications:

• Relevant commerce degree (Investments, Finance, Commerce).

Key competencies:

• Accuracy and meticulous attention to detail.
• Positive, pro-active team player.
• Able to work well in a team environment.
• Highly organised with good time management skills.
• Able to handle stress well.
• Ownership driven, take responsibilities for a variety of talks.
• Analytical thinker with problem solving skills.
• Honesty, integrity and mutual respect for co-workers. You have the ability to deal with different cultural and business situations.

Why this role:

An exciting role offering exposure to all of business development and client engagement. This role offers excellent exposure and growth in a dynamic, growing team.