Quantitative Analyst

Recruiter:

Communicate Recruitment

Job Ref:

CFA021287/Stef

Date posted:

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Location:

Stellenbosch, South Africa

Salary:

500 000 Annually

SUMMARY:
Ready to take your quantitative modelling career to the next level?
An exciting opportunity is available for a highly analytical professional to join a specialist team responsible for challenging, validating, and enhancing critical risk and predictive models that support strategic business decision-making.

POSITION INFO:

What you'll be doing:

Conduct end-to-end model validations across multiple risk and business domains
Build challenger models to assess model performance, robustness, and accuracy
Evaluate model governance, assumptions, methodologies, and implementation
Analyse large datasets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
Perform predictive modelling and statistical analysis
Validate credit risk, financial, fraud, and behavioural models
Collaborate with model developers and business stakeholders to ensure models remain fit-for-purpose
Contribute to strong risk management practices and regulatory compliance

What we're looking for:

Minimum 3–6 years of experience in credit risk modelling and scorecard development
Strong exposure to application and behavioural scorecards
Experience in scorecard validation, monitoring, and performance tracking
Proven predictive modelling and data mining capability
Solid understanding of the end-to-end credit lifecycle
Strong statistical and analytical problem-solving skills
Ability to communicate complex findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Qualifications:

Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Data Science, Quantitative Finance, or a related quantitative field
Honours degree or postgraduate qualification highly advantageous

You'll thrive in this role if you are:

Passionate about analytics and modelling
Naturally curious and detail-oriented
Comfortable with challenging assumptions and methodologies
Skilled at translating data into meaningful insights
Able to balance technical rigour with commercial understanding
Motivated by solving complex business problems

This is an outstanding opportunity for a quantitative professional looking to work on high-impact modelling initiatives while expanding their exposure across risk, predictive analytics, and model governance.

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