Data Scientist

Data Scientist

Reporting line : Head of Data Science

Location : Cape Town (Southern Suburbs)

Business Unit : Investment Management

As a Data Scientist, you'll be instrumental in shaping the future of systematic investing. This is a hybrid research-engineering position that blends rigorous quantitative research with practical implementation. Youll work on sourcing and evaluating alternative datasets, developing bespoke machine learning models for financial markets, and building scalable, production-grade pipelines that power real-time investment signals.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Design and implement data science strategies that enhance investment decision-making.
• Identify, acquire, and evaluate alternative data sources that may provide predictive insights into financial markets.
• Develop bespoke machine learning algorithms tailored to financial use cases (e.g. risk forecasting, sentiment analysis, market regime detection).
• Build, test, and deploy end-to-end data and model pipelines that operate reliably at scale.
• Collaborate closely with portfolio managers, quantitative analysts, and software engineers.
• Contribute to internal libraries, tooling, and infrastructure to streamline data science workflows.
• Stay current with academic and industry research, applying innovative techniques where relevant.

Required Experience

Proven track record of delivering production-ready data science solutions.

Required Qualifications

Financial certification advantageous but not required.

Key Competencies