Fund Operations Project Analyst – Fixed Term Contract

Overview

Fund Operations Project Analyst – Fixed Term Contract Jobs in Cape Town at Ninety One

• About us:

  Ninety One is an independent, active global asset manager with R3,4 trillion * of assets under management.

  Established in South Africa in 1991, as Investec Asset Management, the firm started offering domestic investments in an emerging market. In 2020, almost three decades of organic growth later, the firm demerged from Investec Group and became Ninety One.

  Our distinctive capabilities sit within differentiated fixed income and credit as well as specialist equities, and we have a unique perspective and approach to investment opportunities presented by emerging markets and the energy transition.

  *as at 31 December 2025

  Ninety One is an equal opportunities employer. Our imperative is to attract and retain the best talent by providing a corporate environment where people from varying backgrounds can develop professionally and build a rewarding career.
  

• About the team:

  Technology at Ninety One is a strategic pillar of the firm. Our vision is to enable Ninety One’s purpose through agility, data and modern engineering; ensuring our business remains competitive, scalable and insight-driven in a rapidly evolving environment. We design, build and operate the platforms, data foundations, infrastructure and ways of working that support our investment, distribution and operational capabilities globally. As the pace of technological advancement accelerates, our long-term success requires reimagining how work happens across Ninety One, shifting towards AI-centred ways of working and modern operational models optimised for automation, intelligence and scale.

  The Technology organization powers Ninety One through the full Investment lifecycle; from what we could invest in (Research), through selecting and managing the investments (Portfolio Management/Construction), executing in the market (Trading), monitoring (Risk and Performance) and reporting back to our Clients. All powered via our core Data-as-a-Service strategy and dynamic infrastructure. Data is at the core of all we do. We move, manipulate and surface data to many internal platforms and users using a wide variety of techniques, tools and platforms.

  We have a great opportunity to join our growing Investment Technology team, enabling better business outcomes across the entire Investment Technology stack and wider across the firm. You will work directly with the Product Owners and Front Office domain experts as well as cross collaborating with the other teams across Technology, Operations and Investments.

• In this role you will:

  • Focus on what matters – using technology to enable Ninety One via our IT Strategy
  • Utilise your brainpower and knowledge to analyse and design better processes providing precise, accurate and impactful outcomes across all asset types for our Investment teams and our Clients
  • Be hands-on; this is an active role, you will be in the detail of our Investment Technology deliveries, you bridge the knowledge gap between Technologists and Investment professionals
  • Produce accurate Features (Agile) and Specs (spec-based development for AI) to drive new ways of working
  • Work collaboratively across teams; keep stakeholder engagement high
  • Work with Engineering Leads and Product Owners to deliver value iteratively in an Agile manner
  • Engage in regular design, planning and architecture sessions
  • Ensure our Outcomes are clear, functional, measurable and deliver real value
  • Use modern tooling to increase your breadth and depth of impact, to analyse data and build automations
• You should consider applying if you have:

  • A relevant degree
  • At least 3 years in Financial Services / Asset Management
  • An understanding of how the Investment processes of an Asset Manager work, and a desire to modernise them
  • An understanding of data and data flows (data and systems architecture)
  • Strong SQL skills
  • Exposure to modern tooling such as Python (or other programming languages) to reduce manual effort, derive insight from data and to enable the production of code via AI (spec-based development)
  • Experience consuming from HTTP APIs (e.g. REST, GraphQL) as well as databases and files
  • You want to work with interesting people and enjoy problem solving
• Some of the attributes we look for in a person are:

  • The ability to ‘approach and own’ and continuously look for opportunities to develop
  • Driven by results
  • Ability to recognise and embrace change
  • Intellectual curiosity and strong desire to learn

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Title: Fund Operations Project Analyst – Fixed Term Contract

Company: Ninety One

Location: Cape Town