Quantitative Analyst

Join to apply for the Quantitative Analyst / Developer (Manager) role at ASX. ASX: Powering Australia's financial markets Why join the ASX? When you join ASX, you’re joining a company with a strong purpose – to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all. In your new role, you’ll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub. We are more than a securities exchange. The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines, and we run critical market infrastructure with diverse roles across operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance. We’re committed to diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing and are an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA). Your Team The Quantitative Analyst Group is part of the wider Clearing Risk Team within the Risk Division of ASX. The Clearing Risk Team ensures sufficient capital and liquidity resources to safely manage potential defaults and prevent contagion to the broader financial market. The Quantitative Analyst Group researches and develops quantitative financial risk models to assess the financial risks faced by ASX, working closely with the Quantitative Development, Model Validation, and Risk Control teams. Your Responsibilities Identify and prioritise the key Clearing Risk models that will be impacted by ETD clearing and data system replacement. Document changes needed to allow current models to continue functioning in their current capacity. Develop and document a plan to rigorously test all changes. Lead the changes and testing to safely migrate and test key Quantitative Risk models to the new systems. Your Experience And Qualifications This role requires strong quantitative technical abilities, problem solving, stakeholder management and communication skills. The successful candidate will identify issues, propose solutions and discuss complex concepts with a broad range of stakeholders. The ability to present quantitative models clearly to business and technology stakeholders is essential. Must have At least 7 years’ experience as a market risk quantitative analyst / developer in a clearing house, banking, finance or related environment. Tertiary qualifications in a quantitative discipline (mathematics, statistics, engineering, quantitative finance, etc.). Knowledge of exchange traded and OTC products, derivatives pricing, and market data and conventions. Demonstrated ability to design pragmatic solutions to complex financial problems. Demonstrated experience in R and / or Python, working with large datasets. Excellent communication skills, technical documentation skills and ability to work independently. Demonstrated experience collaborating effectively with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders within and across different functional teams, and ability to deliver to deadlines. Curiosity and strong problem-solving skills, being self‑motivated, highly resourceful and receptive to constructive feedback. Nice to have Experience in Central Counterparty Clearing Risk. Experience with designing, building, testing and deploying code into production. Experience working in an Agile environment. Familiarity with Confluence and JIRA. We make hiring decisions based on your skills, capabilities and experience, and how you’ll help us to live our values. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the criteria of this role. If you need any adjustments during the application or interview process to help you present your best self, please let us know. At ASX Group, our diverse workforce is essential to build and maintain a fair and dynamic marketplace. We support flexible working and offer hybrid working options. Even if our roles are advertised as full‑time, we encourage you to apply if you are interested in part‑time or other flexible working arrangements. We will arrange for successful candidates to have background checks, including reference and police checks completed as part of the on‑boarding process. Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Research, Analyst, and Information Technology #J-18808-Ljbffr