Standard Bank CIB Quantitative Graduate Programme

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Description

Are you passionate about applying innovative solutions to complex problems within Risk Management in Corporate and Investment Banking? Do you thrive both independently and in team environments, and are you captivated by data analysis and the deployment of advanced mathematical and statistical models? Join our Quantitative Graduate Programme and immerse yourself in a dynamic learning experience across diverse banking and trading quant teams. This is your chance to gain invaluable exposure while learning from leading industry experts. Programme duration: 18 months

Responsibilities

• Quantitative Model Support
• Assist in developing, testing, and validating quantitative models for risk management (credit risk, market risk, counterparty credit risk).
• Help maintain and update existing models using statistical and mathematical techniques.
• Support the documentation of model assumptions, methodologies, and limitations.
• Data Analysis & Processing
• Assist in collecting, cleaning, and analysing large datasets from internal banking systems.
• Help identify data quality issues and support remediation efforts.
• Use programming tools (Python, R, SQL, or similar) to perform exploratory data analysis.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate Degree (Completed or completing in 2026): A background in Finance (Actuarial Science, Mathematical Finance, Business Mathematics and Informatics, etc.) is preferred (e.g., BCom Hons, BSc Hons).
• Alternatively, a general science postgraduate degree with a limited finance background (Physics, Pure/Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, etc.) with an MSc or MEng is also suitable.

Application instructions:

• Appl now.