Job Description

About us:
Ninety One is an independent, active global asset manager with R3,5 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 30 September 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:
We are forming a dedicated Private Markets Technology squad to tackle operational and data challenges across our Private Markets platform. This focused, multi-disciplinary team will work closely with the Private Markets team to deliver high-impact, AI-centered solutions--reducing manual intervention and driving end-to-end automation wherever possible. Every initiative will be guided by a bold ambition: to reduce human/manual input to a minimum, and to lean fully into automation, intelligence, and data-driven design.


Rather than pursuing large-scale, monolithic change, the team will adopt an agile, iterative approach. Working visibly and collaboratively with the broader Private Markets business, they will focus on delivering incremental improvements--each aligned to our strategic technology platforms and enterprise architecture principles. This model ensures that every outcome contributes to a coherent, long-term technology vision while delivering measurable value along the way. Technology here is not a support function; it's a strategic enabler. As such, we're looking for people who think differently. Individuals who challenge norms, question inefficiencies, and imagine radical new approaches.


This is a unique opportunity to join a focused and empowered team at the heart of a transformational journey within Private Markets. Team members will be instrumental in shaping the operating model, tooling, and data infrastructure that underpins this rapidly growing asset class.
In this role you will:

+ Take ownership of the delivery, stability and support objectives for the Private Markets products and systems
+ Identify, gather, analyse and document user stories and translate into high level specifications and design
+ Work in a quick-to-market proof-of-concept manner engaging product owners and stakeholders to ensure high quality deliverables
+ Build or support system integration between inhouse systems and external vendors
+ Apply appropriate fixes to applications or data whilst adhering to production change standards
+ Build automations for repetitive processes within the Private Markets Technology stack
+ Have the ability to work in an agile manner so as to ensure incremental delivery and ongoing momentum is maintained
+ Work closely with vendors, product owners and SME's in order to understand end to end architecture and requirements
+ Understand, enhance and deliver improved business processes
+ Co-ordinate and respond to testing requirements as necessary
+ Provide overviews and training to relevant teams
+ Document processes to ensure suitable cross-skilling in the team
+ Provide support during high care and after a change has gone live
+ Work independently on multiple tasks and to tight timelines
You should consider applying if you have:

+ Relevant degree
+ SQL Experience is essential
+ At least 5 years of experience in the industry or business analysis experience
+ An understanding of data and systems architecture
+ Experience in Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Azure, GitHub, Azure DevOps, VS Code, Python
+ Experience in Dev Sec Ops/ETL
Some of the attributes we look for in a person are:

+ A client focused and collaborative approach
+ Intellectual curiosity
+ The ability to 'approach and own' and continuously look for opportunities to develop
+ Driven by results#LI-DNI