Jobs at Challenger (challenger.com)

Develop and maintain quantitative pricing, valuation, risk, market data, and actuarial systems using C#/.NET. Translate financial models into production software, build quantitative libraries and valuation infrastructure, troubleshoot production issues, and contribute to testing, validation, peer reviews, and engineering improvements. Collaborate with analysts, actuaries, and developers across fixed income, interest rates, FX, derivatives, annuities, and reinsurance while exploring AI-assisted development and automation.

Own and govern investment data and platform support for front-office workflows. Manage data quality, security master and reference data processes, coordinate onboarding of securities/benchmarks/market data, partner with State Street and vendors to resolve platform issues, and support testing and implementation of platform enhancements (Charles River, Alpha Data Platform).

Execute and implement complex investment, insurance, reinsurance, funding, and cross-border transactions. Structure solutions, support negotiations, coordinate governance and approvals, onboard investment managers, and establish operating models. Collaborate with Investment, Finance, ALM, Risk, Operations, Legal, and external counterparties to deliver commercially effective, risk-aware outcomes in a regulated financial services environment.

Own and support the Charles River front-office platform for Fidante, partnering with portfolio managers, traders, ops, technology and vendors to prioritise enhancements, manage releases, triage defects, onboard instruments/workflows, coordinate testing, and drive user adoption and continuous improvement across investment teams.

Support fundamental Australian equities research including financial analysis, valuation and due diligence; build financial models; develop investment theses; present and defend ideas; monitor holdings and market trends; engage management and external providers; support reporting and presentation materials for Portfolio Managers.