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# Quant Developer at Australian Ethical

- **Company:** Australian Ethical
- **Location:** Sydney, Australia
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/australianethical/5a5ef56b-5a94-4492-87dd-63cf6473babe

## Job description

Are you a technically strong Quant Developer ready to build the data, research and investment systems that power systematic equity strategies within a purpose-led, growing ASX-listed investment manager?

## About Us

Australian Ethical is one of Australia’s fastest-growing super fund and ethical investment managers. We are ASX-listed with over $14 billion in funds under management and offer a selection of award-winning managed funds and superannuation products. Our purpose is to invest for a better world, and we have been pioneers in this space for almost 40 years. For us, investing has two aims – generating solid financial returns and a positive impact for people, planet, and animals. At Australian Ethical, we prove that money can be a force for good. We do this by staying true to our purpose, which is embedded throughout our organisation and drives our everyday activities as a business, investor, brand, employer, and corporate citizen. We’re a registered B Corp and fully committed to an inclusive, equitable and forward-thinking workplace culture.

## Your New Role

The Quant Developer will play a pivotal role in building and maintaining the data and research infrastructure that power our systematic equities strategies. With particular emphasis on enabling systematic equity research, portfolio construction, and implementation the role will contribute to the broader strategic objectives of Australian Ethical to achieve growth in funds under management. Key Responsibilities Include: Build and manage the investment data platforms that underpin domestic and international systematic equity strategies Develop and maintain high-quality market, fundamental, benchmark and corporate action datasets used across research and portfolio management Design and enhance scalable research infrastructure that enables portfolio managers and researchers to test, evaluate and implement investment ideas Partner closely with investment professionals to develop new alpha signals, factor models and quantitative research capabilities Own data integrity across global equity markets, ensuring accuracy through complex corporate actions, security lifecycle events and benchmark changes Develop automated solutions and production-quality systems supporting portfolio construction, optimisation and trade implementation Improve the efficiency, reliability and scalability of investment research and operational workflows Contribute directly to the development of proprietary investment, risk and analytics capabilities within a collaborative quantitative investment environment

## What we’re looking for

You have a passion for equity markets and quantitative investing, along with strong SQL and Python skills. You combine analytical rigour with a deep understanding of market data, corporate actions, and security master management, enabling you to deliver high-quality data solutions that support investment research and portfolio management. If you have all or most of the following, we’d love to hear from you: 3+ years of experience in quantitative development. investment systems development, financial data engineering or similar Demonstrated track record of supporting quant research projects, enhancing and developing new strategies Experience building a database of securities for the purposes of research and production Ability to work effectively with portfolio managers and researchers in a high performing investment team Exposure to systematic equity strategies, quantitative modelling, or portfolio optimisation techniques Proficiency in SQL and Python essential, Snowflake highly regarded Ideally, experience working in a production investment environment, including supporting live portfolios and trading workflows Relevant Tertiary Qualifications CFA designation highly regarded

What’s in it for you A competitive salary, including short-term and long-term incentives, including access to an Employee Share Plan Hybrid work arrangements Wellbeing program that includes additional leave above statutory requirements Birthday Leave Purpose-aligned volunteer days 20 days paid annual leave with an additional 3 paid days of annual leave between Christmas and New Year. The opportunity to play a highly visible leadership role in shaping how a purpose-led organisation delivers strategic, enterprise-wide transformation.

Want to know more about what it’s like to work at Australian Ethical? Check out our LinkedIn Life Page here: Australian Ethical LinkedIn Life Page or our Careers and Culture page here: Australian Ethical Work With Us. At Australian Ethical we embrace diversity in our people and thinking. We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital or disability status. Join the Team If this role interests you and you’d love to join the Australian Ethical team, apply here. We look forward to hearing from you! Please note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Applications or approaches via recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Background checks will be conducted for the successful candidate, as per our regulatory requirements as a financial services organisation.

## About Australian Ethical

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Australian Ethical is an investment manager offering ethically screened superannuation, managed funds, and ETFs, directing capital toward companies that contribute to a better future for people, planet, and animals.
- **Entity Type**: Public (ASX: AEF) – Australian Ethical Investment Limited ABN 47 003 188 930
- **Headquarters**: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- **Founded**: 1986
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial services – ethical investment management (superannuation, managed funds, ETFs)
- **Target customers**: B2C (retail investors, super fund members) and B2B (financial advisers, corporate super)
- **Mission**: “Investing ethically with both the head and the heart” – guided by an Ethical Charter that favours companies expected to prosper in a lower-carbon and fairer future

## Products & Services
- **Ethical Superannuation**: Retail and corporate super funds with full ethical screening across all investment options.
- **Managed Funds**: A range of ethically screened investment funds (e.g., Australian Shares, International Shares, Fixed Interest).
- **Pension & Retirement**: Account-based pensions and transition-to-retirement products.
- **ETFs**: Australian Ethical ETF (ticker: AEF) – listed on the ASX.
- **Specialist Fixed Interest** (via Altius Asset Management acquisition): Sustainable fixed income strategies added in FY25.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (public company, market cap fluctuates with share price)
- **Key Metric**: Funds Under Management (FUM) reached $10 billion in March 2024; Annual revenue >$100 million in FY24; Underlying profit after tax $18.5 million (FY24)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: B-Corp certified; partners with InfraDebt (private markets); acquired Christian Super (2023) and Altius Asset Management (announced 2024)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - FUM tripled since FY19 (from ~$3.5bn to $10bn)
  - Revenue grew 2.5× over five years
  - Top 5 super fund for member growth (KPMG Super Insights 2024)
  - Customer base surpassed 130,000
  - 75% lower CO₂ intensity compared to benchmark

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover in ethical investing** – founded in 1986 with a pioneering Ethical Charter that remains the core of all investment decisions.
- **Rigorous ethical screening** – restricts investment in fossil fuels, gambling, tobacco, and other harmful industries; focuses on future-building sectors (renewable energy, IT, healthcare, education).
- **B-Corp certification** – aligns business practices with social and environmental performance.
- **Scale and credibility** – $10bn FUM, 130,000+ members, and a track record of long-term, risk-adjusted returns.
- **Active ownership** – engages with companies to drive positive change and uses shareholder voice to influence corporate behaviour.

## Strategic Focus
- **Asset class diversification** – expanding into private markets, systematic equities, and fixed income (e.g., Altius acquisition, InfraDebt partnership).
- **Digital & customer experience** – ongoing investment in online platforms and call centre capabilities.
- **Talent & research** – dedicated research leads in healthcare, technology, financials, and climate transition; new systematic equities team under Natalie Tan.
- **Partnerships & M&A** – continued deal-making to broaden product mix and reach (e.g., Christian Super integration, Altius acquisition).

## Why Work Here
- **Hybrid working** – flexibility to work from home or the Sydney office (with a living green wall and sustainable design).
- **Wellbeing** – five additional leave days plus a wellbeing allowance; Employee Assistance Program.
- **Financial benefits** – Short-Term Incentive program, Long-Term Incentive via Employee Share Plan (become a shareholder).
- **Purpose & community** – two days of purpose-aligned leave for volunteering; regular “Around The Grounds” meetings, climate panels, and lunch-and-learn sessions.
- **Diversity & inclusion** – committed to the FSC Women in Investment Management Charter; 40% target for women in the investment team (achieved 36% in FY24); submitted first WGEA report.
- **High engagement** – 79% top-quartile employee engagement score; 88% of employees affirm diverse and inclusive teams.

## Sources
1. [Australian Ethical – Careers](https://www.australianethical.com.au/about/work-with-us/careers/)
2. [Australian Ethical – Working with us](https://www.australianethical.com.au/about/work-with-us/)
3. [Australian Ethical – Lever job board](https://jobs.lever.co/australianethical)
4. [Australian Ethical – Homepage](https://www.australianethical.com.au/)
5. [Australian Ethical – Annual Report 2024](https://www.australianethical.com.au/globalassets/pdf-files/annual-reports/2024-annual-report.pdf)

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