Head of Quant Research

Fionics

Full-time IT & Technology
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Location
dubai, dubai emirate, United-Arab-Emirates
Posted
July 19, 2026

Job Description

Overview

The most underpriced alpha opportunity in global markets isn't in New York or Amsterdam. It's here.

A well-capitalised market maker building the dominant liquidity franchise across MENA — a region where the microstructure edge hasn't been arbitraged into dust, and where a sharp signal builder can still move the needle.

We're hiring a senior quant researcher to own short-horizon alpha end-to-end: idea → backtest → production → iteration. Applied microstructure and signal generation, shipped live, in markets that reward the work.

Why this seat is rare

Greenfield alpha. LOB dynamics, order flow, pricing signals at seconds-level horizons — in markets where good ideas still pay.

Tier-1 infrastructure, frontier opportunity. HRT-grade systems, MENA-scale upside. A combination that essentially doesn't exist anywhere else.

Real ownership. A senior, elite team of ~15. No layers, no politics...