Head of Quant Research

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. You shape the research direction — you don't just contribute to it.

Build something, don't join something.

You won't be the 200th quant at a global MM hunting five more bps. You'll architect the dominant market maker in a region about to matter a lot more.

Who we're looking for

A senior researcher with deep HFT or market-making experience, signals shipped to live trading, and the appetite to own a research vertical in a small, elite team. Python-fluent, microstructure-native, comfortable in tight loops with traders and engineers.

If you've built short-horizon alpha in production and want more ownership, more upside, and a frontier worth your next five years — let's talk.

Competitive base \+ bonus \+ meaningful upside