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Head of Quant Research

Fionics | dubai, United-Arab-Emirates | Posted June 13, 2026

Position 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. You shape the res...

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