Head of Quant Research
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About the Role
A well-capitalised market maker in MENA is hiring a senior quant researcher to own short-horizon alpha end-to-end. The role involves applied microstructure and signal generation, shipped live in markets that reward the work.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Own short horizon alpha end to end: idea → backtest → production → iteration
- Applied microstructure and signal generation, shipped live
- Shape the research direction of the team
Requirements
- Senior researcher with deep HFT or market making experience
- Signals shipped to live trading
- Appetite to own a research vertical in a small, elite team
- Python fluent
- Microstructure native
- Comfortable in tight loops with traders and engineers
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Opportunity
- A well capitalised market maker building the dominant liquidity franchise across MENA.
- Hiring a senior quant researcher to own short horizon alpha end to end.
Why This Seat Is Rare
- Greenfield alpha: LOB dynamics, order flow, pricing signals at seconds level horizons.
- Tier 1 infrastructure, frontier opportunity: HRT grade systems, MENA scale upside.
- Real ownership: senior, elite team of ~15. No layers, no politics.
- Build something, don't join something: architect the dominant market maker in a region about to matter a lot more.
Who We're Looking For
- Senior researcher with deep HFT or market making experience.
- Signals shipped to live trading.
- Appetite to own a research vertical in a small, elite team.
- Python fluent, microstructure native.
- Comfortable in tight loops with traders and engineers.
Compensation
- Competitive base + bonus + meaningful upside
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