Overview
Quantitative Research Analyst (Systematic Trading Strategies) Jobs in Dubai, UAE at Quant Lab SFO
Company: Quant Lab SFO FZCO
Location: Dubai, UAE (DMCC)
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Salary: AED 35,000 per month in a zero-tax environment
Reports to: Managing Director
ABOUT US
Quant Lab SFO FZCO is a Dubai-based single family office trading proprietary family capital. We combine quantitative research, AI-powered strategy development and automated execution, built on disciplined risk control, strict position-sizing and long-term performance. Family-funded since 2021, DMCC licensed and independently audited.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are appointing an analyst to own the development of new systematic trading strategies, reporting directly to the Managing Director. The successful candidate will carry each strategy from initial hypothesis through to live deployment, and will be accountable for the work throughout.
A significant proportion of our findings contradict established practice, and frequently contradict conclusions we ourselves reached in preceding months. Candidates whose instinct on encountering an unfamiliar result is to explain why it must be mistaken, rather than to investigate it, are unlikely to find the role rewarding.
Principal responsibilities:
1. Develop new systematic strategies end to end, from initial hypothesis through data preparation, backtesting and validation to hand-off into live trading.
2. Design and conduct backtests, and quantify the sources of divergence between simulated and live performance, including execution, liquidity and transaction-cost effects.
3. Analyse trade-level data to establish where returns are generated and where they are lost.
4. Quantify the expected impact of each finding, so that competing recommendations may be ranked on a common basis.
5. Subject conclusions to out-of-sample testing, controls for overfitting and consideration of alternative explanations before presenting them.
6. Implement strategy logic in the trading platform, directing AI coding assistants, and monitor deployed strategies for anomalies in execution and performance.
7. Present findings, their quantified impact and the associated risks, together with a recommended course of action.
The position is based in Dubai. Candidates located elsewhere must be willing to relocate for no less than 50 per cent of working time.
WHAT WE OFFER
1. Remuneration of AED 35,000 per month, free of personal income tax, together with an annual bonus linked to the performance of the strategies you develop, and an annual salary review.
2. Full ownership of your research agenda from the outset, with no intermediate management layer between you and the decision-maker.
3. UAE employment visa, medical insurance, and relocation support covering flights, initial accommodation and visa administration.
Title: Quantitative Research Analyst (Systematic Trading Strategies)
Company: Quant Lab SFO
Location: Dubai, UAE
