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<p>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. You do not need to have worked in trading. We are equally interested in candidates from strategy consulting or another analytically demanding field who have never priced an instrument in their lives. What the role requires is the ability to take an ambiguous question, break it into the parts that decide the answer, and follow the evidence wherever it goes. The market knowledge is learnable here, and we will teach it. The judgement is not, and we cannot. 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: - Develop new systematic strategies end to end, from initial hypothesis through data preparation, testing and validation to hand-off into live trading. - Analyse trade-level data to establish where returns are generated and where they are lost. - Quantify the expected impact of each finding, so that competing recommendations may be ranked on a common basis. - Turn agreed strategy logic into working code by directing AI coding assistants, and monitor deployed strategies for anomalies in execution and performance. - 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 - 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. - Full ownership of your research agenda from the outset, with no intermediate management layer between you and the decision-maker. - UAE employment visa, medical insurance, and relocation support covering flights, initial accommodation and visa administration.</p><p>BASIC REQUIREMENTS Effectiveness - A material decision having been taken on the strength of your analysis, and knowledge of the outcome. - The capacity to work effectively as the sole analyst, without a team across which workload or credit is distributed, and evidence of having previously reached an unusually high standard in something demanding, whether professional or otherwise. - Something substantial you started yourself, that nobody asked for and nobody paid you to do - a venture, a tool, a body of research - or experience of an environment with no structure to lean on, where the function did not exist until you built it. A record made up entirely of work assigned to you inside an established firm, however well executed, does not meet this. - A disposition to treat an assertion that something cannot be done as a proposition to be tested, and to exercise your own judgement where no guidance is available. - The ability to become effective in an unfamiliar domain quickly. - Intellectual honesty: a willingness to report findings that contradict a position you have previously advanced. - Daily, substantive use of AI coding and research tools such as Claude Code, Codex or Copilot. Our minimum expectation is that such tools are embedded in your core work, that you have established repeatable systems rather than isolated prompts, and that you can articulate their effect on the quality or speed of your output. Problem Solving - Exceptional analytical ability: the capacity to structure an ambiguous problem, decompose it and identify which component determines the answer. - Rigorous empirical judgement, including appropriate scepticism towards results that appear unusually favourable, and the discipline to establish the cause before drawing a conclusion. Communication - Excellent written and spoken English, and the ability to convey a technical result to a non-specialist audience without loss of substance. - The ability to sustain a position under challenge by reference to evidence, and to revise it where the evidence warrants. PREFERRED - Three or more years in strategy consulting, or another field where you were paid to answer hard questions with data. - An interest in financial markets, and the willingness to learn their mechanics properly. Direct experience of equity markets is welcome but is not expected. - A degree with substantial quantitative content - for example economics, mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics or computer science.</p>

<p>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.</p><p>BASIC REQUIREMENTS Effectiveness 1. A material decision having been taken on the strength of your analysis, and knowledge of the outcome. 2. The capacity to work effectively as the sole analyst, without a team across which workload or credit is distributed, and evidence of having previously reached an unusually high standard in something demanding, whether professional or otherwise. 3. A disposition to treat an assertion that something cannot be done as a proposition to be tested, and to exercise your own judgement where no guidance is available. 4. The ability to become effective in an unfamiliar domain quickly. 5. Intellectual honesty: a willingness to report findings that contradict a position you have previously advanced. 6. Daily, substantive use of AI coding and research tools such as Claude Code, Codex or Copilot. Our minimum expectation is that such tools are embedded in your core work, that you have established repeatable systems rather than isolated prompts, and that you can articulate their effect on the quality or speed of your output. Problem Solving 1. Exceptional analytical ability: the capacity to structure an ambiguous problem, decompose it and identify which component determines the answer. 2. Rigorous empirical judgement, including appropriate scepticism towards results that appear unusually favourable, and the discipline to establish the cause before drawing a conclusion. Communication 1. Excellent written and spoken English, and the ability to convey a technical result to a non-specialist audience without loss of substance. 2. The ability to sustain a position under challenge by reference to evidence, and to revise it where the evidence warrants. PREFERRED 1. Three or more years in quantitative research, systematic trading or data-intensive analytics, or a demonstrable record of independently developing and testing systematic strategies. 2. Familiarity with the specific mechanisms by which a backtest misleads, including look-ahead bias, survivorship bias, in-sample parameter selection, and unmodelled transaction and borrowing costs. 3. Working knowledge of equity market mechanics — order types, liquidity, trading halts and transaction costs — and experience of US equity markets in particular. 4. The ability to read and modify object-oriented code, for example C#. 5. A degree in mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, engineering or quantitative finance.</p>

<h2>Job Description</h2><h2>Type</h2><p>Full-time</p><h2>Location</h2><p>Dubai (DMCC)</p><h2>Start</h2><p>As soon as possible</p><h2>What We Offer</h2><ul><li>Compensation: AED 15,000/month</li><li>Annual performance bonus: up to 40% of annual base, paid in December, based on a structured performance criteria.</li><li>Annual salary increase: 10%</li><li>Health insurance: Category A (worldwide coverage; top clinics and hospitals are included in the UAE) &gt;&gt;&gt; also available for kids/spouse</li><li>Personal/career development trainings</li><li>Visa and official UAE employment contract: provided under DMCC</li><li>Paid annual leave: 30 calendar days + round-trip economy flight to home country</li><li>Equipment provided: laptop and mobile phone</li><li>Paid mobile plan (company phone provided)</li></ul><h2>Job Overview</h2><p>A DMCC-based Single Family Office is hiring an Executive Assistant to support the Senior Operations Manager.</p><p>The environment is fast-paced and requires sharp thinking, strong judgment and initiative. You will work under the supervision of the Senior Operations Manager and handle a mix of business tasks and personal tasks.</p><h2>What We Expect from the Candidate</h2><ul><li>Highly self-disciplined and able to execute without supervision</li><li>Reachable and responsive by phone throughout the day</li><li>Flexible availability with changing priorities and deadlines</li><li>Strong attention to detail and high execution standards</li><li>No passive attitude — you take ownership, proactive and energetic</li><li>Willing to go the extra mile when needed</li><li>Comfortable switching between admin work and hands-on errands</li><li>Tech-savy and can manage their way around complicated technology.</li><li>Professional user of AI</li></ul><h2>Working Hours</h2><ul><li>6 working days per week</li><li>1 day off per week</li><li>Working hours are flexible and task-based — not fixed office hours</li><li>This role requires high availability and fast response, including evenings, weekends and public holidays.</li><li>Most of the time, work will be remote, but the assistant must be ready to show up at the office or execute tasks in person at any time when required</li><li>Must be reachable throughout the day and available to respond, act or follow up immediately on assigned duties</li></ul><h2>Key Responsibilities</h2><ul><li>Manage a wide variety of business and personal tasks assigned by the Principals and the Senior Operations Manager</li><li>Coordinate with external providers and third-party vendors</li><li>Conduct deep research, calls and follow-ups</li><li>Manage complex written communication: follow message threads accurately, extract key actions, respond professionally and ensure timely follow-up without losing context</li><li>Track assignments using digital systems and ensure nothing is missed</li><li>Attend in-person duties when required at the DMCC office, the Principals’ premises or other assigned locations</li></ul><p>Shortlisted candidates will be invited for paid trial days.</p><h2>Skills</h2><ul><li>Highly self-disciplined and able to execute without supervision</li><li>Reachable and responsive by phone throughout the day</li><li>Flexible availability with changing priorities and deadlines</li><li>Strong attention to detail and high execution standards</li><li>No passive attitude — you take ownership, proactive and energetic</li><li>Willing to go the extra mile when needed</li><li>Comfortable switching between admin work and hands-on errands</li><li>Tech-savy and can manage their way around complicated technology.</li><li>Professional user of AI</li></ul><h2>Preferred Candidate</h2><p><strong>Career Level:</strong> Mid Career</p>