Bancatakaful Portfolio Manager

ADIB Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

ADIB Group in Abu Dhabi seeks a Bancatakaful Portfolio Manager to drive the end-to-end Bancatakaful product portfolio, monitor Takaful provider sales teams, and oversee MIS functions. The role requires governance over risk, audits, and continuous improvement through gap assessments and dashboards.

The ideal candidate will manage budget inputs, prepare decision-ready reports for senior leadership, and coordinate across bank and Takaful Provider partners.

Qualifications

• Detailed understanding of Takaful / Insurance products.
• Teamwork and project management; ability to work independently.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint for management reporting.
• Experience with RCSA frameworks, audit processes and BCM/BCP.
• Good problem-solving, communication and stakeholder management.
• Time management under pressure across multiple deliverables.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end Bancatakaful portfolio management with performance tracking against targets.
• Monitor Takaful Provider agent sales teams and MIS staff.
• Oversee portfolio & ADIB MIS team performance and governance forums.
• Support budgeting/forecasting including variance commentary.
• Govern breaches and drive corrective actions through governance forums.
• Build dashboards with leading/lagging indicators to surface risks.
• Conduct regular product/process gap assessments and implement fixes.
• Prepare business review decks and management reporting for senior leaders.
• Manage RCSA KRIs and BCM; coordinate audits and evidence collection.
• Maintain training plans and identify skill gaps for upskilling.
• Support new product launches and cross-functional coordination.
• Handle adhoc responsibilities assigned by management.

Skills

Takaful/Insurance products

Teamwork & project management

MS Excel & PowerPoint

RCSA frameworks & audits

BCM/BCP methodology

Problem solving & analytics

Stakeholder management

Time management

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Role : Bancatakaful Portfolio Manager

Location : Abu Dhabi

Role Purpose:

To manage and grow the Bancatakaful product portfolio by driving performance monitoring governance and risk control ensuring strong management reporting SLA oversight of Takaful Providers audit readiness and continuous improvement through product and process gap assessments.

Key Accountabilities of the role

• Manage the Bancatakaful product portfolio end-to-end including performance tracking and ongoing monitoring against targets (penetration persistency claims ratio revenue per branch).
• Manage and monitor Takaful Provider agent sales teams
• Manage activities of portfolio & ADIB MIS team members
• Support budget and forecast inputs for the Bancatakaful portfolio including variance commentary for management reviews.
• Manage the performance of Takaful Providers and operational partners escalating breaches and driving corrective action through structured governance forums.
• Build and manage a portfolio performance dashboard with leading and lagging indicators surfacing emerging risks before they become reportable issues.
• Perform regular product and process gap assessments identifying improvement opportunities and supporting implementation of fixes.
• Prepare business review decks and other management reporting for senior leadership translating raw portfolio data into clear decision-ready insights.
• Manage the departments RCSA KRIs and BCM
• Handle internal external and regulatory audits including coordinating evidence collection responses and closure of findings within agreed timelines.
• Manage department training plans including scheduling tracking completion maintaining records and identifying skill gaps for upskilling.
• Support new product launches and product reviews including documentation testing and stakeholder coordination across the bank and Takaful Provider partners.
• Any other Adhoc responsibilities assigned by management.

Specialist Skills / Technical Knowledge Required for this role:

• Detailedunderstanding of Takaful / Insurance products.
• Teamwork and project management skills with the ability to work independently.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint for management reporting and business review decks.
• Experience with RCSA frameworks audit processes and BCM/BCP methodology.
• Good problem-solving skills particularly for product and process gap analysis.
• Effective communication interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Time management skills and ability to work under pressure across multiple parallel deliverables.

Required Experience:

Manager