Executive Director, Civil Contractors

SupportFinity™; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 500,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) in Abu Dhabi seeks a senior relationship leader to grow and manage large client portfolios. You will originate opportunities, coordinate with product, risk, and regulatory teams, and drive revenue while maintaining credit quality and client satisfaction.

Minimum 12+ years in banking with strong wholesale banking knowledge and leadership capabilities are required. A MBA is preferred and you will lead strategic alliances and drive cross-border opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related discipline is required.
• Strong knowledge of wholesale banking and credit processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Grow and manage large client relationships within the assigned portfolio.
• Originate opportunities with top developers and authorities across banking products.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with product and risk teams.
• Ensure credit quality and compliance with risk frameworks.
• Mentor and develop the team for performance excellence.
• Maintain client satisfaction and drive revenue targets.

Skills

Wholesale Banking

Credit analysis

Relationship management

Strategic partnerships

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or related discipline

Master’s degree in business administration is preferred

Job description

Join the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest and safest financial institutions. Our focus is to create value for our employees, customers, shareholders and communities to grow through differentiation, agility and innovation. We are looking for top talent and your success is our success. Accelerate your growth as you help us reach our goals and advance your career. Be ready to make your mark a top company, in an exciting & dynamic industry.

Job Purpose

To grow and manage existing large & sensitive clients relationships for assigned portfolio; increase clientele base by originating & booking quality NTBs in line with the bank’s defined Risk frameworks. Improve service quality levels and supervise the subordinates' day-to-day activities and client interactions to ensure that the team's objectives are constantly met and its revenue targets achieved, while maintaining client satisfaction and portfolio credit quality.

Key Accountabilities

Generic Accountability

Client and Market Analysis

• Conduct financial analysis on clients and their respective geographies/ industries/ markets to identify potential opportunities and risks.
• Maintain up to date industry insights /market intelligence to early identify business opportunities.

Business Origination

• Originate new business opportunities with target clients across banking products and in line with relevant policies.
• Obtain support from relevant stakeholders and governance forums to close deals (e.g., credit, products, GTx).
• Develop Term Sheet, Information Memorandum, Mandate letter etc.
• Examine & resolve credit, market and operational risk aspects of the transactions in collaboration with products and enablement units.
• Leverage FAB’s network expansion through cross border deals.
• Anchor Strategic Alliances with UAE’s Top Developers & Authorities
• Expand Products Penetration Through Sector-Focused Solutions
• Ensure high returns with satisfactory yields
• Maintain the credit quality of the client's relationships within the Portfolio to an acceptable level set by the Bank's management.
• Pitch, review, negotiate and conclude deals.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key decision makers in other banks to originate business opportunities, ensure that FAB leads joint deals.
• Remain Up to date with the latest market, competitors, regulatory and industry and amend accordingly the account plans as when applicable.
• Ability to handle sophisticated transactions and engage assigned team members.
• Recommend policy amendments as when required to match with the latest business & industry trends.
• Analyse the monthly income generation metrics to identify any income leakage/losses.

Client Relationship Management

• To achieve assigned financial and non-financial objectives by meeting all borrowing & non borrowing needs of customers with target segments (E.g., borrowers, transactors, depositors).
• Prepare and Maintain Account Plans for all clients with support from relevant partners (e.g., products, international banking, Employee banking, Asset Management, etc.). Regular checking of account plans and amend as when required.
• Support on the conduct of annual/periodic credit facility reviews in the existing portfolio in a timely manner and support on the recommendation of appropriate credit facilities in line with the banks credit. policy to maximize earnings while containing/mitigating risks to an acceptable level and identifying candidates for downgrades/ upgrades.
• Develop, Implement and maintain complete control aspects i.e., documentation, periodical client visits / call reports, stock inspections and formal credit checks / informal market feedback to monitor the assigned portfolio effectively.
• Organize client meetings with relevant partners/ seniority to deepen FAB relationship within the portfolio.
• Identify & develop cross selling opportunities and increase cross-sell ratio and returns with clients.
• Support client on their day-to-day banking requirements with support from the team (as applicable).
• Ensure customer satisfaction remains high and meets the targeted NPS score.
• Keep abreast of market trends and manage a disciplined marketing process by identifying steps/strategies necessary to effectively initiate relationships with prospects.
• Onboard new clients as per targets assigned.

Collaboration

• Align with Contracting team Civil Contractors as well as other partners to identify and convert opportunities.
• Collaborate with other business divisions to drive cross-BU collaboration. Develop proposition strategy, competition analysis, focused group approach, service delivery model, customer experience, internal & external campaigns and alignment with other Products & proposition including Risk policies, Payment & Cash management, Trade products, collaboration with Retail banking including Private Banking, etc.
• Align with International banking to support client in FAB network locations.
• Support Unit/Divisional/Bank-wide initiatives (as required or assigned).
• Handle internal MIS/reporting requirements for the team

Operational

• Follow all relevant policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
• Conduct periodic reviews of risks (credit, operational, compliance etc.) within the portfolio on a regular basis.
• Drive day-to-day administrative and transactional activities for the team such as client calls, documentation follow up, pipeline updates, and any other activities in the unit/team to ensure continuity of work and delivery of effective/high quality output.
• Ensure that internal processes for existing portfolio/ NTBs are in-line with the Bank's policies & procedures.
• Manage and follow up on KYC and compliance requirements to ensure consistency with the Bank's KYC and AML policies and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure all credit reviews are submitted on time and agreed conditions are met.
• Ensure all clients' files [documents] are maintained.
• Maintain a satisfactory audit on the portfolio.
• Adhere to process KPl's and, ORM, BCP & Internal Audit requirements.
• Prepare timely and accurate statements and reports to meet the unit's requirements, policies, and standards.
• Ensure minimal/nonmaterial audit findings in assigned portfolio

Leadership

• Act as Role Model for the entire Contracting group and Civil Contractors team
• Lead, Mentor, Motivate, Develop and Coach team members to ensure career growth and short & long term successors
• Establish high-performance culture and ensure high engagement levels.
• Encourage ownership through rightful assignments to team members.
• Achieve individual and team's financial performance targets.
• Learning & Development Attend appropriate on and off-the-job training programs and ensure development and skill upgradation of team members.
• Involvement in team members new hirings.

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related discipline.
• Master’s degree in business administration is preferred.

Minimum Experience

12+ years of experience in Banking with at least 8+ years in senior role of team management.

Knowledge, Skills, And Attributes

• Deep Knowledge of Wholesale Banking or investment banking.
• Understanding of FAB's product offering and business strategy.
• Ability to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to drive business.
• Strong relationship management skills both internally and externally.
• Sound communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to analyse and research information.
• Deep Financial and credit analysis ability with an aptitude to identify opportunities and close business deals.
• Data analysis and financial modelling skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and adjust quickly to changing priorities.
• Proficient in MS Office (excel, word and Power-point).

About the company

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)