Senior Corporate Banking Advisor – Credit & Restructuring (UAE)

Commercial Bank of Dubai; Dubai; On-site; AED 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Commercial Bank of Dubai invites ambitious banking professionals to lead its corporate banking portfolio in the UAE. The role focuses on managing stressed and restructuring portfolios, ensuring credit quality, and driving high standards of client service.

You will negotiate restructuring solutions, supervise a team of Relationship Officers, and deliver proactive risk management, while building long-term corporate relationships across markets inside the UAE and emerging markets.

Qualifications

• Minimum formal qualifications required as part of the job.
• Degree in Economics or Finance or Business Management.
• 15–20 years of experience in Corporate banking with 8–10 years of exposure to Corporate Banking in the UAE. Ideally incumbent should have exposure to one or more emerging markets.
• Commercial acumen and ability to prepare plans and strategies are essential.
• The ability to forge close relationships with external constituents as a senior representative of the bank.

Responsibilities

• Manage and handling of potentially stressed and/or restructured portfolio to retain quality.
• Negotiate, structure & appropriate restructuring solutions per underwriting standards.
• Maintain and manage existing group accounts within potentially stressed portfolio.
• Provide expertise for proactive monitoring & management of watch-listed clients.
• Conduct regular client visits and record them with timely call reports.
• Upgrade problematic relationships into creditworthy ongoing relations.
• Exit problematic relationships through orderly repayment plans.
• Ensure effective internal/external communication to meet turnaround times and client satisfaction.
• Oversee timely credit administrations through annual reviews and covenant monitoring.
• Lead and develop a team of Relationship Officers with performance reviews.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Relationship building

Education

Degree in Economics or Finance or Business Management

Job description

Commercial Bank of Dubai invites ambitious banking professionals to lead its corporate banking portfolio in the UAE. The role focuses on managing stressed and restructuring portfolios, ensuring credit quality, and driving high standards of client service.

You will negotiate restructuring solutions, supervise a team of Relationship Officers, and deliver proactive risk management, while building long-term corporate relationships across markets inside the UAE and emerging markets.