Senior Trader - Structured Trading Solutions

First Abu Dhabi Bank; Al Ruways Industrial City; On-site; AED 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

First Abu Dhabi Bank in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Trader to lead the Structured Trading Solutions desk. You will structure, price, and trade financing across illiquid assets, private debt, and securitization while managing risk and client relationships.

The role requires a 10+ year track record in financial markets, mastery of pricing, valuation, and capital analysis, and ability to develop new structured products for Global Markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of financial markets experience in structured trading/financing.
• Strong knowledge of illiquid assets, CLOs, securitization, and collateral.

Responsibilities

• Execute trading and structuring strategies across financing products.
• Develop and price complex structured transactions for clients.
• Assess risk—capital, funding, XVA—and profitability.
• Collaborate with Sales, Risk, Quant, and Finance functions.
• Mentor junior traders and refine pricing models.

Skills

Structured trading

Structured finance

Illiquid asset financing

Loan financing

Private debt

Private equity

Pricing

Valuation

Risk management

Capital analysis

XVA

Portfolio risk

Pricing curves

VBA

Murex

Bloomberg

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Commerce

Master's degree or professional certification (preferred)

Tools

Murex

Bloomberg

Microsoft Office

VBA

Job description

Senior Trader - Structured Trading Solutions Job Snapshot Role: Senior Trader - Structured Trading Solutions Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Industry: Banking Function: Financial Products Sales-Brokerage Experience: Minimum 10 years Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview Senior Trader - Structured Trading Solutions in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is a Banking opportunity with First Abu Dhabi Bank focused on structuring, pricing, trading, and distributing complex financing solutions across illiquid and private market assets. The role supports Global Markets by developing structured products, managing customer flow, evaluating risk-adjusted returns, expanding collateral and product capabilities, and delivering sustainable financial performance within approved risk, capital, counterparty, and regulatory limits.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates City: Abu Dhabi Industry: Banking Function: Financial Products Sales-Brokerage Salary: 45000-65000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Senior Trader is responsible for advancing FAB 's Structured Trading and Solutions franchise across financing products linked to illiquid assets, private markets, loans, securitized receivables, collateralized structures, and insurance-backed financing. The role combines structuring expertise with active trading, quantitative analysis, capital optimization, pricing discipline, and distribution. It requires a strong understanding of how collateral characteristics, XVAs, funding, liquidity, counterparty risk, and capital consumption affect transaction economics and long-term portfolio performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute the Structured Trading and Solutions business strategy in line with agreed commercial objectives.
• Manage and leverage customer flow to support achievement of desk revenue targets.
• Structure financing solutions linked to loans and other illiquid assets.
• Develop transactions involving private debt and private equity exposures.
• Evaluate opportunities involving CLOs and collateralized fund obligations.
• Structure securitization solutions backed by receivables and other eligible collateral.
• Assess insurance-backed financing opportunities.
• Analyze collateral quality, liquidity, tenor, leverage, and structural protections.
• Evaluate transaction economics using capital, funding, XVA, and other relevant risk metrics.
• Develop new structured products based on changing client requirements and market opportunities.
• Assess alternative underlying collateral for structured financing transactions.
• Ensure new products are commercially viable and consistent with FAB 's risk appetite.
• Price complex financing and structured trading transactions for internal and external customers.
• Maintain consistent and timely pricing across customer opportunities.
• Work with Sales teams to originate and develop client transactions.
• Support expansion of the client franchise across structured financing products.
• Participate in customer meetings and calls when specialist structuring or trading expertise is required.
• Assist Sales colleagues in positioning relevant structured solutions.
• Develop distribution channels to improve balance sheet efficiency and broaden investor reach.
• Expand counterparty understanding of FAB 's structured product capabilities.
• Build strong relationships with counterparties, brokers, investors, and other market participants.
• Identify opportunities to attract additional flows and counterparty limits.
• Conduct risk and investment return analysis for proposed transactions.
• Evaluate risk-adjusted profitability before execution.
• Monitor exposure across structured portfolios and customer transactions.
• Develop appropriate risk mitigation strategies for complex structures.
• Ensure compliance with market, counterparty, credit, and other relevant limits.
• Work closely with Risk teams to adapt mandates in response to viable market opportunities.
• Align trading activity with the Bank 's approved risk appetite.
• Support appropriate balance sheet and capital usage across transactions.
• Work with quantitative teams to refine pricing and valuation methodologies.
• Support calibration of pricing curves used for structured products.
• Review and enhance booking models for complex transactions.
• Maintain strong knowledge of pricing constructs and modelling methodologies.
• Ensure valuation approaches remain appropriate for relevant products and collateral.
• Review new and existing frameworks, curves, systems, and processes.
• Confirm that trading infrastructure remains fit for purpose.
• Promote alignment with market best practice across models and processes.
• Contribute to enhancement of booking, valuation, and reporting systems.
• Identify procedural improvements that improve execution efficiency and control.
• Participate in system and process enhancements affecting the structured trading desk.
• Improve reliability and efficiency of management and risk reporting.
• Produce market commentary where required.
• Develop trade recommendations supported by quantitative and market analysis.
• Identify new regional opportunities relevant to structured financing.
• Evaluate product expansion opportunities across different jurisdictions.
• Monitor regulatory considerations affecting structured transactions.
• Ensure activity complies with applicable internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
• Track financial performance against objectives established by the relevant Head.
• Take corrective action where business performance or risk metrics deviate from expectations.
• Support development of the broader Global Markets franchise.
• Share structuring and trading knowledge with colleagues across relevant teams.
• Mentor junior traders and support their technical development.
• Provide guidance on transaction modelling, pricing, execution, and risk management.
• Encourage disciplined decision-making and strong control awareness.
• Collaborate with Sales, Risk, Quant, Finance, Operations, Legal, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Resolve transaction issues confidently across multiple internal functions.
• Support continuous development of the Structured Trading and Solutions platform.

Ideal Profile

The successful candidate should hold a Bachelor 's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Commerce, or a related discipline. A minimum of 10 years of relevant financial markets experience in similar structured trading, structuring, or financing roles is required. Candidates should demonstrate strong practical experience in financing illiquid assets including loans, private debt, private equity, CLOs, collateralized fund obligations, securitization, and related structured products. A thorough understanding of market‑making, transaction structuring, valuation, capital consumption, XVA, collateral, and risk management is essential. The role requires a proven record of managing complex risk exposures while delivering consistent financial performance. Strong quantitative and analytical skills are important, together with the ability to evaluate pricing, booking models, funding considerations, and risk‑adjusted returns. Candidates should also possess sound knowledge of relevant regulatory jurisdictions and compliance requirements. A Master 's degree or equivalent professional certification in Finance is preferred. Experience using Murex is beneficial, while Bloomberg capability will support day‑to‑day market analysis and execution.

Skills Set

• Structured trading
• Structured finance
• Illiquid asset financing
• Loan financing
• Private debt
• Private equity
• Private markets
• CLOs
• Collateralized fund obligations
• Securitization
• Receivables financing
• Insurance-backed financing
• Structured products
• Transaction structuring
• Market making
• Trading
• Global Markets
• Pricing
• Valuation
• Booking models
• Capital analysis
• XVA
• Risk‑adjusted return analysis
• Collateral analysis
• Market risk
• Counterparty risk
• Risk mitigation
• Balance sheet optimization
• Distribution
• Product development
• Client franchise development
• Quantitative analysis
• Pricing curves
• Valuation curves
• Murex
• Bloomberg
• Microsoft Office
• VBA
• Macro development
• Regulatory compliance
• Stakeholder management
• Counterparty relationships
• Broker relationships
• Junior trader mentoring

Why Join Us

This role offers senior markets professionals the opportunity to work on sophisticated structured financing and trading transactions within a major Banking institution. It combines private markets exposure, complex collateral analysis, product development, capital efficiency, quantitative modelling, and client‑facing execution in one strategic Global Markets position. The role also provides scope to shape new products, improve pricing infrastructure, expand distribution, mentor junior professionals, and directly influence the growth and profitability of FAB 's Structured Trading and Solutions franchise.

About the Company

First Abu Dhabi Bank is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and provides financial services across corporate, institutional, commercial, private, and retail banking. FAB 's Global Markets platform delivers trading, financing, investment, hedging, and structured solutions to clients across regional and international markets, supported by strong risk management, distribution, quantitative, and product capabilities.